Meet The Team

Founder & Executive Director
Querida Escalera
Querida Escalera currently resides in the DC area. She is a drug policy advocate and educator with 6 years working with various groups. She is an autism mom and is dedicated to teaching other mothers of kids with special needs about the wonders of plant medicines. She supports both medicinal use and recreational use of drugs and hopes to help along with other advocacy groups to change the public perception of drugs and those who use them.

Deputy Director
Jasmine Morten
Jasmine Morten, DC native, is a dedicated advocate to multiple causes surrounding drug policy issues, LGBTQIA rights and black community growth. She is currently creating her Podcast Platform, Behind the Headwrap where she talks frankly about her life and experiences. After working with DanceSafe, Jasmine decided that dedicating her time to drug safety and harm reduction was necessary and that's how she ended up joining The Psychedelics Guild.

Marketing Director
Quinesha Washington
Resides in the DC area. Quinesha is the founder and CEO of PD Wellness, an I-71 Cannabis Consulting Business. She is a recent graduate of Strayer University with a Bachelors degree in Business Marketing. When not dedicating her time to us, she regularly attends workshops to learn more about her craft. She is very invested in empowering people through education.