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All Tracks ATSA Mini Track Campus Children & Youth Community Organizing Counseling Culturally Specific ESDA Mini Track EverFi Campus Track Healthy Sexuality Human Trafficking Just Beginnings Collab Track Just Detention International: PREA Track Language Justice Legal-Policy Medical/Healthcare Organizational Development Outreach Prevention Racial Justice RALIANCE Self-Care- Level
All Levels Introductory Intermediate AdvancedCurrently Displaying: Day Two, All Sessions, All LevelsThursday, August 22nd
Jueves 22 de agosto
Breakout Session Four : 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Cuarta sesión: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Perpetrator Accountability in the Time of #MeToo: Individuals Who Offend and Moving Towards PreventionATSA Mini TrackATSA: Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (Asociación para el tratamiento de abusadores sexuales)Through interactive activities, small group work and discussion attendees will explore and challenge their own perceptions of individuals who sexually offend, and assess ways in which current policies and practices positively or negatively contribute to sexual abuse prevention
Responsabilidad del agresor en el tiempo del #MeToo: Personas que delinquen y Cómo encarar la prevenciónATSA Mini TrackATSA: Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (Asociación para el tratamiento de abusadores sexuales)A fin de poder establecer estrategias sólidas y basadas en la evidencia que prevengan el abuso sexual, es vital comprender y explorar qué contribuye a a) la prevención de la agresión para comenzar con b) intervenciones eficaces para evitar que las personas cometan el abuso sexual c) qué significa responsabilizar a las personas por su conducta delictiva d) qué políticas son (in)eficaces para apoyar la prevención del abuso sexual
Organizing around Health to Fight Discriminatory Policy and ViolenceCommunity OrganizingOrganización de la comunidadIntermediateIntermedioReferencing a case study of anti-LGBTQ legislation in North Carolina, this session will explore how to use health-focused data to connect discriminatory policy to sexual and other kinds of violence. Participants will learn to frame messages around health data, amplify marginalized voices, and inform policies that impact violence.
Cómo organizarse en torno a la salud para combatir las políticas discriminatorias y la violenciaCommunity OrganizingOrganización de la comunidadIntermediateIntermedioHaciendo referencia a un estudio de caso de legislación anti-LGBTQ en North Carolina, esta sesión explorará cómo utilizar los datos centrados en la salud para conectar la política discriminatoria con la violencia sexual y otros tipos de violencia. Los participantes aprenderán a encuadrar mensajes en torno a datos de salud, amplificar las voces marginadas e informar sobre las políticas que afectan la violencia.
Designing and operating a web-based crisis-line on a college campusCouselingConsejeríaIntermediateIntermedioWe will provide an overview of lessons learned from the development and operation of a web-based crisis hotline for sexual assault survivors on a college campus, including preliminary findings from a federally-funded evaluation project. Hands-on activities will build capacity for the design, implementation and evaluation of web-based crisis hotlines.
Cómo diseñar e implementar una línea de crisis basada en Internet en un campus universitarioCouselingConsejeríaIntermediateIntermedioProporcionaremos información general de las lecciones aprendidas a partir del desarrollo y la implementación de una línea directa para casos de crisis basada en Internet para sobrevivientes de agresión sexual en un campus universitario, incluidas las conclusiones preliminares de un proyecto de evaluación financiado por el gobierno federal. Las actividades prácticas desarrollarán la capacidad para el diseño, la implementación y la evaluación de líneas directas de crisis basadas en Internet.
Building Partnerships to Support Survivors of Sexual Abuse in DetentionJust Detention International: PREA TrackJDI: Just Detention International (Detención justa internacional)IntermediateIntermedioThe workshop covers OVC’s current cohort of four programs for incarcerated survivors: comprehensive in-person services in rural Kentucky; a four-jail pilot in Pennsylvania; a statewide crisis line in Michigan; and support for immigration detainees in California. The panelists will share strategies to help advocates provide quality services behind bars.
Cómo forjar alianzas para apoyar a los sobrevivientes de abuso sexual en detenciónJust Detention International: PREA TrackJDI: Just Detention International (Detención justa internacional)IntermediateIntermedioEl taller cubre el actual grupo de cuatro programas de la OVC para sobrevivientes encarcelados: servicios integrales en persona en las zonas rurales de Kentucky; un piloto de cuatro cárceles en Pennsylvania; una línea de crisis en todo el estado de Michigan; y apoyo a los inmigrantes detenidos en California. Los panelistas compartirán estrategias para ayudar a los defensores a brindar servicios de calidad en la cárcel.
Sanando y Construyendo ComunidadLanguage JusticeLa justicia del lenguajeIntroductoryIntroductorioAcá intentaremos crear un espacio de seguridad, confianza y comunidad para explorar las dinámicas que nos impactan como miembrxs de la comunidad Latinx en lugares de trabajo que son predominantemente blancos. Así los participantes tendrán la oportunidad de conectarse con personas como ellxs y recibir apoyo, entendimiento y comunidad.
Sanando y Construyendo ComunidadLanguage JusticeLa justicia del lenguajeIntroductoryIntroductorioAcá intentaremos crear un espacio de seguridad, confianza y comunidad para explorar las dinámicas que nos impactan como miembrxs de la comunidad Latinx en lugares de trabajo que son predominantemente blancos. Así los participantes tendrán la oportunidad de conectarse con personas como ellxs y recibir apoyo, entendimiento y comunidad.
The Most Dangerous Power of the ProsecutorLegal-PolicyLegal-políticaIntermediateIntermedioWhen declining sexual assault charges, prosecutors often utilize the standard: Would a jury convict?"" This standard taints the prosecutor's decisions with jurors' stereotypes and biases. What is the prosecutor's obligation to challenge those stereotypes and educate jurors? In this session, attendees will examine charging standards that eliminate gender bias.
El poder más peligroso del fiscalLegal-PolicyLegal-políticaIntermediateIntermedioCuando rechazan los cargos de violencia sexual, los fiscales a menudo utilizan la norma: "¿Un jurado lo condenaría?" Esta norma mancha las decisiones del fiscal con los estereotipos y sesgos de los jurados. ¿Cuál es la obligación del fiscal para retar a esos estereotipos y educar a los jurados? En esta sesión, los asistentes examinarán los estándares de acusación para eliminar el sesgo del género.
"Quality" care after sexual assault: fact or fiction?Medical/HealthcareMédico-sanitariaIntroductoryIntroductorioHealthcare facilities are prepared to face all types of medical emergencies and providing superior care is a driving force in the industry. However, when it comes to sexual assault care, there is often no plan in place and some hospitals even turn survivors away. It’s TIME to fix this
Atención "de calidad" después de la agresión sexual: ¿realidad o ficción?Medical/HealthcareMédico-sanitariaIntroductoryIntroductorioLos centros de atención médica están preparados para enfrentar todo tipo de emergencias médicas. Brindar una atención superior es la fuerza que impulsa esta industria. Sin embargo, cuando se trata de la atención a una víctima de agresión sexual, a menudo no hay un plan establecido y algunos hospitales incluso rechazan a los sobrevivientes. Es TIEMPO de arreglar esto.
Applying Principles-Focused Evaluation to Sexual Violence PreventionPreventionPrevenciónIntermediateIntermedioThis workshop introduces preventionists to principles-focused evaluation (PFE), which identifies principles describing core values and behaviors used to foster successful prevention work. PFE complements outcome evaluation and supports decision making during prevention implementation. Participants will learn how to incorporate their own sexual violence prevention effectiveness principles into their evaluation approach.
Aplicación de la evaluación centrada en los principios para lograr la prevención de la violencia sexualPreventionPrevenciónIntermediateIntermedioEste taller presenta a los prevencionistas la evaluación centrada en los principios (PFE), que identifica los principios que describen los valores y comportamientos principales que se utilizan para fomentar el trabajo de prevención exitoso. La PFE complementa la evaluación de resultados y apoya la toma de decisiones durante la implementación de la prevención. Los participantes aprenderán cómo incorporar sus propios principios de eficacia en la prevención de la violencia sexual a su enfoque de la evaluación.
RALIANCE - Creating Multi-Intersectional Child Sex Abuse PolicyRALIANCEIntermediateIntermedioThe most well known of child sex abuse policy work has had a very mainstream focus, providing resources for white, non-intersectional children and law enforcement intervention. Learn from survivor and ally policy experts about how to create more inclusive, multi-intersectional policy.
RALIANCE: Cómo crear una política multisectorial sobre abuso sexual infantilRALIANCEIntermediateIntermedioEl trabajo más conocido sobre políticas de abuso sexual infantil ha tenido un enfoque muy primario al proporcionar recursos para niños blancos, no intersectoriales, y la intervención de las fuerzas del orden. Aprenda de los expertos en políticas de sobrevivientes y aliados sobre cómo crear una política más inclusiva e intersectorial.
A resilient tune: Black women in music & healing advocacySelf-CareIntermediateIntermedioFrom Bessie Smith to Janelle Monae, Black women have used music to create dialogue around racism, sexism, sexuality, class, and liberation. This workshop will highlight the history of Black women in music, the social and psychological impact of music listening, and how to incorporate music into advocacy and self-care.
Una melodía resiliente: Las mujeres negras en la música y la defensa de la sanaciónSelf-CareIntermediateIntermedioDesde Bessie Smith hasta Janelle Monae, las mujeres negras han usado la música para crear un diálogo en torno al racismo, el sexismo, la sexualidad, la clase y la liberación. Este taller destacará la historia de las mujeres negras en la música, el impacto social y psicológico de escuchar música y cómo incorporar la música en la defensa y el autocuidado.
Building Inclusive Services for LGBTQ+ SurvivorsCulturally SpecificCulturalmente específicoIntermediateIntermedioThis interactive workshop will explore strategies for addressing sexual violence in lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ+) communities. Part one will address sexual violence in LGBTQ+ communities and strategies for inclusive services across institutions. In part two, participants will analyze youth services and sexual assault response teams in depth.
Building Inclusive Services for LGBTQ+ SurvivorsCulturally SpecificCulturalmente específicoIntermediateIntermedioEste taller interactivo explorará estrategias para abordar la violencia sexual en las comunidades de lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, transexuales y queer (LGBTQ+). Los coordinadores revisarán la investigación actual sobre la violencia sexual en las comunidades LGBTQ+ y presentarán un estudio de caso en el cual una agencia en South Jersey intentó generar servicios inclusivos para los sobrevivientes de todos los géneros y sexualidades.
What's New in Trauma Research and RecoveryCouselingConsejeríaIntermediateIntermedioIn December 2012, Dr. Rebecca Campbell blew us away when she introduced the Neurobiology of Sexual Assault. This workshop will update what we have learned about trauma response and recovery since that time so that we can enhance our guidelines and day-to-day practices with survivors.
¿Qué hay de nuevo en la investigación y recuperación del trauma?IntermediateIntermedioEn diciembre de 2012, la Dra. Rebecca Campbell nos impresionó cuando presentó la Neurobiología de la violencia sexual. Este taller actualizará lo que hemos aprendido sobre la respuesta al trauma y la recuperación desde esa época para que podamos mejorar nuestras pautas y nuestras prácticas cotidianas con los sobrevivientes.
Don’t Be Afraid to Catch Feels: Facilitating a Healthy Relationship Series for StudentsEverFiEverFiIntroductoryIntroductoryWorkshop will provide participants with tools to replicate a four-part healthy relationship series on their campus. Presenters will share experiences creating and facilitating this series for students. Participants will experience an activity from each of the workshops and explore the discussion and self- reflection questions. Presenters will also share information about effectiveness based on evaluation.
Don’t Be Afraid to Catch Feels: Facilitating a Healthy Relationship Series for StudentsEverFiEverFiIntroductoryIntroductoryWorkshop will provide participants with tools to replicate a four-part healthy relationship series on their campus. Presenters will share experiences creating and facilitating this series for students. Participants will experience an activity from each of the workshops and explore the discussion and self- reflection questions. Presenters will also share information about effectiveness based on evaluation.
Vulnerable and Underserved: Victim Advocacy for Incarcerated Transgender SurvivorsTransgender TrackTransgender TrackIntroductoryIntroductorioThis workshop will look at strategies for helping transgender survivors of sexual abuse. Presenters will discuss the barriers incarcerated transgender survivors face in accessing culturally sensitive support services, and how advocates can use the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards as a tool to ensure the safety and dignity of transgender prisoners.
Vulnerable and Underserved: Victim Advocacy for Incarcerated Transgender SurvivorsTransgender TrackTransgender TrackIntroductoryIntroductorioThis workshop will look at strategies for helping transgender survivors of sexual abuse. Presenters will discuss the barriers incarcerated transgender survivors face in accessing culturally sensitive support services, and how advocates can use the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards as a tool to ensure the safety and dignity of transgender prisoners.
Breakout Session Four: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cuarta sesión:9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Child on Child Sexual Abuse A Community Education EssentialChildren & YouthNiños y jóvenesIntermediateIntermedioThis workshop assists parents, educators, advocates and others to recognize, respond and intervene appropriately to problematic sexual behavior in children.
Niño víctima de abuso sexual infantil: una educación comunitaria esencialChildren & YouthNiños y jóvenesIntermediateIntermedioEste taller ayuda a padres, educadores, defensores y demás personas a reconocer, responder e intervenir de manera adecuada a la conducta sexual problemática en los niños.
Trauma Informed SupervisionOrganizational DevelopmentDesarrollo administrativoAdvancedAvanzadoProviding services to survivors is exhausting and rewarding work. Supervision that is trauma informed and focused on trust and kindness is essential to creating healthy workplaces. We’ll explore ways supervisors do this in the context of our diverse organizations; many of which are collaborative, social justice based, and also hierarchical.
Supervisión Informada De TraumaOrganizational DevelopmentDesarrollo administrativoAdvancedAvanzadoPrestar servicios a los sobrevivientes es un trabajo agotador y gratificante. La supervisión que es informada sobre el trauma y centrada en la confianza y la amabilidad es esencial para crear lugares de trabajo saludables. Exploraremos las maneras en que los supervisores realizan esto en el contexto de nuestras diversas organizaciones; muchas de las cuales son colaborativas, basadas en la justicia social y también jerárquicas.
The journey and the destination: Communicating effectively about preventionPreventionPrevenciónIntroductoryIntroductorioHow we communicate about sexual violence can help people see that prevention is possible and necessary. Today Berkeley Media Studies Group will share a research-informed guide to sexual violence prevention messaging, lead a discussion of framing challenges, and facilitate an activity to develop several components of effective prevention messages.
El viaje y el destino: Comunicación efectiva sobre la prevenciónPreventionPrevenciónIntroductoryIntroductorioLa manera en que hablamos sobre la violencia sexual puede ayudar a las personas a ver que la prevención es posible y necesaria. En el día de la fecha, Berkeley Media Studies Group compartirá una guía basada en la investigación sobre los mensajes para prevenir la violencia sexual, dirigirá una discusión sobre los retos de la estructuración y coordinará una actividad para desarrollar varios componentes de mensajes de prevención efectivos.
Systematic Action Research to Address Sexual Violence in SchoolsPreventionPrevenciónIntroductoryIntroductorioThis workshop highlights systematic action research as an approach to addressing sexual violence. Using a high school prevention program as an illustrative case study, we will demonstrate how parallel action and systematic action research that engages teachers, students, and administrators.
