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Sacchi Patel

Manager of Education & Emergency Response, Stanford University and Co-Founder, MasculinityU

As a passionate activist against violence, Sacchi currently works at Stanford University as the Manager of Education & Emergency Response at the Sexual Assault & Relationship Abuse Education & Response (SARA) Office. He engages the campus community in primary violence prevention while coordinating emergency response to ensure best advocacy for victims/survivors.  Additionally, he works with the Men Against Abuse Now (MAAN) co-leading the group of college men dedicated to exploring masculinity at Stanford.

Sacchi is also Co-Founder of MasculinityU, the new national movement to engage men and boys in violence prevention.  MasculinityU utilizes new media to relate to men and boys while exploring ways to spread awareness of men’s roles in preventing violence.

Sacchi earned a Master of Science Degree in Cultural Foundations of Education and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Women and Gender studies from Syracuse University in where he studied masculinity and social change. Sacchi has researched best ways for men to engage in anti-violence work.

 

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