Ben Halper is a psychedelic harm reductionist, Sanctuary coordinator, plant medicine facilitator, and Event Services Manager for Zendo Project. He has been working in psychedelic harm reduction and peer support for over a decade. In attending events on the East Coast, he recognized the need to better support attendees having challenging psychedelic and psychological experiences. Ben helped organize the first public Zendo Project training at The New School in New York City in 2016. He began volunteering with Zendo Project, taking on roles as Sitter, Shift Lead, Supervisor, and Coordinator, and has recently stepped into the role of Zendo's Event Services Manager. He is a founding board member of the Pittsburgh Psychedelic Society and co-produced the MAPS-sponsored Sleeping Octopus Assembly on Psychedelics conference. Ben works as a Sanctuary Coordinator for RGX Medical, facilitates plant medicine ceremony in private practice, and is a member of the Psychedelic Passage facilitator network.