Investigación sobre la acción sistemática para abordar la violencia sexual en las escuelasPreventionPrevenciónIntroductoryIntroductorioEste taller destaca la investigación sobre la acción sistemática como un enfoque para abordar la violencia sexual. Mediante un programa de prevención en la escuela secundaria a modo de estudio de caso ilustrativo, demostraremos cómo la investigación sobre la acción paralela y la acción sistemática involucra a maestros, alumnos y administradores.
Cultural Humility: Moving From Theory to Daily ApplicationRacial JusticeJusticia racialIntermediateIntermedioAn interactive workshop during which participants will explore varied manifestations of privilege and oppression. Building on that foundation, participants will learn the elements of cultural humility and how to aptly apply its framework to all aspects of organizations’ administration from policies and procedures, to outreach and engagement, to service provision.
Humildad cultural: Cómo pasar de la teoría a la práctica diariaRacial JusticeJusticia racialIntermediateIntermedioUn taller interactivo durante el cual los participantes analizarán diversas manifestaciones de privilegio y opresión. A partir de esa base, los participantes conocerán los elementos de la humildad cultural y cómo aplicar su marco de manera adecuada en todos los aspectos de la administración de las organizaciones, desde las políticas y procedimientos, la difusión y el compromiso, hasta la prestación de servicios.
Breakout Session Five: 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Quinta sesion: 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Serving Immigrant Survivors: A Model for Statewide Collaboration and Capacity BuildingCommunity OrganizingOrganización de la comunidadIntroductoryIntroductorioJoin us for a robust discussion of immigrant survivors’ experiences seeking sexual assault victim services, programmatic challenges to serving foreign-born victims, and an innovative model for statewide service delivery and capacity building.
Cómo servir a los sobrevivientes inmigrantes: Un modelo para la colaboración en todo el estado y el desarrollo de capacidadesCommunity OrganizingOrganización de la comunidadIntroductoryIntroductorioÚnase a nosotros para realizar un análisis sólido sobre las experiencias de sobrevivientes inmigrantes que buscan servicios para víctimas de violencia sexual, retos programáticos para atender a víctimas nacidas en el extranjero y un modelo innovador para la prestación de servicios en todo el estado y el desarrollo de capacidades.
From Victim to Survivor Utilizing Trauma-Focused, Equine-Assisted PsychotherapyCouselingConsejeríaIntermediateIntermedioTrauma-Focused, Equine Assisted, Psychotherapy -- A proven, experiential, team approach to moving from sexual assault victim to survivor.
De víctima a sobreviviente mediante psicoterapia centrada en el trauma y asistida por equinosCouselingConsejeríaIntermediateIntermedioPsicoterapia enfocada en el trauma, asistida por equinos: un enfoque de equipo comprobado y experiencial para pasar de ser víctima de agresión sexual a sobreviviente.
The Impact of Sexual Violence on African American WomenCulturally SpecificCulturalmente específicoIntroductoryIntroductorioThis workshop will discuss the impact of sexual violence on African American Women as they are affected disproportionately. Racism and sexual violence will be defined as participants critically look at the intersectionality of race and sexual violence. Also, assessing personal biases which is essential to advocating for African American women.
El impacto de la violencia sexual en las mujeres afroamericanasCulturally SpecificCulturalmente específicoIntroductoryIntroductorioEste taller analizará el impacto de la violencia sexual en las mujeres afroamericanas, ya que se ven afectadas de manera desproporcionada. El racismo y la violencia sexual se definirán al tiempo que los participantes analizan crucialmente la interseccionalidad de la raza y la violencia sexual. Además es necesario evaluar los prejuicios personales, ya que es esencial a la hora de defender a las mujeres afroamericanas.
Staying Safe and Sane While Supporting Survivors: Empowerment Self-Defense for AdvocatesESDA Mini TrackIntermediateIntermedioEmpowerment self-defense offers a range of tools for self-advocacy—from communicating boundaries to healing past trauma, from asking for what we want to resisting threats and intimidation. This workshop will give advocates practical options for communicating their needs and limits in the stressful situations that rape crisis workers commonly face.
Cómo mantenerse sano y salvo mientras apoya a los sobrevivientes: Empoderamiento y autodefensa para los defensoresESDA Mini TrackIntermediateIntermedioEl empoderamiento y la autodefensa ofrecen una gama de herramientas para la labor de defensa propia, desde la comunicación de los límites hasta la sanación de traumas pasados, desde pedir lo que queremos hasta resistir a amenazas e intimidación. Este taller brindará a los defensores opciones prácticas para comunicar sus necesidades y límites en las situaciones estresantes que comúnmente viven quienes trabajan con situaciones de crisis por violación.
Survivor and Respondent Services on Campus: Navigating Both ResponsiblyEverFi Mini TrackIntermediateIntermedioSchools are wrestling with the question -- what are equitable services for both survivors and respondents? Based upon the results of a recent survey, this session will address a range of issues, including best practices for both forms of services, discussions of equal versus equitable services, and interactive engagement.
Servicios para sobrevivientes y acusados en los campus: Cómo abordar ambos servicios responsablementeEverFi Mini TrackIntermediateIntermedioLas escuelas están luchando con la siguiente pregunta: ¿cuáles son los servicios equitativos para sobrevivientes y acusados? En base a los resultados de una encuesta reciente, esta sesión abordará una variedad de temas, que incluyen las mejores prácticas para ambas formas de servicios, discusiones sobre los servicios igualitarios frente a los servicios equitativos y la participación interactiva.
Calladita te ves mas bonita: Los consejos de abuelita no simpre son los mejoresLanguage JusticeLa justicia del lenguajeIntermediateIntermedioEste taller se centrará en la importancia de comprender influencias culturales. Nuestra cultura influye la forma en que pensamos, nos comportamos y reaccionamos ante la vida. Muchas de nuestras experiencias/enseñanzas se desbordan en el trabajo siendo una de las razones para agotamiento. Exploraremos estas influencias y estrategias para el autocuidado.
Calladita te ves mas bonita: Los consejos de abuelita no simpre son los mejoresLanguage JusticeLa justicia del lenguajeIntermediateIntermedioEste taller se centrará en la importancia de comprender influencias culturales. Nuestra cultura influye la forma en que pensamos, nos comportamos y reaccionamos ante la vida. Muchas de nuestras experiencias/enseñanzas se desbordan en el trabajo siendo una de las razones para agotamiento. Exploraremos estas influencias y estrategias para el autocuidado.
Implementing a Strangulation Supplemental Form for a Credible InvestigationLegal-PolicyLegal-políticaIntermediateIntermedioStrangulation laws in most states recognize the significance of this form of violence. However, without a plan to implement sustainable training and protocols these offenders will not be held accountable. Through the use of a strangulation supplement, attendees will learn to develop credible evidence to overcome common challenges and defenses.
Implementación de un formulario complementario sobre estrangulación para una investigación creíbleLegal-PolicyLegal-políticaIntermediateIntermedioEn la mayoría de los estados, las leyes sobre la estrangulación reconocen el significado de esta forma de violencia. Sin embargo, sin un plan para implementar la capacitación y los protocolos sostenibles, estos delincuentes no serán declarados responsables. Mediante el uso de un suplemento de estrangulación, los asistentes aprenderán a desarrollar evidencia creíble para superar los retos y las defensas comunes.
The Role of Forensic Nurses within the context of Health Disparity and Criminal JusticeMedical/HealthcareMédico-sanitariaIntermediateIntermedioThis presentation introduces the concept of a reflective professional nursing practice, theory of social justice in nursing and presents the concept of an aspiring ally as the role of the forensic nurse. According to the Women Of Color Network:"To be an aspiring ally in the movement to end domestic and sexual violence is to strive toward social justice and end oppression against all survivors as well as colleagues and community partners from underrepresented communities in this movement" (2008)
El papel del personal de enfermería forense en el contexto de la disparidad en la salud y en la justicia penalMedical/HealthcareMédico-sanitariaIntermediateIntermedioEsta presentación introduce el concepto de una práctica de enfermería profesional reflexiva, la teoría de la justicia social en la enfermería y presenta el concepto de un aliado posible en el papel del enfermero forense. Según la Red de Mujeres de Color: "Ser un aspirante a aliado en el movimiento para poner fin a la violencia doméstica y sexual es esforzarse por lograr la justicia social y por poner fin a la opresión contra todos los sobrevivientes, así como a los colegas y socios comunitarios con mala representación en este movimiento" (2008).
KEEP KIDS FREE: Systems-level change to disrupt the trauma-to-prison pipelineChildren & YouthNiños y jóvenesIntermediateIntermedioPresenters will address the connections between sexual abuse and system-involved persons, and will introduce a brief “training in a box” which participants can use to spark conversations with community-level educational systems about simple steps to take to reduce the number of youth referred to law enforcement by responding to students in trauma-informed ways. Participants will be given copies of the customizable “training-in-a-box”.
DEJEN LIBRES A LOS NIÑOS: Cambio a nivel sistemas para interrumpir el proceso de trauma en prisiónChildren & YouthNiños y jóvenesIntermediateIntermedioLos presentadores abordarán las conexiones entre el abuso sexual y las personas involucradas en el sistema, y presentarán una breve "capacitación en un recuadro" que los participantes pueden utilizar para comenzar conversaciones con los sistemas educativos a nivel comunidad sobre los pasos simples que se deben dar para reducir el número de jóvenes referidos a las autoridades al responder a los alumnos de manera informada sobre el trauma. Los participantes recibirán copias de la "capacitación en un recuadro" que se adapta a sus necesidades.
“I’m here to help.” Hotline Audits: A Quality Improvement ToolOrganizational DevelopmentDesarrollo administrativoIntermediateIntermedioTwo state coalitions share tools and tips from conducting statewide hotline audits for quality improvement. Hotlines are often the first contact survivors have with sexual violence programs and influence their decision to engage in services. Robust, quality hotlines are critical to ensuring every call delivers the support survivors deserve.
"Estoy aquí para ayudar." Auditorías de línea directa: Una herramienta de mejoramiento de la calidadOrganizational DevelopmentDesarrollo administrativoIntermediateIntermedioDos coaliciones estatales comparten herramientas y consejos de auditorías realizadas en la línea directa en todo el estado para mejorar la calidad. Las líneas directas a menudo son el primer contacto que tienen los sobrevivientes con los programas de violencia sexual y ejercer influencia en su decisión de participar en los servicios. Las líneas directas sólidas y de calidad son cruciales para garantizar que cada llamada genere el apoyo que los sobrevivientes merecen.
“Nevertheless, They Persisted”: arts-based, youth-focused prevention programming in resistant communitiesPreventionPrevenciónIntermediateIntermedioThis workshop will discuss strategies and considerations for implementing primary prevention programming in communities that may be unreceptive or outright hostile to the anti-violence movement and sexual assault prevention. Using an arts-based RPE program located in rural Washington as a model, workshop participants will learn techniques for readying resistant communities for more intensive interventions and implementing best-practice primary prevention in a school or youth-focused rural environment.
"Sin embargo, persistieron": programa de prevención basada en las artes, centrada en los jóvenes en comunidades resistentesPreventionPrevenciónIntermediateIntermedioEste taller abordará estrategias y consideraciones para implementar programas de prevención primaria en comunidades que pueden ser poco receptivas o totalmente hostiles al movimiento contra la violencia y la prevención de la agresión sexual. Mediante un programa modelo de RPE basado en las artes, ubicado en el área rural de Washington, los participantes del taller aprenderán técnicas para preparar a las comunidades resistentes para recibir intervenciones más intensivas e implementar la prevención primaria de mejores prácticas en un entorno rural escolar o centrado en los jóvenes.
Prevention in Rural CommunitiesPreventionPrevenciónIntroductoryIntroductorioThis workshop will focus on successes and challenges of prevention programming in rural communities. Participants will recognize the risk factors and needs of their communities and strategize a prevention program suitable for them. They will also discuss and practice responses to common issues in rural prevention programming such as victim blaming and discrimination.
Prevención en las comunidades ruralesPreventionPrevenciónIntroductoryIntroductorioEste taller se centrará en los éxitos y retos de los programas de prevención en las comunidades rurales. Los participantes reconocerán los factores de riesgo y las necesidades de sus comunidades y definirán las estrategias de un programa de prevención adecuado para ellos. También abordarán y practicarán las respuestas a problemas comunes en el programa de prevención rural, como culpar y discriminar a las víctimas.
In the Mirror: Breaking-through, Inside Out.Racial JusticeJusticia racialAdvancedAvanzadoThe workshop will examine mainstream/non-culturally specific anti-violence workspaces, traditions and the potential for radical transformation within. The discussion will center on power dynamics, systemic oppression and the cycle of violence within the organization. The facilitators will present some tools to interrupt and navigate spaces based on the role of vulnerability, acknowledgment, accountability, and relationship through community.
En el espejo: Abrirse paso de adentro hacia afueraRacial JusticeJusticia racialAdvancedAvanzadoEl taller analizará los espacios de trabajo, las tradiciones y el potencial de transformación radical contra la violencia general que no es específica de una cultura. El análisis se centrará en la dinámica del poder, la opresión sistémica y el ciclo de violencia dentro de la organización. Los coordinadores expondrán algunas herramientas para interrumpir y navegar espacios basados en la función de la vulnerabilidad, el reconocimiento, la responsabilidad y la relación a través de la comunidad. Al compartir experiencias cotidianas, los participantes podrán identificar las estrategias y los ejemplos necesarios para transformarse a sí mismos, a sus organizaciones y, en última instancia, al campo de la no violencia.
Responsible Behavior with Younger Children: A School-Based Prevention InterventionRALIANCEIntermediateIntermedioSociety has recently begun to acknowledge that preventing child sexual abuse may be possible, but what does prevention looks like? This presentation will describe a prevention intervention aimed at providing middle school students and their caregivers with knowledge, skills, and tools to avoid sexual behavior with younger children.
Conducta responsable con los niños más pequeños: Una intervención de prevención basada en la escuelaRALIANCEIntermediateIntermedioRecientemente la sociedad ha comenzado a reconocer que la prevención del abuso sexual infantil puede ser posible, pero ¿cómo es la prevención? Esta presentación describirá una intervención de prevención que tiene el objetivo de brindar a los alumnos de la escuela intermedia y a sus cuidadores conocimientos, habilidades y herramientas para evitar el comportamiento sexual con los niños más pequeños.
The 'me too.' Movement: Enacting Empowerment through EmpathyCommunity OrganizingIntermediateIntermedioThe ‘me too.’ Movement gained virality in 2017 with the use of a hashtag, but it is not just a trendy phenomenon; it is a set of principles and values that center sexual assault survivors and their healing. This session will broadly explain the organization’s framework and action plan for 2019-2020.
The 'me too.' Movement: Enacting Empowerment through EmpathyCommunity OrganizingIntermediateIntermedioThe ‘me too.’ Movement gained virality in 2017 with the use of a hashtag, but it is not just a trendy phenomenon; it is a set of principles and values that center sexual assault survivors and their healing. This session will broadly explain the organization’s framework and action plan for 2019-2020.
Substance Use and Sexual ViolenceOutreachEnlaceIntermediateIntermedioThe links between sexual violence and substance abuse are undeniable, yet rarely discussed. Substances can be used to facilitate sexual violence; victims may have been under the influence at the time of the assault, or using substances as a coping strategy after the assault.
