Sawyer VanVactor-Lee

Sawyer VanVactor-Lee (he/they) is a certified Intimacy Coordinator for both film and live performance and diversity and inclusion educator based in the Portland OR. Sawyer identifies as queer and disabled and is always eager to bring his lived experience to projects that center and celebrate those communities.

Sawyer has taught intimacy practices on the collegiate level at Winona State University, Iowa University and Willamette University, as well as The Guthrie Theater. As an IC Sawyer is known for his ability to advocate for not only the needs of the performers, but also the artistic vision of the director and finding creative solutions to make sure both needs are being met. Sawyer’s intimacy work can be seen on several stages and indie films including Give It To Me, a short film centering queer love and female pleasure.

Sawyer brings an intersectional and trauma informed approach to this work. Sawyer is vehemently antiracist and is always working to further dismantle their internalized white supremacy and ableism in order to best show up for other marginalized communities as well as the ones they are a part of.

To bring Sawyer on as an IC or cultural consultant on your next project please reach out!