DecrimSexWorkCA (DSWCA) operates with a structure that includes a Steering Committee, Board of Directors, Movement Teams and Regional Working Groups, and a variety of staff, contractors, and volunteers.
 

• Steering Committee: This is the primary leadership body, responsible for co-leading movement teams, working groups, and selecting staff. They provide guidance to the Board of Directors and Coordinator. They are also tasked with ensuring alignment with DSWCA's mission. Steering members not on the Board serve as non-voting members of the Board, creating a system of checks and balances. The Steering Committee is entirely current and former sex workers. 
   

• Coordination & staff: The Coordinator implements the Steering Committee's vision and facilitates communication between the Board, Steering Committee, Movement Teams and Working Groups.  The Coordinator and other key staff are all current and former sex workers. When workign with contractors we prioritize working with QTPOC sex workers whenever possible. 
   

• Board of Directors: The Board serves as an oversight body, ensuring that DSWCA’s activities stay aligned with its mission and comply with legal and fiduciary responsibilities. It functions alongside the Steering Committee, but its role is primarily to provide external oversight. 
   

• General Coalition: Includes (vetted) external organizations, partners, and collaborators involved in specific goals but not the daily operations of DSWCA. While the Coalition is open to everyone, voting is weighted, with sex workers having two votes and non-sex workers having one.

DSWCA is committed to increasing sex workers’ participation in leadership roles and decision-making, offering stipends to Steering and Board members. We are working towards creating additional opportunities that support sex worker involvement.