Consumo de sustancias tóxicas y violencia sexualOutreachEnlaceIntermediateIntermedioLos vínculos entre la violencia sexual y el abuso de sustancias tóxicas son innegables, pero rara vez se los aborda. Las sustancias tóxicas pueden usarse para facilitar la violencia sexual; las víctimas pueden haber estado bajo su influencia en el momento de la agresión, o pueden utilizar sustancias tóxicas como una estrategia de afrontamiento luego de la agresión.
Breakout Session Six: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Sexta sesion: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Sis...Get inFormation: IPV in the Black Community at Predominately White InstitutionsCampusCampusIntermediateIntermedioDoes slavery have an impact on how Black students respond to interpersonal violence at PWIs (predominately white institutions)? This workshop takes a look at rape culture in the Black community, how it is related to slavery, racial climate at PWIs, barriers to reporting, and examine how to change the culture.
Hermana, infórmate: Violencia de pareja (IPV) en la comunidad negra en instituciones predominantemente blancas (PWI)CampusCampusIntermediateIntermedio¿La esclavitud impacta en la manera en que los estudiantes negros responden a la violencia interpersonal en las PWI (instituciones predominantemente blancas)? Este taller estudia la cultura de la violación en la comunidad negra, cómo se relaciona con la esclavitud, el clima racial en las PWI y las barreras para realizar la denuncia, y evalúa cómo cambiar la cultura.
Sexual Assault: Cause and Consequence of Forced MarriageChildren & YouthNiños y jóvenesIntermediateIntermedioSexual assault is not only a frequent consequence of forced marriage; it can also be the motivating factor behind a forced marriage. Serving survivors of these intersecting harms is complex, and is more challenging when a survivors’ family or legal spouse does not conceptualize consent through a framework of equality.
Violencia sexual: Causa y consecuencia del matrimonio forzadoChildren & YouthNiños y jóvenesIntermediateIntermedioLa violencia sexual no es solo una consecuencia frecuente del matrimonio forzado; también puede ser el motivo oculto detrás de un matrimonio forzado. Atender a quienes sobreviven a esta intersección de daños es complejo. Asimismo, es un desafío mayor cuando la familia o el cónyuge legal de un sobreviviente no conceptualiza el consentimiento a través de un marco de igualdad.
LINE DRAWN: Preventing Sexual Abuse in Theater OrganizationsCommunity OrganizingOrganización de la comunidadIntermediateIntermedioIn 2017, two Boston-area theaters made news for failing to prevent sexual abuse. In response, StageSource, the membership organization for New England theaters, launched LINE DRAWN, which brings arts organizations together to create a shared prevention strategy. This workshop introduces a sector-wide collaboration including policies, standards, accountability, and bystander skills.
LINE DRAWN (TRAZAR LÍNEA): Prevención del abuso sexual en las organizaciones teatralesCommunity OrganizingOrganización de la comunidadIntermediateIntermedioEn 2017, dos teatros del área de Boston fueron noticia por no prevenir el abuso sexual. En respuesta, StageSource, la organización de miembros de los teatros de New England, lanzó LINE DRAWN, que reúne a las organizaciones artísticas para crear una estrategia de prevención compartida. Este taller presenta una colaboración de amplios sectores que incluyen políticas, estándares, responsabilidades y habilidades de los espectadores.
Music Heals: Music Therapy For Survivors of Sexual ViolenceCouselingConsejeríaIntermediateIntermedioThis workshop will educate the participants on the therapeutic benefits of trauma-informed music therapy programming for survivors of sexual violence as demonstrated through an interactive presentation comprised of video, discussion, and modeling of music therapy techniques for this population.
La música cura: Musicoterapia para sobrevivientes de violencia sexualCouselingConsejeríaIntermediateIntermedioEste taller informará a los participantes sobre los beneficios terapéuticos de los programas de musicoterapia informados sobre el trauma para sobrevivientes de violencia sexual, tal como se demuestra a través de una presentación interactiva compuesta por video, discusión y ejemplos de técnicas de musicoterapia para esta población.
"Culture at the Center: Working with Latinx Male and Male Identified Survivors"Culturally SpecificCulturalmente específicoIntroductoryIntroductorioGender role socialization and ideas of masculinity strongly affects male survivors of sexual violence and the way they seek help. This workshop will explore some of those ideas as well as culturally appropriate ways to enhance services for Latinx male and male identified survivors.
"Cultura en el centro: Cómo trabajar con sobrevivientes latinos hombres e identificados como hombres"Culturally SpecificCulturalmente específicoIntroductoryIntroductorioLa socialización de los roles de género y las ideas de masculinidad impactan fuertemente a los hombres sobrevivientes de violencia sexual y la manera en que buscan ayuda. Este taller explorará algunas de esas ideas, así como las maneras culturalmente apropiadas de mejorar los servicios para los sobrevivientes latinos hombres e identificados como hombres.
Healing Indigenous Communities Through Empowerment Self-DefenseESDA Mini TrackIntroductoryIntroductorioThis workshop focuses on understanding circumstances of Native and Indigenous communities through exploration of colonialism, generational trauma and how empowerment self-defense can be used as a healing space. Through experiential exercises, participants will learn how teaching physical and verbal resistance skills can offer a unique healing experience to Indigenous peoples.
Sanación de comunidades indígenas a través de la autodefensa y el empoderamientoESDA Mini TrackIntroductoryIntroductorioEste taller se enfoca en comprender las circunstancias de las comunidades nativas e indígenas a través de la exploración del colonialismo, el trauma generacional y cómo el empoderamiento puede utilizarse como un espacio de sanación. A través de ejercicios experimentales, los participantes aprenderán cómo enseñar habilidades de resistencia física y verbal puede ofrecer una experiencia única de sanación a los pueblos indígenas.
Reclaiming My Sexuality: Intimacy and self-love after the traumaHealthy SexualitySexualidad saludableIntermediateIntermedioCommunicating boundaries are hard enough without having to navigate the negative impacts that sexual violence has on intimacy and self-love. This workshop will address the topics of healthy sexuality, how to communicate wants, needs and desires to partners and how to be comfortable speaking about sexual healing with survivors.
Reclamo mi sexualidad: Intimidad y amor propio después del traumaHealthy SexualitySexualidad saludableIntermediateIntermedioTener que comunicar los límites es lo suficientemente difícil sin tener que navegar por los impactos negativos que la violencia sexual tiene sobre la intimidad y el amor propio. Este taller abordará los temas de la sexualidad saludable, cómo comunicar lo que quiere, sus necesidades y deseos a las parejas y cómo sentirse cómodo al hablar sobre la sanación sexual con sobrevivientes.
Bringing Youth Voice to the Child Trafficking Multidisciplinary ResponseHuman TraffickingTrata de personasIntermediateIntermedioYouth leaders in Boston want their message to be heard. This workshop will bring input and advice of the Support to End Exploitation Now (SEEN) Youth Advisory Board for MDT (Multidisciplinary) members investigating and providing services for exploited youth. What matters most in the first conversation? What is helpful? What doesn’t work? The workshop will offer concrete, discipline-specific recommendations from the youth for each MDT member (law enforcement, prosecutors, forensic interviewers, medical providers and more).
Cómo llevar la voz de los jóvenes a la respuesta multidisciplinaria al tráfico de niñas y niñosHuman TraffickingTrata de personasIntermediateIntermedioLos líderes juveniles en Boston quieren que su mensaje sea escuchado. Este taller traerá aportes y consejos del Comité de Asesoramiento Juvenil de Apoyo para Lograr la Erradicación de la Explotación Ahora (SEEN) para los miembros del equipo multidisciplinario (MDT) que investigan y prestan servicios a los jóvenes explotados. ¿Qué importa más en la primera conversación? ¿Qué es útil? ¿Qué no funciona? El taller ofrecerá recomendaciones concretas y específicas de la disciplina por parte de los jóvenes a cada miembro del MDT (agentes del orden público, fiscales, entrevistadores forenses, proveedores médicos y más).
Building Bridges to Safety: Interdisciplinary Legal Advocacy for Immigrant SurvivorsLegal-PolicyLegal-políticaIntermediateIntermedioImmigrant survivors face a complex web of barriers to justice. In today’s climate of fear, meaningful advocacy calls upon lawyers and non-lawyer advocates to work together as a survivor-centered team. This workshop explores best practices for holistic, interdisciplinary approaches to support survivors in building bridges to safety and justice.
Cómo construir puentes hacia la seguridad: Asesoramiento legal interdisciplinario para sobrevivientes inmigrantesLegal-PolicyLegal-políticaIntermediateIntermedioLos sobrevivientes inmigrantes se enfrentan a una compleja red de obstáculos para llegar a la justicia. En el clima de temor del presente, la labor de defensa significativa llama a abogados y defensores no abogados a trabajar juntos como un equipo centrado en los sobrevivientes. Este taller explora las mejores prácticas para que los enfoques holísticos e interdisciplinarios apoyen a los sobrevivientes en la construcción de puentes hacia la seguridad y la justicia.
Sexual Violence: A Healthcare Priority for EMS ProvidersMedical/HealthcareMédico-sanitariaIntroductoryIntroductorioThis presentation will prepare sexual violence advocates to enhance their outreach to EMS providers. Advocates will acquire an understanding of the skills needed by EMS providers to respond appropriately to the health and safety needs of survivors. Practical tools and strategies to build successful partnerships will be discussed.
Sexual Violence: A Healthcare Priority for EMS ProvidersMedical/HealthcareMédico-sanitariaIntroductoryIntroductorioThis presentation will prepare sexual violence advocates to enhance their outreach to EMS providers. Advocates will acquire an understanding of the skills needed by EMS providers to respond appropriately to the health and safety needs of survivors. Practical tools and strategies to build successful partnerships will be discussed.
Volunteers Are The CoreOrganizational DevelopmentDesarrollo administrativoIntermediateIntermedioCommunities at the margins (youth, people w/ disabilities, LGBQ/T, refugees/immigrants, people of color) are better served when they are fully supported by those who understand their service needs and available resources. And due to structural barriers and disproportionate access to opportunity, those at the margins aren’t reflected in staffing and volunteer patterns. This session will illustrate how one Rape Crisis Center engaged volunteers at the margins to align with programs and build agency capacity to support survivors.
Los voluntarios son la esenciaOrganizational DevelopmentDesarrollo administrativoIntermediateIntermedioLas comunidades marginadas (jóvenes, personas con discapacidades, LGBQ/T, refugiados/inmigrantes, personas de color) reciben un mejor servicio cuando tienen el apoyo total de aquellos que comprenden sus necesidades de servicio y los recursos que están a su disposición. Y debido a los obstáculos estructurales y al acceso desproporcionado a las oportunidades, los marginados no se reflejan en los patrones del equipo de trabajo y de los voluntarios. Esta sesión ilustrará cómo un Centro de ayuda a víctimas de violencia sexual involucró a voluntarios marginales para alinearse con los programas y desarrollar autonomía para apoyar a los sobrevivientes. Su equipo de voluntarios es la esencia del organismo y sin ellos no se podría proporcionar servicios sólidos basados en la resiliencia.
SOCIAL JUSTICE AS OUR PREVENTION FRAMEWORKPreventionPrevenciónIntermediateIntermedioThis session will encourage programming that incorporates a social-justice framework to inspire and develop engaged youth leaders through a culturally relevant educational experience deeply rooted in anti-oppression principles. This is especially important with today’s polarized climate around immigration, race relations, civil rights, and the lack of support for survivor narratives, which must be addressed in order to create inclusive and intersectional efforts.
JUSTICIA SOCIAL COMO NUESTRO MARCO DE PREVENCIÓNPreventionPrevenciónIntermediateIntermedioEsta sesión impulsará la programación que incorpora un marco de justicia social para inspirar y desarrollar a jóvenes líderes comprometidos a través de una experiencia educativa culturalmente pertinente y profundamente arraigada en los principios contra la opresión. En la actualidad, esto es especialmente importante si consideramos el clima polarizado en torno a la inmigración, las relaciones raciales, los derechos civiles y la falta de apoyo a los relatos de los sobrevivientes que deben abordarse para crear esfuerzos inclusivos e intersectoriales.
Beyond Stock Images: Using Graphic Design to Advance PreventionPreventionPrevenciónIntroductoryIntroductorioJoin graphic designers from the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault and the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault to learn basic graphic design concepts and concrete tips to visually strengthen the ability for people to take action to prevent sexual violence. PreventConnect staff will also share their process of implementing graphic design in strengthening messaging and communication around prevention topics.
Más allá de las imágenes en el inventario: Uso del diseño gráfico para avanzar en la prevenciónPreventionPrevenciónIntroductoryIntroductorioÚnase a los diseñadores gráficos de la Asociación de Texas contra la Violencia Sexual y la Coalición de California contra la Violencia Sexual para aprender conceptos básicos de diseño gráfico y consejos concretos para fortalecer visualmente la capacidad de las personas de tomar medidas para prevenir la violencia sexual. El personal de PreventConnect también compartirá su proceso de implementación del diseño gráfico para fortalecer los mensajes y la comunicación sobre los temas de prevención.
Wakanda in the Anti-Sexual Violence Movement: Sustaining a Women of Color CaucusRacial JusticeJusticia racialIntermediateIntermedioIn 1998, Connecticut’s Women of Color Caucus Against Sexual Assault (WOCCASA) was founded. WOCCASA supports Women of Color sexual assault crisis advocates and volunteers in CT. This workshop will focus on caucus creation, working outside white supremacist paradigms, and navigating challenges to create a Wakanda in the anti-sexual violence movement.
Wakanda en el movimiento contra la violencia sexual: La formación de una alianza de mujeres de colorRacial JusticeJusticia racialIntermediateIntermedioEn 1998, se fundó la Alianza Connecticut para Acabar con la Violencia Sexual (WOCCASA). WOCCASA apoya a los asesores de mujeres de color en crisis por violencia sexual y a los voluntarios en CT. Este taller se centrará en la creación de alianzas que trabajan fuera de los paradigmas de la supremacía blanca y atraviesan desafíos para crear un Wakanda en el movimiento contra la violencia sexual.
Safety in numbers: Advocates, researchers, and corporations working togetherRALIANCEIntermediateIntermedioThis workshop will discuss the collaborative work of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, Urban Institute, and Uber Technologies to develop a taxonomy for customers reports of sexual violence. We will highlight our process of collaboration, lessons learned from that collaboration, and advice for other seeking to do similar work.
La seguridad en números: El trabajo conjunto de defensores, investigadores y corporacionesRALIANCEIntermediateIntermedioEste taller abordará el trabajo colaborativo del Centro Nacional de Recursos para la Violencia Sexual, Urban Institute y Uber Technologies para desarrollar una taxonomía para los reportes de violencia sexual de los clientes. Destacaremos nuestro proceso de colaboración, las lecciones aprendidas de esa colaboración y los consejos que ofrecemos a otros que buscan hacer un trabajo similar.
Quilting StrengthSelf-CareIntermediateIntermedioPeople working with survivors of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse recognize stress as something that can greatly impact the wellness of the individuals they serve. However, people committed to addressing and preventing sexual harassment, assault, and abuse may neglect their own wellness and not realize that an even a greater challenge is to manage their own stress. Exposure to the physical and psychological trauma of others can contribute to stress, burnout, and diminished well-being.
