About Us
About Us
Our Mission
Why we are different
Team Members
Sarah Peterson
Founder and CEO
Sarah Peterson is a dedicated advocate for student safety and empowerment, demonstrating her distinctive perspective as a college student to drive transformative initiatives at the University of Nevada, Reno.
She began her work in the sexual assault advocacy sphere in early 2022, after she sensed a significant gap in awareness regarding sexual assault and misconduct, as well as a notable deficiency in knowledge concerning available resources, within the University community.
To address this gap, Sarah started delivering impactful presentations to large and diverse student assemblies of her peers, imparting essential knowledge on critical topics such as sexual assault, domestic violence, resource accessability, and the nuances of consent.
Through this work, she empowered numerous individuals to navigate and access resources for various forms of mistreatment and faithfully assisted them in accessing these resources, gaining extensive knowledge to Reno’s community of victim support organizations in the process. In doing this, Sarah realized the significant potential of the Peer-to-Peer support model for victims of power-based violence and continued improving her approach.
At the University resource level, Sarah collaborated seamlessly with the Disability Resource Center and NevadaCares, optimizing the referral process for student victims by pinpointing and addressing critical bottlenecks to accessing academic support.
In 2023, Sarah made notable contributions to legislative advocacy, providing compelling testimony for Assembly Bill 245 and contributing a published article to the Nevada Independent, elevating the dialogue around college sexual assault victims’ needs.
This sustained dedication culminated in the establishment of the Love and Mine Foundation, a nonprofit entity designed to perpetuate these vital efforts on campus for classes of students to come.
With an imminent graduation featuring a Biology degree and a minor in Biochemistry, Sarah is poised for future medical pursuits while maintaining a steadfast dedication to advancing the Foundation’s noble objectives.
Caleb Cage
Director
Over Caleb Cage’s two decades of public service, he has led soldiers in combat, directed state agencies, and managed complex policy initiatives. Through all of these roles he has intentionally focused on learning about collaboration, teamwork, and implementation.
Cage is a 2002 graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point, where he studied American History. Throughout his five years of service, Cage served as a company executive officer and later, a platoon leader in Iraq. In 2006, Cage served a second tour as a Corps Information Operations battle captain in Baghdad.
In 2010, Cage was appointed by Governor Jim Gibbons to serve in his cabinet as the Executive Director of the Nevada Office of Veterans Services (NOVS), and he was reappointed by Governor Brian Sandoval. During his time with NOVS, Cage spearheaded an innovative outreach and reintegration initiative called the Green Zone Initiative that aimed to bring together public and private resources for veterans, service members, and their families.
In 2013, Cage was asked to move into the position of Director of Military and Veterans Policy, a newly created position in the Office of Governor Brian Sandoval. In this position, Cage administered a collaborative effort to identify policy and budgetary recommendations to meet the Governor’s vision of making Nevada “the most military- and veteran-friendly state in the nation,” particularly in the areas of education, employment, and health and wellness. These recommendations resulted in the passage of eight pieces of legislature, which remains the most comprehensive reform program undertaken in the state.
In 2015, Governor Sandoval appointed Cage to serve as the Chief of the Nevada Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Advisor to the Governor. In 2017, he led the state’s response efforts to an unprecedented series of disasters for Nevada, including two Presidential Major Disaster Declarations for flooding, a near record fire season, and the October 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas.
Following his time as emergency manager for the state, Cage served in a number of successive positions. In 2019, he was appointed to serve as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development and Community Colleges at the Nevada System of Higher Education. In 2020, Cage was asked by Governor Steve Sisolak to serve as the COVID-19 response director for the state, where he served for 14 months. In 2021, he was recruited back to the Nevada System of Higher Education, where he served as the Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development and Chief Innovation Officer.
During this same time, Cage pursued and received a master’s degree in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School. He also published two peer-reviewed books on academic presses during this time, a collection of fiction short stories entitled Desert Mementos: Stories of Iraq and Nevada, and a non-fiction work entitled War Narratives: Shaping Beliefs, Blurring Truths in the Middle East. In 2019, he received the Silver Pen Award from the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame for his contribution to literature in Nevada. He is currently a PhD candidate in Political Science from the University of Nevada, Reno, which he plans to complete around 2025. He lives in Reno with his wife and three children.
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