A Safe Place
Aiyana Emsun is a dedicated professional with a strong background in music education and program management. Currently serving as the Program Manager of Prevention Education at A Safe Place since August 2023, Aiyana previously held the position of Education and Outreach Coordinator at North Shore Congregation Israel, where involvement included being a chorus member for significant religious services. Aiyana's experience as a General Music Teacher and PBIS Tier II Coach at Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 spanned from August 2016 to July 2023, highlighting expertise in lesson creation, student data tracking, and professional development. Additional roles include serving as a Soloist/Section Leader for Opus Choral Ensemble and as an Elementary Music Teacher at Waukegan Public Schools. Aiyana holds a Master of Education in Mental Health Practices in Public Schools from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Bachelor of Education in Music Education from Northern Illinois University.
A Safe Place
For more than four decades, A Safe Place has provided services to victims of domestic violence & human trafficking and their families in Lake County, Illinois. A Safe Place is guided by the following mission: As the leading advocate for eliminating domestic violence and human trafficking in northern Illinois, A Safe Place provides a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, individual therapy, family therapy, art therapy, group therapy, affordable housing, advocacy, education and outreach, supportive services to survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking and their children, a mentoring program, custody exchanges, supervised visitations, assistance with orders of protections, and intervention services for abusers to learn accountability for their choices and actions. A Safe Place strives to lessen the impact abuse has had on adults and children by providing services that remove barriers to leaving their abuser and transforming their lives after abuse. Programs and services of A Safe Place are evidenced-based, client-centered, and reflect a trauma-informed approach to direct services for survivors of domestic abuse and their children. Services were designed to meet the immediate crisis and long term needs of domestic violence & human trafficking victims and their children and to prevent domestic violence & human trafficking.