La unión de las fuerzasSelf-CareIntermediateIntermedioLas personas que trabajan con sobrevivientes de acoso, agresión y abuso sexual reconocen el estrés como algo que puede tener un gran impacto en el bienestar de las personas a quienes atienden. Sin embargo, las personas comprometidas a abordar y prevenir el acoso, la agresión y el abuso sexual pueden descuidar su propio bienestar y no darse cuenta de que el desafío aún mayor es manejar su propio estrés. La exposición al trauma físico y psicológico de otras personas puede contribuir con el estrés, el agotamiento y la disminución del bienestar.
Connecting the Pieces: The Picture May Be Different From What You ThinkCulturally SpecificIntermediateIntermedioThis workshop will explore the intersection between disability, healthy sexuality and sexual violence in the intellectual disability and autism communities.
Connecting the Pieces: The Picture May Be Different From What You ThinkCulturally SpecificIntermediateIntermedioThis workshop will explore the intersection between disability, healthy sexuality and sexual violence in the intellectual disability and autism communities.
We ALL need support: Best practices for gender-integrated support groupsTransgender TrackIntermediateIntermedioPSexual assault survivors of all genders can benefit from group support services, helping them connect, share their story, and gain skills to advance healing. This workshop will share the results of in-depth research with experienced all-gender support group facilitators, focusing on their tips and advice for others facilitators.
La unión de las fuerzasTransgender TrackIntermediateIntermedioSexual assault survivors of all genders can benefit from group support services, helping them connect, share their story, and gain skills to advance healing. This workshop will share the results of in-depth research with experienced all-gender support group facilitators, focusing on their tips and advice for others facilitators.
Treatment Implications for the Intersection of Rurality and Sexual AssaultOutreachEnlaceAdvancedAvanzadoThe facilitator plans to discuss the unique treatment needs rural clients, including survivors of sexual. Rural survivors of sexual assault are often faced with fewer resources and greater barriers to receiving medical and psychological services. The facilitator will provide suggestions for adapting treatment to meet those needs.
Implicaciones del tratamiento para la intersección de la ruralidad y la violencia sexualOutreachEnlaceAdvancedAvanzadoEl coordinador planea abordar el tratamiento único que necesitan los clientes rurales, incluidos los sobrevivientes de violencia sexual. Con frecuencia, los sobrevivientes rurales de violencia sexual cuentan con menos recursos y mayores obstáculos para recibir servicios médicos y psicológicos. El coordinador brindará sugerencias para adaptar el tratamiento de manera de atender esas necesidades.
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Tara Graham
Tara Graham, MPH, is a Senior Program Director in JDI’s Washington, D.C. office. She provides training and technical assistance to corrections agencies on preventing and responding to sexual abuse in detention. She has been working on the development and implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act standards for more than 10 years, including at the National PREA Resource Center. Her research experience includes interviewing homeless and runaway youth and incarcerated women about issues including drug use, sexual behaviors, and experience with physical and sexual violence. Previously, Tara served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania working on HIV/AIDS prevention with an emphasis on women and youth.Vanessa Sapien
Vanessa Sapien, MA, is JDI’s Mental Health Program Director. As a member of JDI’s domestic programs team, she provides training and technical assistance for corrections staff, advocates, and service providers on how to keep prisoners safe from sexual violence. A mental health professional and trained domestic violence and rape crisis counselor, Vanessa has many years of experience helping survivors. She has received numerous awards for her clinical work, including a Presidential Service Award. Vanessa has also been recognized for her work in honoring diversity and social justice in mental health.Julie Millisky
Julie educates hundreds of students about prevention of interpersonal violence and dating violence, as well as Bystander Intervention. She became passionate about empowering survivors and preventing violence while earning her bachelor’s and Master of Public Administration degrees at the University of Delaware.Savannah Logsdon-Breakstone
Savannah Logsdon-Breakstone is a disability rights and sexuality peer educator, policy advocate, and curriculum developer for SAU1 and independently. Savannah has been doing public policy advocacy since the age of 12, starting in youth MH advocacy before embracing I/DD advocacy. Savannah is a survivor of abuse themself, using that experience in their work.Rickey Thorn
Rickey has been a group facilitator with MaineTransNet since 2015 and co-facilitated Maine’s first support group for trans and gender non-conforming survivors of sexual assault. They graduated from Smith College School of Social work in 2018 where their field placement included an internship at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital Gender Clinic. Rickey is committed to social change through the healing of trauma.Holly Rider-Milkovich
Currently the Senior Director of Impact & Education at EVERFI, Holly spearheads sexual and gender-based violence prevention efforts to support 1500 colleges nationally. Holly brings two decades of experience on campus and in the community to her role, including as a VAWA amendments rulemaker and former White House consultant.Elizabeth Bille
Elizabeth is EVERFI’s expert on the prevention of harassment at work. She has served as General Counsel of the Society for Human Resource Management and legal/policy advisor to the Vice Chair of the U.S. EEOC. Elizabeth's work has been cited by NPR, the New York Times, and Fortune.Raye Dooley
Raye Dooley (they/them) is a social worker and public health nerd. Raye is passionate about ending violence against all people and especially those with marginalized gender identities. Raye’s clinical interests include recovery from trauma and substance use disorders among trans* clients and supporting trans* health and wellness.Kelly McGuire
Kelly McGuire, MSW, is the outreach manager for Missoula City-County Relationship Violence Services. She is a co-founder of Make Your Move!: End Sexual Violence and the Missoula Healthy Sexuality Network, and serves on the board of directors for the Montana Human Rights Network.Tatiana Masters
Tatiana Masters is an evaluator with Evaluation Specialists, a lecturer at the UW Seattle School of Social Work, and a non-fiction author. She worked with the Washington State Department of Health providing evaluation support to RPE-funded programs. One of her current projects is a book about raising sexually ethical youth.Tori VandeLinde
Tori VandeLinde is a Training & Technical Assistance Specialist for the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault and their national project PreventConnect. Tori received her master's degree in public health from Oregon State University, and her previous work focused on sexual violence prevention and sexual health promotion on college campuses.Celeste Espinoza
Celeste Espinoza joined CALCASA in 2017 as their Online Media Coordinator. She had recently graduated from Sacramento State University with a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design. Her commitment to social justice and women’s empowerment drew her to the field of ending gender-based violence.Lisa Natividad
Lisa Linda Natividad, Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Guam, is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice and President of the Guam chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She currently serves as the Evaluator for GCASAFV’s Pacific Partner's Project.John Rivera
John Rivera, PhD, HRMP, PHR, CM, is an executive coach, consultant and professor with over 15 years of diverse professional and academic experience, and expertise in leadership development and strategic capacity building. He is University of Guam’s Director of Regional Center for Public Policy and Assistant Professor of Public Administration.Jill Davis
Jill Davis is the Campus Prevention Coordinator at the Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio. Jill received a Master’s in Gender, Policies and Inequalities from the London School of Economics in the UK and worked in gender justice as a Maternal and Child Health Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco.Ben Schwarz
Ben Schwarz is the Associate Director of the Center for Student Involvement at Otterbein University. After 10 years in higher education serving residence life, campus activities, and Greek Life from large public to small private universities, he’s seen a lot and is hopeful we can make a differenceAbigail Mc Namara
Adam Robinson
Adam is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who has provided therapeutic support to children and families for more than 18 years. Upon earning his Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Temple University, Adam has worked in community mental health centers as well as providing in-home therapeutic intervention to a variety of individuals and families. Since 2007, Adam has worked in sexual assault victim service agencies in a variety of roles. During that time Adam has also led multiple initiatives to engage male-identified youth and adults to become actively involved in efforts to end sexual violence by rethinking the ways in which people are socialized to perpetuate a culture of violence. Adam currently serves as the Executive Director at the Rape Victim Advocacy Program at the University of Iowa and chairs the Men & Masculinities Task Force on campus.Adriana Lopez
Adriana oversees the delivery of culturally sensitive and trauma-informed services and awareness for gender based violence at Tahirih’s Greater DC office. She previously served as a Co-leader of the Regional Center of Sexual Violence Prevention at the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault. She holds an MSW from University of Michigan and an MSc in Gender, Development and Globalization from London School of Economics.Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Aishah Shahidah Simmons is a Black feminist lesbian incest and rape survivor. An award-winning documentary filmmaker, writer, and international lecturer, she produced/directed NO! The Rape Documentary and created the #LoveWITHAccountability Project. Simmons is a Just Beginnings Collaborative Fellow, and a Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania where she is affiliated with the Ortner Center on Violence & Abuse in RelationshipsAlan Heisterkamp
Alan Heisterkamp, Ed.D., directs the Center for Violence Prevention at the University of Northern Iowa. He provides training, oversight and technical support for the implementation of Coaching Boys into Men and MVP Strategies in Iowa’s secondary schools and colleges. Dr. Heisterkamp serves on national, state and regional boards and task forces for victim services, women’s and children’s shelter, and social justice coalitions.Alexandra Lenzen
Alex graduated from the University of Florida with her PhD in Counseling Psychology in 2017 after completing her pre-doctoral internship at the University of Texas at Austin Counseling and Mental Health Center. Since that time she has been on the staff of the Dartmouth Counseling Center.Alicia Key
Alicia is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Dartmouth Counseling Center. She earned her doctorate, with a focus in trauma, from Ball State University and dual masters degrees in crime and justice (with a focus on victim advocacy) and mental health counseling from Suffolk University.Alison Price
Alison Price is the Community Engagement Program Manager at Rural Resources Victim Services, located in rural Northeastern Washington State. Her program is a recipient of the Rape Prevention Education grant from the CDC, and much of her work focuses on issues of rural advocacy and prevention, community organizing, and youth engagement.Allison Hastings
Allison Hastings, of the Vera Institute of Justice, works to address sexual abuse in confinement and to improve access to healing services for formerly incarcerated survivors of violence. She is a technical assistance (TA) lead for OVC’s National Resource Center for Reaching Victims and a TA provider for the National PREA Resource Center.Allison Little Sun
Allison Little Sun is the Managing Attorney/Project Director for the Immigrant Survivors Project at PIRC. Allison has worked as an immigration attorney at non-profit organizations in Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the University of Connecticut School of Law.Amanda Ruzicka
Amanda E. Ruzicka, MA, is a research associate at the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse in the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her work focuses on the development and testing of prevention interventions targeting child sexual abuse.Amita Swadhin
Amrith Fernandes Prabhu
Amrith Fernandes Prabhu is a advocate for victims of crime, immigrants and refugees, women and children, and vulnerable and displaced communities. As a cisgender South Asian immigrant female with a lifelong physical disability, Amrith is committed to exploring her colonial roots and target identities, and the non-target spaces that she has the privilege to occupy. She is unwavering in her dedication to create inroads and experiential opportunities for those communities who historically have not been served.Angela M. Douglas
Angela serves as the Associate Director of Vera House and is the Chair of the Survivors Network. She works diligently to promote leadership, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of delivering programs and services of sexual and domestic violence. She champions efforts to eliminate poverty, school and community violence.Ashleigh Klein-Jimenez
Ashleigh is a Project Manager with the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) and oversees CALCASA’s national online prevention project, PreventConnect. She has previously worked in community-based prevention programs at the YWCA of Greater Los Angeles and the Sexual Assault Crisis Agency in Long Beach, California.Barwaqo Aden
Barwaqo Aden is the assistant Director at Nisaa African Family Services, an organization serving victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in African communities in Iowa. She graduated from university phoenix with Bachelors of Science in Business Human resource and concentration in Global Management at the University of Phoenix, in 2017.Beatriz Menanteau
Beatriz R. Menanteau, is a human rights and public health attorney. As Supervisor to the Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) Violence Prevention Programs Unit, she oversees efforts to change systems that perpetuate sexual violence, human trafficking, and exploitation, and ensure appropriate system-wide responses to victims of commercial sexual exploitation.Benjamin Comeau
Ben Comeau is a Program Coordinator and Instructor at IMPACT Boston. He teaches self-defense to people with and without disabilities, and through the IMPACT:Ability program, teaches healthy relationship and sexuality to adults and teens with intellectual disabilities.Brenna Merrill
Brenna Merrill, MA, coordinates the Make Your Move! council in Missoula, Montana. Her work focuses on young adult and community-wide prevention. She leads anti-harassment trainings for bartenders and for workplace, and she orchestrates the newly launched “Make Consent Explicit” social marketing campaign.Brian Pinero
Brian Pinero is the Project Coordinator for RALIANCE where he leads prevention efforts with sport to end sexual violence. He has spent two decades working in social services, with 16 years in the field of sexual and domestic violence. Brian has held leadership positions at the National Domestic Violence Hotline, RAINN and loveisrespect. Brian holds a BA from Texas A&M University and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Texas at Austin.Brittan Davis
Brooke Noonan
Brooke Noonan is an advocate with the MSU Sexual Assault Program. She has a degree in Computer Science Engineering. Brooke helps survivors of sexual assault navigate response systems including legal cases, police departments, and MSU’s Office of Institutional Equity. She uses a trauma-informed, inclusive, and compassionate approach to her work.Calvin Hall
Calvin Hall (they/them) is a third year graduate student in a doctoral student in health psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and a social activist. Hall has seven years of experience working with survivors and advocates of sexual and intimate partners on a local, state, and national level.Captain Noah L. Coakley II
Captain Noah Coakley is an Air Force Judge Advocate and former military prosecutor. He currently serves as the Special Victims’ Counsel at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. In this capacity, Capt Coakley provides independent legal representation to and advocacy on behalf of sexual assault survivors during the investigation and prosecution process.Carla Chugani
Dr. Chugani is a Counselor Educator and Licensed Professional Counselor whose research is focused on college student health and the intersection of mental health with higher education. She is interested in adaptations of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for campuses and intervention development that supports success of vulnerable and high-risk students.Carol Schrader
Carol Schrader, Esq., is on the Victim Rights Law Center’s national privacy technical assistance and training team where she supports victim service providers with the privacy issues they face with their gender-based violence-related work. She also recently managed VRLC’s Prison Rape Elimination Act and community-based advocacy focus group project.Carol Tracy
Carol Tracy has led advocacy efforts to reform law enforcement response to sexual violence in Philadelphia and nationally. She has reviewed thousands of police sex crime files in Philadelphia and other jurisdictions. Her work has led to major local and national policy changes on police response to sex crimes.Caroline Palmer
Caroline Palmer is the Safe Harbor Director at the Minnesota Department of Health where she promotes a multidisciplinary approach to human trafficking with a focus on sex trafficking and exploitation of youth. Prior to joining MDH she was the Public and Legal Affairs Manager at the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault.Carrie Moylan
Carrie Moylan, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Michigan State University School of Social Work. She has over 18 years of experience in the gender-based violence field, both as a former advocate and as a researcher and educator. Her research focuses on campus sexual assault policy, prevention, and response.Casey Carter Swegman
Casey Swegman is a leading expert on forced marriage in the U.S. As Forced Marriage Initiative Project Manager, Casey provides national technical assistance, chairs the Forced Marriage Working Group, supports direct social services, and liaises with organizations across the U.S. to strengthen communities’ capacity to respond to forced marriage.Cat Fribley
Cat Fribley is an advocate, a doula, and (previously) an apprenticing midwife. She directs the Resource Sharing Project (RSP) for the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault and provides capacity building training and support to those working to end sexual violence across the country. Cat has worked to end sexual violence since 1994 and trains on a broad range of issues with special interest areas including survivors giving birth, healing sexuality, anti-racist organizing, organizational development, and ethical communication.Chad Sniffen
Chad Sniffen has been the Online Resource Coordinator for NSVRC since 2015. He has worked in the movements against sexual and domestic violence as a prevention educator, victim advocate, researcher, women’s self-defense instructor, and board member since 1999. He earned a Master of Public Health from the University of Arizona.Chic Dabby
Chic Dabby brings 30+ years of advocacy, analysis and training experience on domestic violence against Asian/Pacific Islander immigrant and refugee women; lifecourse abuse and its effects on health, mental health, economic security, and help-seeking; sexual violence; trafficking; intimate homicide; child custody; forced marriage; trauma-informed care; and elder abuse.Chimi Boyd-Keyes
Chimi is a successful entrepreneur, consultant, speaker and trainer. As a seasoned Higher Education professional for 18 years, Chimi has worked extensively on women’s and gender issues and topics relating to other marginalized populations. Chimi is a co-Principal Investigator of the only published study that exists on Sexual Assault at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and has been a consultant for the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women, several state coalitions, and numerous colleges and non-profits all over the US.Christina Presenti
Christina Presenti joined the International Association of Forensic Nurses in November 2018. Prior to that, she provided leadership on the SART Toolkit revision at the NSVRC. She also provided support for the Family Violence Prevention Program and the NH SANE Program. Christina also has experience working in the sexual assault and domestic violence field.Clara Porter
Clara Porter MSW, has over 20 years of experience in the field of violence prevention. She is the founder of Prevention. Action. Change. in Portland, Maine, which works to counter harassment, assault, and abuse through safety strategies, verbal and physical skills, increased confidence and awareness, and promotion of healing and growth. Porter holds a Masters of Social Work, is certified in Empowerment Self-Defense with the National Women’s Martial Arts Federation and Center for Anti-violence Education, is a trained Sexual Assault Victim Advocate, and is certified in Advanced Trauma First Aide. Porter has trained therapists, advocates, and healers in the efficacy of Empowerment Self-Defense as a tool for healing and regularly conducts 8-week trainings for survivors of violence titled, Healing Through Empowerment.Corey Ingram
Corey Ingram is currently lead trainer and former Health Educator with the Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention & Prevention at the University of South Carolina. Corey has experience as a mental health therapist at two all-male group homes as well as experience at a residential facility for sexually perpetrated males.Cynthia Bittner
Cynthia Bittner is a Project Manager with the SAFE-T Center at Penn State. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Penn State UniversityCynthia Cabot
GCASAFV’s Executive Director Cynthia Cabot, with over 30 years’ experience in health and social services focusing on program development and community organizing. oversees the Pacific Partners Project addressing SA policy and prevention with Pacific region college campuses and the Sexual Violence Prevention Project with the Archdiocese’s Catholic Schools on Guam.Cynthia Totten
Cynthia Totten, one of JDI’s Deputy Executive Directors, leads the organization’s national training and technical assistance program, supporting the work of state and tribal sexual assault coalitions, victim advocates, corrections officials, and funding administrators to ensure that incarcerated survivors have access to crisis services.Cynthia Totten
Cynthia Totten, one of JDI’s Deputy Executive Directors, leads its national training and technical assistance program, supporting the work of state and tribal sexual assault coalitions, victim advocates, corrections officials, and funding administrators to ensure incarcerated survivors’ access to crisis services. Additionally, she works with corrections agencies on PREA implementation.Darlene DeFour, Ph.D.
