Yasmeen Waheed

Yasmeen is the founder and CEO of Survivors Inspire Solutions (SIS), an organization providing lived experience consulting and healing services to individuals and organizations that support survivors of domestic violence, homelessness, substance use disorder, and sex trafficking. A graduate of Elevate Academy, member of the Sex Trade Survivor Caucus, and advisor on the Survivor Council for Stolen Youth, Yasmeen uses her voice and expertise to advocate for systemic change and uplift survivor communities.

She also serves as the Community Outreach Engagement Specialist for the development of Washington state's Ebony Alert initiative aimed at improving responses and visibility for missing  Black women and girls.

A powerful literary activist and the author of Survivor Soul Speaks, Yasmeen utilizes her writing as a tool for education, liberation, and healing. Her work has been featured ​in the University of Washington School of Social Work and she's performed for many organizations and venues including Seattle Art museum.

Yasmeen’s work focuses on advocating for the dismantling of the systemic silencing of voices from marginalized communities. She encourages creating nurturing spaces where healing is cultivated with care, empowerment is supported through encouragement and resources, and every experiencer has access to the tools and opportunities to thrive.