Dr. Pierre R. Berastain is a transformative executive leader with nearly two decades of experience building resilient, equity-centered organizations across the nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sectors. He joins The SAFE Alliance as Chief Executive Officer in December 2025, brining deep expertise in systems change, survivor-centered services, and values-driven leadership. 

Pierre most recently served as Reginal Director for North America and Interim Global Executive Director at the Centre for Public Impact (CPI), a global nonprofit founded by the Boston Consulting Group to help governments work better for everyone. At CPI, he led multidisciplinary teams across the Americas, Europe, and Africa, overseeing a $22 million global operation focused on reimagining governance centered on dignity, imagination, and shared power. 

Before joining CPI, Pierre co-founded and served as Chief Strategy & Operations Officer at Caminar Latino - Latinos United for Peace and Equity, a national organization supporting Latino families affected by domestic violence. He also served as Deputy CEO at the District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH), the largest housing provider for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Washington, D.C., where he helped double the operating budget and strengthen reserves to meet growing need. Earlier in his career, Pierre led Harvard University's Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response and served with the National Latin@ Network for Health Families and Communities, directing multi-year grants from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Justice. 

Born in Peru and raised in the United States, Pierre immigrated with his family in 1998 and lived undocumented for 14 years before receiving DACA status - an experience that shaped his lifelong commitment to justice, equity, and inclusion. Pierre holds a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and both a Master of Divinity and B.A. in Social Anthropology from Harvard University. 

Movetia oversees the SAFE Human Resources department and is responsible overseeing administration, talent acquisition, compliance, and training . Movetia is an accomplished Human Resources professional with over 24 years of experience in the not-for-profit and in the public sector.

She previously served as Chief Human Resources Officer for the Alameda County Office of Education, as Human Resources Director for the Camden City School District and as the Human Resources Director for the Greater San Antonio Area American Red Cross. Movetia has a Bachelors degree in Human Resources Management from Park University, and a Masters degree in Human Resources Management from Troy State University. Movetia is a proud Texas veteran who served in the United States Air Force, Arizona Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves.

Data shows us that children and young adults who are involved in the child welfare system experience homelessness, exploitation, systemic, and carceral violence at significantly higher rates than their same aged peers. Data also shows us that what improves outcomes for youth in foster care more than any other single variable is connection to others. Youth in care have experienced complex loss, saying goodbye to home, family, school, pets, friends…upon removal and with every placement change. The majority of youth that we serve have had 7 or more. Imagine the number of connections lost. Our programs aim to be a place where youth establish belonging and are supported to feel like “who I am matters”, “what I want to do matters”, and “who I want to be in my life matters”. From there we start out advocacy that their voice be heard. We stand as buffers from harms youth continue to experience as a result of being in foster care. We build bridges to extend support outside of folx with badges who may go away with the next placement.  We celebrate the wins, and we stick by during the hard times. Each day the youth we serve are waiting for us to show up for them and it is such a privilege to do so.

I choose to work at SAFE because it is a survivor led agency and that translates to those we serve. SAFE has the energy to challenge harmful systems, bias, legislature and where we as an agency can grow and learn to better serve the community.