Darlene C. DeFour, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Hunter College. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association of Psychological Science, and a past member of the Board of Directors of the New York and National Associations of Black Psychologists.Dave Rini
Dave Rini is the Incarcerated Survivor Support Program manager for the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC). His program is responsible for providing high-quality rape crisis services to survivors of sexual violence held by the Massachusetts Department of Correction, as well as several local sheriff's departments.Dawn M. Simmons
Dawn M. Simmons is a director, playwright and arts administrator working in Boston, MA. She is Artistic Director of the Front Porch Arts Collective, Co-Artistic Director of New Exhibition Room, and Executive Director of StageSource.Deb Helt
Deb brings 20+ years of experience as part of a pastoral team serving a dynamic independent congregation, Hosanna! A Fellowship of Christians in Lititz, PA that defines itself as an organic community with the motto of “Breaking rules, breaking barriers, and breaking chains.”Deb joined the Safe Church team in 2013 to serve as the primary facilitator of the our social movement building program for congregations in the Lancaster-York-Lebanon PA region. Deb skillfully guides core teams in each Safe Church congregation to build the necessary infrastructure with policy and best practices while also focusing on shifting congregational culture to empower adults to use their power to protect children, and hold those who harm them compassionately, but firmly, accountable.Deborah O'Neill
Deborah (Di) O’Neill, DSW is a clinical social worker providing psychotherapy in the college counseling center at The University of Pennsylvania. After focusing her doctoral research on sexual violence within the college community Dr. O’Neill created a Sexual Trauma Treatment Outreach and Prevention (STTOP) team. The team is an identity-diverse, multidisciplinary team of mental health clinicians and providers invested in providing treatment specific to the needs of survivors of sexual trauma. In addition to running the STTOP team Dr. O’Neill is a member of a campus Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), is a member of a country wide Sexual Assault Program Coordinators (SAPC) association, has created a group prototype for supporting survivors of campus sexual and interpersonal violence, and is regularly engaged in community educative and outreach initiatives on the University of Pennsylvania campus.Deborah Pembrook
Deborah Pembrook is Human Trafficking Outreach Manager for the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center and chairs the regional human trafficking coalition. Deborah serves on the California CSEC Action Team Advisory Board and previously was Consultant Chair for the National Survivor Network. She received the 2016 YWCA Silicon Valley Empowerment Award.Deena Fulton
Deena Fulton, MPH is the Programs Director at the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCCADV). She leads NCCADV’s work to address social and structural determinants of violence, including primary prevention, housing, and economic justice programs. Deena previously worked at CALCASA, supporting California RPE programs and contributing to PreventConnect.Deidre M. D'Orazio, Ph.D.
Dr. Deirdre D'Orazio is a clinical psychologist with over twenty years’ experience working in the field of sexual abuse. She is the CEO of Central Coast Clinical and Forensic Psychology Services where she provides a variety of expert forensic psychology services, treatment, consultation, program development, research, and training. She also holds a consultant position with the CA Department of State Hospitals. She has contributed scholarly written works, media interviews, and trainings on a wide variety of topics regarding the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of sexually abusive behavior. She is an expert in the areas of civil commitment and high-risk sexual offenders. Dr. D’Orazio is a magna cum laude graduate from Villanova University and received her Master of Arts and Doctoral degrees from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant UniversityDenise Loya
Denise Loya has worked in a variety of fields, including the non-profit sector. She found herself at home in the anti-violence movement and currently works with the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault as the Multicultural Support Specialist. She supports folx in movement by incorporating an anti-oppression framework into her training.Desiree Magsombol
As a Resilience Toolkit Facilitator, Desiree provides trauma-informed TTA to organizations about stress management, burnout prevention, and transformative resilience. As a sexual abuse advocate and national TTA provider, she has provided support to survivors of sexual abuse in detention and PREA implementation consultation for corrections officials and advocates.Destie Hohman Sprague
Destie oversees MECASA’s programming, helping to set program goals, develop the tools to reach them, and to effectively measure success. She has coordinated Maine’s RPE for 10 years.Devin Rojas
Devin Rojas supports NJCASA’s training and outreach initiatives, where she developed and implement statewide hotline audits. Devin has spent her career focused on strengthening systemic responses to survivors and developing capacity among allied professionals. Devin holds a Masters in Organizational Leadership and is pursuing her MSW from Boston University.Diane Daiber
Diane Daiber is the Education Director for the International Association of Forensic Nurses. She was headed the development of the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations: Pediatric and provides technical assistance and training on the National SAFE Protocols across the country.Dr. Gabriela Lopez Zeron
Dr. Gabriela López-Zerón is a Research Associate at Michigan State University (MSU). Gabriela serves as Associate Director of MSU’s Research Consortium of Gender Violence (RCGV) and Director of RCGV’s Linguistic Justice Division. She received her PhD in Human Development and Family Studies from Michigan State University. She is passionate about increasing the access and cultural relevance of evidence-based treatments and supportive services for survivors of intimate partner violence, particularly among ethnic minority and immigrant communities. Her current work is centered on the systematic evaluation of innovative housing models for IPV survivors and their families.e nina jay
e nina jay is a Black, Lesbian, Womon, Writer who uses poetry as a tool to break silences around all forms of sexual violence, with particular focus on the intersections of race, sexuality & poverty. e nina jay’s book Body Of Rooms has received outstanding reviews. A recently released film centers the intimate reading of the book by the author.Eb. Brown
Eb. Brown (he/him) is the founder and Chief Innovations Officer of Strategies4Freedom and the Interim Program Coordinator for Just Beginnings Collaborative. Eb. has spent over a decade as an educator, social worker and advocate working with survivors of sexual harm, LGBTQI youth and adults, and those interfacing with state. Eb.’s recently published chapters in The Gender Affirmative Model: A New Approach to Supporting Gender Non-Conforming and Transgender Children and Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color Study Guide reflect their racial and healing justice approach embedded in all of their work.Ebony Tucker
Ebony Tucker, JD, is the Advocacy Director for RALIANCE. She has worked on state and federal sexual assault policy issues for more than a decade. Prior to coming to RALIANCE, Ebony was the Executive Director of the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault and the Associate Director of the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence.Elise Delacruz
Elise Delacruz is the training & technical assistance coordinator for Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence in East Hartford, CT. Through employment and volunteer opportunities, Elise has worked in a variety of positions providing services, and advocating for survivors of sexual violence, police violence, and anti-LGBTQ violence.Elizabeth Bouchard
Beth Bouchard is the SEEN (Support to End Exploitation Now) Program Manager at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County in Boston, MA. For 7 years, Beth has coordinated a collaborative, interagency response for more than 700 at-risk and commercially sexually exploited youth. Working daily with the Boston Police Department Human Trafficking Unit, the Office of the Suffolk County District Attorney, the MA Department of Children and Families, juvenile justice providers, and community partners, Beth navigates state and local systems, provides training and outreach, and ensures that each child referred to SEEN receives a comprehensive, coordinated response. Her professional background includes advocacy, case management, and providing victims services to adult and child survivors of sexual assault, domestic abuse, and human trafficking, as well as undocumented and refugee populations.Elizabeth Miller
Dr. Miller is trained in medical anthropology as well as internal medicine and pediatrics. Her research has a focus on underserved youth populations including pregnant and parenting teens; and foster, homeless, and gang-affiliated youth. Her current research focuses on reducing gender-based violence, improving adolescent and young adult women’s reproductive health.Elizabeth Stahler
Liz has been a part of the Dartmouth Counseling Center since 2015. She has presented on topics from trauma-informed response to intersectionality and others. Liz has Master’s Degree in Social Work from Simmons College and completed a 1 year clinical fellowship in counseling at the University of California, Berkeley.Elyse Szurgot
Elyse Szurgot is the Director of Violence Intervention & Prevention Services at the YWCA Greater Harrisburg. Szurgot manages the daily operations of the YWCA's trafficking and mentoring programs and is an expert in domestic violence, sexual assault and prevention education.Eric Stiles
Eric Stiles, is the Associate Director of the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence. Mr. Stiles brings experience working with those affected by sexual violence in underserved, unserved, and ignored populations for over 20 years. A recent effort was the launching of a statewide hotline for SV survivors.Erin Casey
Erin Casey is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Washington, Tacoma, and a member of the team led by Evaluation Specialists and supported by the Washington State Department of Health providing evaluation support to RPE-funded programs in Washington. Her research focuses on gender-based violence prevention.Ethan Czuy Levine, PhD
Dr. Ethan Levine is the LGBTQ+ Outreach Advocate for Services Empowering Rights of Victims, Center for Family Services, in South Jersey. He has more than 10 years advocating for survivors, with an emphasis on queer and trans communities. He also works to address interpersonal violence through sociological research.Ethan Linsky
Ethan Linsky, the Youth Programs Specialist at EPIC (Empowering People for Inclusive Communities), passions for education, community health, disability advocacy. Ethan began his involvement with adaptive sports as a youth sled hockey player with the Massachusetts Hospital School Chariots, and later went on to play wheelchair basketball for both the University of Illinois and the University of Missouri. Ethan now coaches a youth wheelchair basketball team in hopes of developing athletes as future community leaders.Fatima Porgho
An expert on gender-based violence in African communities, Fatima has organized numerous trainings for both service providers and community members and served as an expert for numerous government agencies. In 2011 she founded Nerlow Afriki, Inc., a non-profit that addresses domestic violence in African immigrant communities.Fiona Oliphant
Fiona Oliphant is an attorney with 20 years of experience developing, managing and implementing cross-cultural sexual/domestic violence programs. Prior to consulting, she was the DC Coalition to End Sexual Violence’s Director of Strategic Partnerships/Community Engagement; the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project’s Director; and CONNECT’s Legal Advocacy Program Director.Fiona Oliphant, Esq.
Fiona Oliphant is an attorney with 20 years of experience developing, managing and implementing cross-cultural sexual/domestic violence programs. Prior to consulting, she was the DC Coalition to End Sexual Violence’s Director of Strategic Partnerships/Community Engagement; the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project’s Director; and CONNECT’s Legal Advocacy Program Director.Grace Frances
Grace Frances has worked at FCASV combatting sexual violence and improving the response to survivors for 16 years. She manages certification of Florida’s sexual assault programs to ensure excellent services. Grace developed Florida’s helpline auditing system to enhance centers’ first line response. She is pursuing an MPA from UNC-Chapel Hill.Heather Ulrich
Heather Ulrich is the Outreach and Education Coordinator for Berks County District Attorney’s Office Victim/ Witness Unit. Heather combines her previous social services experience with a systems based approach to provide outreach about the available services for sexual assault victims to vulnerable and underserved populations and the professionals they encounter.Heidi Notario
Heidi Notario, M.A. serves as the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships & Systems Change at the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV). Prior to joining the NRCDV team, Heidi was the Director of Implementation & Social Change at the National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities, a project of Casa de Esperanza. Heidi has advocated for the rights of gender based violence survivors, to include persons with disabilities and Deaf individuals, for more than a decade. She works closely at the intersections of disabilities and violence against people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and immigrant communities.Hema Sarang-Sieminski
Hema Sarang-Sieminski is a queer Senior Attorney of color at the Victim Rights Law Center. She provides national training and technical assistance to enhance providers’ capacity to deliver civil legal services for sexual assault survivors in resistance to rape culture and oppression. Her practice include a focus on immigration law.Hibo Jama
Hibo Jama is the Executive Director and founder of Nisaa African Family Services, an organization providing direct services to victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault in the African immigrant and refugee population in Iowa. In 2017, Hibo graduated with an Associate Degree in Nursing from Mercy College of Health Science.Holly Kearl
Prevent SH in DC*Hon. Kevin R. Steele
A career prosecutor elected District Attorney in 2015, Steele leads an office of Assistant District Attorneys and County Detectives who investigate and prosecute approximately 10,000 adult and juvenile criminal cases annually. Steele’s priorities are seeking justice for victims, fighting the opioid-heroin-fentanyl epidemic, and implementing community prosecution efforts.Ignacio Rivera
Ignacio G Hutiá Xeiti Rivera, M.A. who prefers the gender-neutral pronoun “they” is a Queer, Two-Spirit, Black Boricua Taíno. Ignacio is the founder of The HEAL Project. The projects platform: Holistic Sexuality Information is a major tool in preventing, interrupting and healing from child sexual abuse.Ignacio G. Hutiá Xeiti Rivera, M.A.
