Carina Borealis, a PEER Counselor at the PEER Shelter
Each quarter, the members of the Looking Glass Cultural Awareness and Equity Committee (CAEC) review nominations of staff members who have gone above and beyond their job requirements to promote cultural awareness and equity on the job. Nominations come mostly from staff peers. Then the committee randomly selects one nominee to win a $100 gift card.
The Winter 2025 recognition nominees were:
Diana Rees (she/her) RCC
Jaiden Morrow (she/her) RCC
Becca Blanchard (she/her) RCC
Maggie Robinson (she/her) Residential Education
Kimberlee Varkett (she/her) PEER and RCC
Carina Borealis (she/they) PEER
Jaime Ellsworth (she/her) Counseling
Felix Hart (they/them) Counseling
Elham Ansari (she/her) Administration
The random drawing winner is Carina Borealis (she/they)! Here's what was said about Carina: "Carina is being nominated for always going above and beyond for LGBT+ youth in PEER. She has connected people to resources that weren’t even on our radar until she started working here."