Ignacio G Hutiá Xeiti Rivera, M.A. who prefers the gender-neutral pronoun “they” is a Queer, Two-Spirit, Black Boricua Taíno. Ignacio is the founder of The HEAL Project. The projects platform: Holistic Sexuality Information is a major tool in preventing, interrupting and healing from child sexual abuse.Irene D. Gallegos
Gallegos is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Arlington and a doctoral student in the Health Studies program at Texas Woman’s University. Gallegos has over five years of community health experience in teen parenting and pregnancy services, health coaching, and health advocacy for interpersonal violence survivors.Jacqueline Callari Robinson
Jacqueline Callari Robinson is a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Clinician and Educator. In her capacity as a Forensic Nurse leader her goal is create healthcare environments that provide compassionate nursing care to patients who have experienced violence. Jacqueline has a BSN (Saint Peter's University) and is currently a doctoral student at The University of Binghamton, Decker School of Nursing, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).James Decouteau
James Decoteau Zhoongode Inini (Strong Heart), is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. As part of the Tribal First Responder community, he has been a Wild Land Fire Fighter and Emergency Medical Technician for nineteen years. James is a traditional Sweat Lodge Keeper, Pipe Carrier, and a singer and drum carrier for the Fox Tail Drum Group. James is currently training as an IMPACT Suit Instructor, he is dedicated to creating body-oriented healing and practical safety planning skills to Indigenous women, girls, and people with disabilities on the Turtle Mountain reservation.Janine Zweig
Janine Zweig, Ph.D., is Associate Vice President and a Senior Research Fellow in the Justice Policy Center at Urban Institute. She conducts both theoretical research and program and policy evaluations related to sexual violence and victimization, intimate partner and dating violence, substance use, and criminal justice policies.Jeff Matsushita
Jeff Matsushita is a believer in change. As a member of the Idaho Coalition, Jeff travels, listens, asks questions and is part of the movement to end violence against women, girls and gender nonconforming community members. Jeff honors individuals’ stories, connection and a solid pick-up game of basketball.Jennifer Benner
Jennifer Benner is the Resource Development Coordinator at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) where she coordinates the development of resources on a range of sexual violence prevention and intervention topics including resources on bystander intervention and trauma informed-care.Jennifer Henkle
Jennifer Henkle is a student affairs professional and social worker currently taking classes with the intent to pursue her Ph.D. Jennifer has worked in survivor and victim services, higher education case management, and in sexual assault and mental health prevention and outreach endeavors at the university level.Jennifer Martinez
Jennifer joined the Idaho Coalition in November 2016 and works on various projects, include a cross movement collaborative in to build relationships and leverage power for an emergent world. She is a first-generation Idahoan who is active in the political arena and is deeply committed to creating social change.Jennifer Thayer
Jennifer received her Master’s Degree in Nursing in 2006 and has been practicing as a nurse practitioner ever since. Her primary focus is pediatrics, however, she began working in Sexual Assault Services as a Nurse Examiner three years ago and is now the full-time Director of Nursing at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay and certified by the International Association of Forensic Nursing.Jessica Bender
Jessica Bender is a Psychology graduate of Concord University in southern West Virginia. With a background in education and community event planning, she has held the position of Community Coordinator at Family Refuge Center, a dual organization, for two years. In this role, Jessica conducts prevention programming in three service counties. She is a member of Rainbow Justice League, Allies Aspiring for Equity, and Men's Outreach. Jessica hopes to bring a rural voice to a national program upon completion of her Masters in Public Health.Jessica Li
Jessica Li is a social justice activist with 10+ years of experience working to end sexual violence in marginalized communities. She has been the Executive Director of San Francisco SafeHouse and the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project, working with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking.Jessica Li
Jessica Li is a social justice activist with 10+ years of experience working to end sexual violence in marginalized communities. She has been the Executive Director of San Francisco SafeHouse and the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project, working with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking.Jessica Mindlin
Jessica Mindlin directs the Victim Rights Law Center’s national work advancing survivors’ legal rights, and the VRLC Oregon office. She’s trained all across the US (and overseas); she has a passion for protecting survivors’ privacy rights. A lawyer for 25+ years, Jessie first moved to Oregon to live on a women’s commune.Jessica Moreno
Jessica Moreno, LCSW, combines her clinical background, public speaking experience, and radical play approach to facilitate experiential learning environments to prevent gender-based violence at local, state, and national levels. She currently serves as the Community Initiatives Manager at Break the Cycle overseeing their national training and technical assistance projects. Her 14+ years in the movement are centered on partnerships with young people with former roles including: protective order advocate, adolescent counselor, prevention educator, and statewide youth organizer.Jill Dunlap
Jill Dunlap is the Director for Research at NASPA. Prior to NASPA, Jill provided direct support services to college student survivors for 14 years. Jill served on the VAWA negotiated rulemaking committee in 2014. Jill’s PhD dissertation work focused on the experiences of students impacted by sexual violence.Jo Johnson
Jo Johnson is an experienced clinical social worker (CA) who is completing a three year fellowship with the Office for Victims of Crime. She has been talking with researchers and professionals across disciplines to identify gaps, needs and strengths in sexual assault response across the Nation.Joan Tabachnick
Joan Tabachnick is a consultant and currently a fellow at the DOJ SMART Office. The focus of her work is preventing the perpetration of sexually harmful behaviors, particularly in children, adolescents and young adults. Over 25 years, she has developed prevention materials and programs for national, state, and local organizations.Jocelyn Anderson
Dr. Anderson is currently an Assistant Professor at Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing. Her research focuses on the impact of intimate partner violence and sexual violence on health, as well as health care provider and system responses to violence.Johanna A Rodriguez
Johanna Rodriguez is a counselor at WOAR. Johanna serves both English and Spanish speaking clients of all ages. A child of Mexican immigrants, she uses her bicultural background to meet diverse needs of her clients. Prior to WOAR, Johanna worked with unaccompanied minors from Central America and undocumented trafficking survivors.Josephine Freemster
Josephine Feemster is a passion-filled human trafficking activist whose story of resilience has inspired many. She is currently serving her second term as Advisory Board member of the CSEC Action Team of California. She is also a Human Trafficking Case Manager for Weave Inc. in Sacramento, California.Joyce Kyles
Joyce Kyles is an award winning, national speaker, 2x Amazon best selling author, and survivor of domestic, sexual and financial abuse. She is the Executive Director of Walking Into A New Life, Inc. & the Co-Owner of Kyles Connections. Joyce is a wife, mother, grandmother, and community leader.Judy Henderson
As training coordinator for the Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, Judy develops, implements, and evaluates education strategies that support the Coalition’s mission. While working at NCEDSV, she facilitated over 250 presentations. She also served as an EMT for 8 years as a volunteer in rural PA.Julie L Germann
Julie Germann, J.D., is a former sexual assault prosecutor with over a decade of experience. Julie is the founder and consultant at Finding the Right, LLC, where she provides training and technical assistance nationally to improve response to violence against women and children.Julie Patrick
Julie Patrick represents the National Sexual Violence Resource Center in RALIANCE, a national initiative of leaders dedicated to ending sexual violence in one generation. Julie’s work focuses on changing the conversation about sexual violence through efforts with the news media as well as advocates, allies and survivors. Prior to RALIANCE, Julie served for over a decade as the Senior Special Projects Coordinator at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Alexandria, VA and managed the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation.Justin Boardman
Former Detective Justin Boardman was in Law Enforcement for 15 years, all with the West Valley City Police Department. He was assigned for seven years to the Special Victim’s Unit Justin presents Nationally and Internationally. Focusing on trauma-informed systems. Recently Justin left police work to focus on culture change.Jyoti Venketraman
Jyoti Venketraman is the Capacity Building Manager for NJCASA, where she supports a portfolio of diverse projects designed to expand services for all survivors. She has her master’s degree in public administration from NYU, concentrating on health policy and management. She is passionate about working towards social justice change.K Richardson
For more than a decade, K. has been dedicated to creating spaces that foster genuine community around social differences. They have extensive experience facilitating workshops and working groups around LGBTQ education. Currently, K. serves as the Coordinator of Campus Engagement and Prevention at the New York City Anti-Violence Project.Karel Amaranth
Karel Amaranth, the Director of WestCOP/Victims Assistance Services, runs a victim impact program at a Westchester, NY jail. She also works with the New York State prison system to provide a PREA hotline for prisoners at four facilities, along with a trauma-focused therapist for incarcerated sexual assault victims.Karen Ball
Karla Vierthaler
Karla Vierthaler is Advocacy and Resources Director for National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). She supports the provision of technical assistance to the nation on a wide range of sexual violence prevention and intervention topics. She has been an advocate in the in the movement to end sexual violence for over twenty years. Ms. Vierthaler previously worked for the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, where she developed resources and provided training on the impact of sexual violence in various communities, including adults in later life, people with disabilities, and others.Karla Vierthaler
Karla Vierthaler is Advocacy and Resources Director for National Sexual Violence Resource Center. She supports the provision of technical assistance on a range of prevention and intervention topics. She has provided training on the impact of sexual violence in various communities, including adults in later life and people with disabilities.Kate McCord
Kate McCord is Movement Strategy and Communications Director for the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance, Virginia’s dual coalition.Kate Stank
Kate Stank is an art therapist who has worked in victim services since 2000 and has been providing art therapy groups at the Chester County Prison for several years. She has presented on the use of art interventions for healing and coping to various audiences She is active in her own artistic process as a sculptor and mixed media artist.Kathleen Kempke
Kathleen Kempke is the Senior Director of Corbett Trauma Center for the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay. Her career spans nearly forty years in sexual assault services and includes direct service and program development, implementation, and administration. She has presented at conferences, domestically and internationally, on sexual violence issuesKatie Down
Katie Down, (MT-BC, LCAT) is a licensed creative arts therapist, music psychotherapist, Reiki practitioner, deep listening practitioner and teacher. She has been facilitating sound bath meditations and deep listening workshops offering programs in music therapy and sound meditation/healing as well as clinical supervision for counselors, doctors and other creative arts therapists.Katie Kondrat
Katie Kondrat (she/her) is the Underserved Programs Coordinator at the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault. She works with culturally and community-specific providers and sexual assault support centers to create accessible and equitable services for all survivors. Prior to MECASA, she worked at a local sexual assault support center.Katie MacDonald
Katie focuses on technical assistance and training to preventionists at Maine’s sexual assault support centers, including creating statewide prevention programming and evaluation. Destie oversees MECASA’s programming, helping to set program goals, develop the tools to reach them, and to effectively measure success. She has coordinated Maine’s RPE for 10 years.Katryn Duarte
Katryn nació, creció en Lima, Perú y luego migró a Iowa. Por más de una década, Katryn ha trabajado directamente como asesora de personas afectadas por la violencia, con experiencia en patrones del trauma complejo. Es una activista en el campo de la justicia social especialmente en áreas como equidad, inclusión, interseccionalidad, fragilidad blanca, vulnerabilidad y opresión. Trabaja para la organización Rape Victim Advocacy Program, en Iowa City, dirigiendo parte del programa de servicios directos para personas afectadas por la violencia. Katryn pertenece a ALAS (Alianza Latina en contra de la Agresión Sexual), a la mesa directiva de la Coalición de Iowa en contra del Asalto Sexual, y perteneció al Proyecto MAPA (Acceso Multilingüe) del NSVRC.Katryn Duarte
Katryn was born and raised in Lima, Perú, then migrated to Iowa during the height of the Peruvian 20 year civil war. For over a decade Katryn has worked directly with individuals harmed by violence by providing bilingual/bicultural advocacy and counseling services. Passionate about topics such as intersectionality, equity, inclusion, oppression, vulnerability, fragility, privilege and social justice. Katryn currently acts as the Assistant Director for SA services at the Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP), and as the President of the Board of Directors for the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (IowaCASA). Katryn is a member of Alianza Latina en contra de la Agresión Sexual (ALAS, Anti-violence Latinx led cyber-activist group) and was member of the Multilingual Access Project (created and run by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)). Katryn has been featured as a speaker at local, state, and national conferences covering such topics as privilege, inclusion, historical trauma/oppression, prevention, self-care, and the intersections of sexual violence, identities, leadership, policies, processes, and movements.Kayla Houser
As Outreach Coordinator, Kayla assists rape crisis centers and allied professionals in their responses to survivors of sexual violence from vulnerable groups and underserved communities — including incarcerated survivors. She serves as a content expert for the PA Department of Corrections and Board of Probation and Parole on PREA implementation.Kelley Jones
Dr. Jones is a Research Scientist in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She serves as the primary data analyst for randomized controlled trials of sexual violence and intimate partner violence prevention interventions.Kelli Adams
Kelli grew up with horses as a child and always new there was something special about the relationships she had with her horses. Having survived trauma at an early age she jumped on the opportunity she found at the Barnabas Horse Foundation to help others recover by using the nurturing character of the horse.Kelly Miller
Kelly is currently the Executive Director of the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence and an alumni cohort member of Move to End Violence, a 10-year initiative of the NoVo Foundation. After thirty years in anti-violence work as an attorney, prosecutor, and activist, she has been on a transformational journey toward our collective liberation and a deep understanding that liberation has to begin with ourselves. She deeply believes that in order to move towards a world that is interdependent, resilient and regenerative, we have to live into that vision ourselves. We cannot become what we cannot imagine.Kelsey McKay
A former prosecutor for 12-years, Kelsey McKay exclusively prosecuted and developed policies related to strangulation for the last decade. She now consults nationally to implement protocols and strengthen how communities collaborate, investigate, treat and effectively prosecute strangulation in intimate partner crimes/sexual violence/trafficking and child abuse cases.Kenosha Davenport
Kenosha Davenport is currently the Executive Director for the Sexual Violence Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has worked in the movement to end sexual and domestic violence for over 15 years. She was awarded the Diane Reese Advocacy Award (state) in 2017. Davenport earned a Master’s Degree of Business Administration (MBA) from Marylhurst University and a dual Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.Kerri Hughes
Kerri Hughes has been involved with 24HrPHL for over a year. As a party promoter, safer space practices are something she is passionate about and continues to educate herself in through promoter consent workshops and activism.Kerri True-Funk
Kerri True-Funk spent a decade of anti-rape work with a rape crisis center in a college town, where she learned how hard it was for her to be both a survivor and advocate. Kerri earned her Master of Arts in Human Services Administration, focusing on supporting rape crisis center staff.Kristen Houser
Kristen Houser is a leading expert on sexual violence. With decades of experience in the field, Houser is a go-to source for context and expert opinion to national, regional, and international media on sexual assault issues and cases. She is skilled in communicating both on-camera and off on a wide range of topics, including sexual violence prevention and response, victim behavior and trauma, offender dynamics, campus sexual assault and experiences within the criminal justice system. Houser provides expert opinion, context and facts about sexual assault to media covering high-profile cases, including those of Bill Cosby and Jerry Sandusky. She is regularly cited as an authority by major daily newspapers and industry publications--including the New York Times, Huffington Post, Forbes and others--and has appeared as a guest on numerous broadcast networks to offer expert perspective.Kristen M. Gibbons Feden
Kristen M. Gibbons Feden is a nationally acclaimed trial attorney representing clients in complex litigation matters, including sexual harassment, discrimination, and Title IX and corporate-regulatory compliance. Prior to joining Stradley, Feden regularly obtained convictions in matters involving physical/sexual violence, including Commonwealth v. Cosby, homicide, child pornography, financial exploitation, assault, and more often assisting children and survivors with intellectual disabilities.Kristen Pritchard
Kristen Pritchard is the Healthy Relationships and Sexuality Coordinator at the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance. Kristen provides training and technical assistance to preventionists related to primary prevention, healthy sexuality, program evaluation, and more. Kristen is passionate about incorporating anti-oppression and social change work into prevention programming.Kristy McCray
Dr. Kristy McCray is currently an Assistant Professor at Otterbein University and served as the Executive Director of the Sexual Assault Recovery & Prevention Center of San Luis Obispo County from 2010-2012. She earned her PhD at Ohio State, and her research focuses on sexual violence prevention in college sports.Kursten Phelps
As Tahirih Justice Center’s director of legal and social services, Kursten Phelps supports Tahirih’s legal and social services programs nationwide. A former journalist, she also previously worked as the Immigration Project attorney at the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence. She earned her JD from Washburn University in 2010.Kwynn Gonzalez-Pons
Kwynn Gonzalez-Pons, MPH, CPH is pursuing a PhD in the College of Social Work at the University of Utah. Her research focuses on the intersections of health, technology, and gender-based violence.LaQuisha S. Anthony
LaQuisha S. Anthony is a big voice in a small package with an even bigger heart. She is an author, advocate, motivational speaker, sexual assault crisis counselor, education & training specialist and more. Her most precious line of work is serving as the CEO & founder of V.O.I.C.E Victory Over Inconceivable Cowardly Experiences, a nationwide Survivor's Network. She is also a education & training specialist for WOAR women organized against rape. LaQuisha has devoted her professional life to educating and empowering women and young people to reach their full potential, achieve their goals as well as empowering those who have been affected by all forms of violence to find their voice. The impact of the work itself supersedes her resume leaving a lasting affect on the lives across the country. She was recently named KYW 2018 Game changer. 2018 PCAR Black History Maker, 2017 KYW Women Achievement Awards Top 10 Rising Stars and in 2016 The United State of Women Nominated Change Maker by The White House amongst many other notable honors and awards. She is a phenomenal woman of courage with a burning passion to change the world in her generation.Larisa Kingston Mann
Larisa Kingston Mann is a professor, organizer, activist, and DJ. Her music and scholarship explores how oppressed communities create spaces for cultural expression, healing and radical imagination. Cofounder of Heavy NYC, Surya Dub SF and part of Dutty Artz NYC, she is on Studio Rev’s board and member of 24HrPHL.Laura Collins
Laura Kay Collins, MSS, LSW is a social worker providing psychotherapy in the college counseling center at The University of Pennsylvania. Prior to college counseling, she worked in various Community Mental Health Centers in Philadelphia, specializing in trauma recovery. Her clinical work and personal interests are grounded in intersectional feminist principles and relational approaches to therapy. She is a graduate of the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia’s Psychodynamic therapy training program. She is a member of an interdisciplinary working group with Student Health Services working to improve care for LGBT students on campus. She is also a member of the Sexual Trauma Treatment Outreach and Prevention (STTOP) team at Penn where she works with victim-survivors of sexual assault and trauma. She also supports various outreach efforts on the wider campus to promote a healthy culture of consent.Laura Luciano
Laura Luciano has worked for Rutgers University for 18 years. Her work focuses on addressing the prevention and Intervention of gender and power based violence. She is the Associate Director for the VPVA Office on the Camden Campus. Laura also teaches in the School of Social work.Laura Martin
Laura Martin is a graduate of West Virginia University. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications and Public Relations. Martin worked as a Prevention Educator for several years before transitioning to Director of Corporate Relations at Family Refuge Center, a dual program in rural West Virginia. She is a member of Rainbow Justice League and Allies Aspiring for Equity, both statewide groups, as well as a local men's outreach committee.Lauren Martin
Lauren Martin PhD is the Director of Research at the University of Minnesota’s Urban Research Outreach-Engagement Center and she is affiliated faculty with the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She has authored numerous community and scholarly publications and helped develop programs, prevention efforts, and policy related to sex trading and trafficking.Lauren Patterson
Dr. Patterson is currently a licensed psychologist at the Georgia Southern Counseling Center. She is a Co-Chair of the GS Sexual Assault Response Team (SART). Dr. Patterson’s clinical interests include sexual violence and trauma, rural mental health, Feminist Therapy, and trauma-informed approaches.Lauren Taylor
Lauren R. Taylor is founder-director of Defend Yourself, teaching skills for stopping harassment, abuse, and assault in Washington DC and nationally. Taylor directs Safe Bars, using bystander education to empower bar and restaurant staffs to stand up against sexual harassment and assault. She trains teams in cities nationwide to set up Safe Bars programs. Taylor has led workshops at Creating Change (National LGBTQ Task Force), National Conference of College Women Leaders (AAUW), National Center for Victims of Crime Institute, and the National Sexual Assault Conference, among others. Taylor publishes widely on interpersonal violence, including in The Washington Post, the Justice Department’s NIJ Journal, Ms. blog, and on Everyday Feminism.Layla Ferjani
Layla Ferjani is the Director of Marketing for Sexual Trauma Services. In her role, she leads the execution of strategic marketing and public relations programs to promote STSM’s brand within the community. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from the University of South Carolina in 2016.Leo Martinez
Leo Martinez is a Project Manager with Casa de Esperanza National Latin@ Network. He is a faculty member of the Georgia Victim Assistance Academy. With Casa de Esperanza, he coordinates Technical Assistance for the National Resource Center for Reaching Victims. He coordinates the “Enhancing Services for Male Survivors” project.Lieutenant Colonel Deanna Daly
Lieutenant Colonel Deanna Daly is an Air Force Judge Advocate currently serving as the Senior Special Victims’ counsel for Appellate and Outreach, where she represents survivors of sexual assault throughout the appellate process. She is also involved in the development of law regarding adult and child sexual assault survivors’ rights.Linda Crockett
Linda Crockett founded the Safe Church/Safe Places program, a national training platform for ending child sexual abuse. She provides conference keynotes, lectures at seminaries and colleges, community education workshops and professional training on preventing, recognizing and responding to child sexual abuse, trauma and recovery, and supporting adult survivors.Lindsay Orchowski, Ph.D.
Lindsay Orchowski, Ph.D. is Associate Professor (Research) at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and an Associate Editor for Psychology of Women Quarterly. Her research focuses on the development and evaluation of sexual assault prevention approaches. She is the Co-Editor of"Sexual Assault Risk Reduction and Resistance: Theory, Research and Practice".Lindsey Curtis
Lindsey Curtis is a sexual violence advocate for Services Empowering Rights of Victims, Center for Family Services, Cumberland County. She co-facilitates a support group for youth of all gender identities and sexualities. She has previously volunteered with AVANZAR (formerly the Atlantic County Women’s Center) and Women Organized Against Rape.Lindy Aldrich
LINDY ALDRICH is the Deputy Director of the Victim Rights Law Center, and a national expert in Title IX and campus sexual assault. For over ten years, she has provided legal representation to campus sexual assault victims, as well as training and consultation on Title IX at hundreds of campuses.Lisa Winchell-Caldwell
Lisa Winchell-Caldwell has over twenty years of experience in domestic and sexual violence survivor services, violence prevention, public policy, and community engagement. She has led several national demonstration projects on the prevention of domestic and sexual violence and has collaborated on prevention and intervention projects serving survivors from pre-k to elders.Lizz Durbin
Lizz comes to the Safe Church team with 10 years of experience in the local church and overseas ministry setting, serving as licensed Children’s Pastor. She creates interactive content, and leads workshops for parents and children on healthy sexuality and sexual abuse prevention. Her two young children are her inspiration for this work!L'Oréal McCollum
L'Oréal McCollum, MSW, LSW, M.Ed, is a Widener University PhD Candidate in Human Sexuality Studies, Temple University adjunct instructor, and co-founder of Empathy at Work--a cultural empathy consulting firm. Inspired by her prior years working within the nightlife industry, she remains deeply committed to improving and innovating its culture.Louie Marven
Louie Marven is a Training Specialist at National Sexual Violence Resource Center, where he develops resources and provides technical assistance on serving male survivors. He has developed programs and provided training to meet the needs of LGBTQ communities, including youth and older adults.Luz Benbow
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Luz Marquez-Benbow, is an adult survivor of child sexual abuse, incest and rape. As a NoVo Foundation/ JBC Fellow her work is focused on Black Latinidad: a project of IamNegra: a transnational survivor-led network of Afrodescendantes to advance social movement building toward ending child sexual abuse and sexual violence.Luz Marquez Benbow
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Luz Márquez Benbow, es sobreviviente de abuso sexual infantil, incesto y violación. Principalmente es JBC Fellow/ NoVo Foundation, enfocada en Black Latinidad: un proyecto de IamNegra: una red transnacional dirigida por sobrevivientes de Afrodescendencia avansando un movimiento social hacia la erradicación del abuso sexual infantil y la violación.Lynn Berling-Manuel
Lynn Berling-Manual is the CEO of United Soccer Coaches, the largest community for soccer coaches in the world. She previously served eight years as the Chief Marketing Officer of American Youth Soccer Organization, the largest youth soccer club in the world; and has held various roles at Soccer America.LySaundra Campbell
LySaundra Campbell has worked in the anti-violence movement for nearly a decade with organizations at the local, state and national levels through training, education, and strategic communications. She is the Founder & CEO of Social Soundtrack, an organization dedicated to building resilient communities by sharing the history of Black music as it relates to social politics and justice through educational workshops.M. Stewart Ryan, Esq.
Stewart Ryan is an experienced trial lawyer with Laffey, Bucci & Kent where he represents survivors of sexual assault and other crime in civil lawsuits. Stewart previously led the Family Protection Unit in the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted crimes of sexual violence and a number of high-profile cases including Commonwealth v. William H. Cosby Jr.Maia Christopher
Maia Christopher is the Executive Director of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA). Focusing on preventing sexual abuse through understanding and interrupting the behaviors of people at risk of offending, ATSA specializes in disseminating research, defining and supporting effective treatment practices and promoting evidence base policies. Ms. Christopher started her work providing treatment services and developing treatment protocols for individuals who have offended sexually and non-sexually.Mandy Doyle
Mandy Doyle is a certified Special Education Teacher and a trained sexuality educator. She is currently the IMPACT:Ability Manager at IMPACT Boston working with schools and adult disability service agencies on abuse prevention and training students and adults with disabilities in self-defense, healthy relationship skills, and sexuality education.Marcella Maggio
Since 2008, Marcella Maggio has led workshops and speaking engagements filtered with informative Tips & real Talks, engaging participants with her personal accounts, along with community-driven research findings, current events, and trauma-informed care. Her greatest strength lies in her ability to translate scientific prevention strategies into material relatable for anyone.Maribeth Geaman
Maribeth Geaman has over 20 years of experience teaching high school English. She aims to engage her students in conversations about social issues, and is the co-developer of the Mockingbirds Sexual Violence Prevention ProgramMarissa Korbel
MARISSA KORBEL is a Staff Attorney at the Victim Rights Law Center who provides training and technical assistance on privacy issues and gender-based violence on campus. Marissa is also a former judicial clerk in the United States District Courts, and an award-winning essayist.Marta Bobinski
Marta began her journey in sexual violence advocacy and social justice as a Hotline and Medical Volunteer Advocate at The Center for Hope and Healing, Inc (CHH). She is currently the Communications and Volunteer Coordinator at CHH, where she is passionate about working with survivors of sexual violence as well as those who have historically been oppressed. Marta was born in Poland and has lived in Massachusetts for over 15 years. As a resident of Lowell, Marta enjoys all the coffee shops, live music, and art that Lowell has to offer.Martha Hernandez
Martha Hernandez-Martinez, MPA, is originally from Managua-Nicaragua, and holds a Master in Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota. She has developed a toolkit designed to engage Latino men in domestic violence prevention efforts and collaborated in the development of a toolkit designed to evaluate domestic violence programs.Martha Hernandez-Martinez
Martha Hernandez-Martinez, MPA, es de Nicaragua, tiene maestría en asuntos públicos de la Universidad de Minnesota. Ella desarrollado un conjunto de herramientas diseñadas para involucrar hombres latinos sobre prevención de la violencia doméstica. Martha tambien desarrollo en el un conjunto de herramientas diseñadas para evaluar los programas de violencia doméstica.Martha Thompson, Ph.D.
Martha Thompson is a National Women’s Martial Arts Federation (NWMAF) Certified Self-Defense Instructor and an IMPACT Chicago Instructor and Director Emeritus. Thompson is active in NWMAF, IMPACT International, and the Empowerment Self-Defense Alliance. Thompson is also Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies at Northeastern Illinois University.Mary Eldridge
Mary Eldridge llegó a University Health Services de UW-Madison en Noviembre del 2016 como un Survivor Services Coordinator. Mary ofrece terapia, apoyo y acompañamientos a estudiantes que han sido afectados por violencia de pareja. Mary ha trabajado con personas afectadas por violencia por más de 6 años.Mary Worthington
Mary Worthington, 2017 recipient of the PCAR’s Vision of Hope Award for sexual violence prevention and intervention, is NOVA’s Primary Prevention Coordinator. She trains for national conferences, authored “Building Body Boundaries” for Autism File Magazine, and developed “SHARE”, a healthy relationship and responsible sexual behavior program for youth with ASD.Matthew Hale
Matthew serves as Program Coordinator for advocacy and therapy services for incarcerated sexual abuse survivors in a five county area of rural Eastern Kentucky. His program also supports PREA compliance and provides training to local correctional staff. Additionally, he is a certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE).Matthew Houck
Matthew Houck, YWCA of Kauai Lead Prevention Educator, works with students on Kauai Island to facilitate lessons around sexual violence prevention. Utilizing different curriculums for various age ranges, Matthew works with Kauai’s youth to empower them to know how to stay safe and how to access help if needed.Matty Smith
Matty develops and manages internal and external communications for the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault. He works with local media on issues of sexual violence and provided guidance and technical assistance to victim service programs regarding communication strategies, social media, and more.Maya Pilgrim
Maya Pilgrim is the Evaluation Manager at the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, supporting learning and evaluation efforts at TAASA and local rape crisis centers. She has been a part of collective efforts towards more equitable and just communities within the US and internationally for over twenty years related to youth development, health and forced migration. She has a BA in Psychology and a Master’s in International Development and Social Change.Meg Stone
Meg Stone is the Director of IMPACT Boston, an abuse prevention and empowerment self-defense program embedded in a disability advocacy organization. She leads prevention efforts in schools, disability service organizations, and the New England performing arts community. Meg’s work has received grants from Just Beginnings Collaborative, Raliance, Vera Institute of Justice, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.Meg Stone
Meg Stone is the Director of IMPACT Boston, an abuse prevention and empowerment self-defense program that is part of the disability service and advocacy organization Triangle. In addition to leading self-defense and abuse prevention programs for all populations, she serves as the Project Director of IMPACT:Ability, an abuse-prevention program focused on people with disabilities. In this capacity she leads the organizational abuse prevention efforts of Triangle, and three other Boston-area disability service and advocacy organizations. Meg is a member of the Massachusetts State Sexual Violence Prevention Team and the chair of the Team’s Developmental Disabilities subcommittee. Meg’s writing on child sexual abuse, sexual violence and self-defense have been published in the Washington Post, STIR Journal, The Establishment, Role Reboot, Ms., Cognoscenti, and several Boston-area regional newspapers.Meg Stone
Meg Stone is the Executive Director of IMPACT Boston, an abuse prevention and empowerment self-defense program that is embedded in the disability service agency Triangle. She is a Just Beginnings Collaborative grantee, and her work focuses on creating a child sexual abuse prevention plan for a network of disability-specific schools.Megan Schroeder
Megan Schroeder, LSW is the Supervisor of Victim Response at Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR), managing the delivery of crisis services to victims of sexual violence. Megan obtained a Master of Social Work degree at University of Pittsburgh and has a background in community organizing (BSW, Bowling Green State University).Megan Zurasky
Megan Zurasky is an advocate with the victim response team at Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, where she has worked for four years. She obtained her masters degree in Counseling Psychology from Chatham University and a bachelors degree in mental health psychology from Edinboro University.Mel Anthony Phillips
Mel Phillips is a folk/street artist, writer and natural-born storyteller whose appetite for creativity and fierce love for humanity shapes the unique perspectives he brings to the work. He is a change agent, peacemaker, community activist, and Victim’s Advocate at Oregon Abuse Advocates and Survivors In Service (OAASIS), who speaks and educates about equity, interpersonal violence, and social justice.Melanie Austin
Melanie Austin is the Director of Education at MOCSA and holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health and a B.A. in Spanish and Communication. She has extensive experience in coordinating community-level public health projects and has been involved in violence prevention for the past eight years.Melanie Austin
is the Director of Education at MOCSA and holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health and a B.A. in Spanish and Communication. She has extensive experience in coordinating community-level public health projects and has been involved in violence prevention for the past eight years.Melissa Morales
Melissa Morales is the Empowerment Self-Defense Program Manager for Peace Over Violence, a sexual and domestic violence prevention center in Los Angeles. She teaches trauma-informed self-defense throughout southern California. Melissa has previously worked as an advocate for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.Merkeb Yohannes
Merkeb Yohannes belongs to a community with one of the largest refugee and asylum seeking populations. As a senior program director at the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, Ms. Yohannes brings over 20 years of advocacy experience within diasporic communities, and in Sub Saharan Africa.Michael Fleming
Michael Fleming Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Applied Human Sciences at the University of Northern Iowa, and currently serves as the Director of Research and Evaluation at the Center for Violence Prevention. He holds a MA degree in Marriage and Family therapy, a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Human Development and Family Studies.Michelle Erdman
Michelle has a Bachelor's degree in Gender, Women, and Sexuality from the University of Minnesota. She has been a volunteer advocate at the Sexual Violence Center for over a year, as well as doing work in the Sex Worker Outreach Program in Minneapolis. She is currently doing victim/survivor advocacy in Minneapolis schools, and prevention education in her work at Cornerstone Advocacy Services.Nastia Gorodilova
Nastia is a queer immigrant survivor and currently the Senior Coordinator of Systems and Training at the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault. They have worked and organized extensively on Title IX issues for many years and are now movement-building around alternative justice processes for survivors beyond the criminal legal system.Nichole Mueller
Nichole Mueller is a victim advocate at University of California, Irvine and is responsible for providing advocacy services to the campus community. Prior to UCI, Nichole provided advocacy and counseling services at Waymakers, Orange County’s Rape Crisis Center. Nichole has a Bachelor's in Psychobiology and Master’s in Mental Health Counseling.Nicole de la Torre
Nicole is a Senior Program Officer at Just Detention International. Nicole assists with providing training and technical assistance to corrections agencies and victim advocates, supporting their implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act standards. Nicole is bilingual in English and Spanish and is a trained rape crisis counselor.Nicole Lovato
Nicole Lovato is from Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo), New Mexico. She graduated from Fort Lewis College in Colorado with a degree in Native American and Indigenous Studies. She currently works for two non-profit organizations. Nicole is the Program Manager for Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute located at Santa Clara Pueblo and an Instructor for Resolve a self-defense and violence prevention organization in New Mexico. She seeks out opportunities that allow her to participate in decolonizing processes, promote Indigenous knowledge and values through sustainability and culturally relevant philosophies.Nubia Peña
Since 2007, Ms. Peña has served as the Training and Prevention Education Specialist at the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault. She is a national consultant on the School Pushout epidemic and is a zealous juvenile defender for indigent youth in her community. Ms. Peña also has a decade of experience assisting survivors of violence as a law enforcement victim advocate.Nubia Peña
Since 2007, Ms. Peña has served as the Training and Prevention Education Specialist at the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault (UCASA). Ms. Pena is currently also a proud juvenile defense attorney working on behalf of indigent youth. In addition, she has a decade of experience assisting survivors of violent crimes as a Law Enforcement Victim Advocate.Nwando Ofokansi
Nwando Ofokansi graduated from Boston College with a degree in Sociology, Philosophy, and African & African Diaspora Studies. She is Program Coordinator at Katie Brown Educational Program, a relationship violence prevention program. She uses intersectionality and critical-race feminism to unravel the impact of culture, identity, and oppression on health outcomes.Oscar Drummond
Pamela Mejia
Pamela Mejia is Head of Research at Berkeley Media Studies Group. She led BMSG’s 5-year project to identify messages and communication strategies that build support for sexual violence prevention policies. She holds master’s degrees in biochemistry and public health from the University of California at Berkeley.Patti Giggans
Patricia (aka Patti) Giggans has been the Executive Director of Peace Over Violence, a sexual and domestic violence and youth violence prevention center since 1985. Giggans has held numerous statewide and national leadership positions including Board Vice-President of 1in6, appointed to serve on the California Domestic Violence Advisory Council, former President of The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA), and founding Board member of the California Partnership To End Domestic Violence (CPEDV). She is the founder of Denim Day in LA and USA. A black belt in Karate and master self-defense trainer, Giggans founded Karate Women, the first martial arts school in Southern California in 1976. She has co-created violence prevention programs and curricula including In Touch With Teens and Women’s Self Defense and Safety. She has co-authored several books including the most recent When Dating Becomes Dangerous; A Parents Guide To Preventing Relationship Abuse. Giggans is a recipient of The California Peace Prize, the Angel of Peace Award, the 2016 Visionary Voice Award from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, and is a Durfee Foundation Stanton Fellow.Peer Leader
IMPACT:Ability's Peer Leaders are young men and women when intellectual and developmental disabilities who have taken IMPACT:Ability self-defense and sexuality education programs and are now co-teachers in a leadership development and bullying prevention program for younger students.Peggy Jo Coll
Peggy Jo Coll serves as the University of North Dakota Campus Prevention and Education Specialist. Peggy Jo has worked in violence prevention since 2006. Peggy Jo received her Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Administration with an emphasis in Security and has her A.S. in Social Psychology from Park University.Phyllis Miller
Phyllis Miller, LCSW, Director for YWCA Metro St. Louis has 25+ years’ experience providing program management and services to high risk populations, including victims of sexual violence, domestic violence and child abuse/neglect.Portia Gordon
Portia Gordon, LPC-S, RPT, is the Counseling Director for Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response (STAR), where she has worked since 2013, providing counseling services, free of cost to survivors of sexual trauma and working to develop programing to meet the unique needs of survivors. Portia graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana in 2010, with a BS in Psychology, and then again in 2013, with a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.Professor Kieran McCartan
Dr McCartan is an Associate Professor in Criminology at the University of the West of England and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Criminology at QUT, Brisbane. He has a track record of public, academic and professional engagement on criminological issues, including the origins and causes of sex offending, and societal responses to sex offenders. He has experience of qualitative, quantitative and mixed method research from funders including Ministry of Justice, Cabinet Office, Public Health England, ESRC, The Leverhulme Trust, Bristol City Council & various UK police forces.Quinn Gormley
Quinn Gormley (she/they) is the Executive Director of the Maine Transgender Network, the largest statewide transgender peer support organization in the United States. Prior to MTN Quinn worked with rural queer communities to develop new pride festivals and volunteered as a hotline advocate at her local sexual assault support center.Quinn Pellerito
Quinn Pellerito is the LGBTQ Education Specialist at WOAR. Their work focuses on training providers on the intersection of LGBTQ+ affirming and trauma informed best practices.Their goal is to aid providers in serving LGBTQ+ community members who have experienced sexual violence in a welcoming and compassionate way.Rachel Ebeling
When her lifelong best friend was murdered in a horrific act of sexual violence, Rachel was called to action to fight against the epidemic of sexual violence in the U.S. Rachel is responsible for day-to-day operations of the The Angel Band Project. She is committed to their mission of “using the power of music to provide healing, raise awareness, and create positive social change for survivors of sexual violence.”Rachel Ebeling
Rachel Ebeling draws on her background in project management, marketing and the media in her role as executive director. She is committed to The Angel Band Project’s mission of “using the power of music to provide healing, raise awareness, and create positive social change for survivors of sexual violence.”Radha Prabakaran
Radha Prabakaran holds the title of Education Outreach Specialist at Mazzoni Center, an LGBTQ health and wellness organization located in Philadelphia, PA. They are passionate about creating spaces where LGBTQ+ victims and survivors, particularly of color, are able to move towards healing without experiencing additional harm.Randi Bregman
Randi serves as Executive Director of Vera House (serving victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence). She is a sought-after leader in the Central New York Community. Randi is often requested as an Expert Witness. She champions the response to and prevention of sexual and domestic violence.Rebecca Nickels
Rebecca Nickels, MSW helps nonprofits be their best; focusing on interim executive leadership, strategic planning, board governance, and equity. From 2006-2018, she lead Call to Safety (Portland, Oregon) as it expanded crisis line services, integrated equity and racial justice, and prioritized being survivor-led. Rebecca has worked alongside survivors since 1996.Regan Tala Blake
Regan has been advocating for sexual assault clients at SafePlace since 2016, working boots-on-the-ground with underserved populations such as trafficked and houseless youth, and incarcerated survivors. Prior to SafePlace, they acted as a peer advocate in survivor spaces at The Evergreen State College from 2013 - 2015.Rhonda Hendrickson, MSL
Rhonda Hendrickson, MSL is Vice President, YWCA Greater Harrisburg, providing management and expertise in domestic violence, sexual assault, prevention, and human trafficking. Hendrickson manages one of the first federal trafficking grants in PA that provides services for survivors, and manages the only trauma-informed mentoring program for child victims of trafficking.Rhonda Moore
In addition to pursuing her master’s degree in Psychology, Rhonda Moore, YWCA of Kauai Youth Specialist, has created a curriculum for teenage youth to address diversity, equality, equity, and gender violence to challenge their own thoughts and behaviors towards one another and how they interact in their community.Rick Azzaro
Rick Azzaro has 25 years of practice/administrative experience serving victims of family violence. Rick received his Doctorate in Clinical Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania under the tutelage of; Richard Gelles, Richard Gartner, Scott Easton and Sandy Bloom. Rick is currently the Executive Director for Family Design Resources Inc.Rolanda McCall
Rolanda McCall is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Washington, DC, and Trauma Therapist at the DC Rape Crisis Center. She provides trauma-informed, empowerment focused, therapeutic services and clinical consultation to a diverse range of clients in the greater Washington, DC area, and has done so for over four years.Rose Hennessy
Rose Hennessy is a PhD Candidate in Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She brings over a decade of anti-violence experience, including campus sexual assault work, advocacy, research, and prevention/evaluation practice at the state-level domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions in Wisconsin. Her research focuses on sexual assault prevention.Rubi Mancilla
Rubi Mancilla, LGPC, is the Crisis Services Coordinator at DC Rape Crisis Center (DCRCC). A bilingual trauma therapist, Rubi provides counseling to survivors of sexual violence and coordinates all of DCRCC’s clinical services. She has extensive experience providing trauma informed services to youth, adults and families through an anti-oppressive framework.Sandra Henriquez
As CEO, Ms. Henriquez has helped to transform CALCASA’s culture and strategies by centering the experiences of the most marginalized survivors, amplifying their voices and focusing on creating systemic change. Under her leadership, CALCASA has embarked on efforts to create partnerships on behalf of incarcerated victims of sexual violence and detained immigrants.Sara Rae Davis
Sara Rae Davis is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. She is the Co-founder and Co-Director of Turtle Mountain Empowerment self-defense. She has been working for the Turtle Mountain Public Schools for 10 years, most recently in classrooms for students with disabilities.Sarah Diamond
Sarah Diamond holds a Master of Education in Human Sexuality from Widener University. She teaches her classes through a sex-positive, feminist, culturally humble lens educating youth in San Diego about healthy relationships, gender norms/roles and their connection to violence, consent and boundaries, and how to be UPstanders in their communities.Sarah Martin-Torres
Sarah Martin-Torres is the State Liaison for the Immigrant Survivors Project at PIRC. She holds a master’s degree in social work from Temple University and has been providing immigration legal services to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking for nearly a decade as a DOJ Accredited Representative.Sean Creech
Sean Creech, LICSW, is an instructor in the Social Work and Sociology Department of Jacksonville State University.Shanda Poitra
Shanda Poitra is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. As a domestic abuse survivor, it became her goal to offer Empowerment Self Defense to Indigenous women and girls in her community. Shanda is the founder and Co-Director of Turtle Mountain Empowerment Self-defense.Shanese McGregor
Shanese McGregor is originally from Indiana. She earned a B.A. of Psychology from the University of Indianapolis and an M.A. in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education from Ball State University. Working at the Department of Child Services in Indiana is where she developed a passion to advocate for survivors.Sharon Harper-Young
Sharon has been facilitating workshops and events for people with disabilities for over 20 years. Topics she has covered include HIV/Aids awareness, self advocacy, sexual abuse awareness, healthy relationships, and more. Brought to this work as a parent of an extraordinary young man, Sharon brings a passion for the message and an engaging, down-to-earth manner that reaches each person in the audience.Shenoa Williams
Shenoa Williams is employed as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with the Child Advocacy Center at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She has become a nationally certified Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE-P) in 2017 and completed the Adult SANE curriculum in 2018. Over the last year she has attended on-line and in-person training on Human Trafficking, including a train-the-trainer course through Shared Hope International called i:care A Health Care Provider’s Guide to Recognizing and Caring for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims. She is currently co-chairing the Training ACT Advocates Workgroup for the Alliance for Children in Trafficking (ACT), an important initiative of NAPNAP Partners for Vulnerable Youth.Sheridan Miyamoto
Sheridan Miyamoto is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and a Child Maltreatment Solutions Network faculty member at Penn State University. She is the Director of the Pennsylvania Sexual Assault Forensic Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center, supported by a grant from the Department of Justice- Office for Victims of Crime.Sheryan Cancel
Sheryan M. Cancel, Latinx Services Coordinator for Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence. Prior to joining The Alliance, she worked as a bilingual counselor advocate for survivors of sexual violence at the YWCA in New Britain. She is on the leadership committee for the Women of Color Caucus Against Sexual Assault.Shundrea Trotty
Shundrea Trotty worked in community organizing and culturally specific program administration for more than 15 years before joining the anti-rape movement. Her work is focused on building trauma informed management to support advocates and survivors. Shundrea holds a Master’s of Public Administration.Stephanie Smith-Bowman
Stephanie Smith Bowman, MSW, LISW serves as Founder/CEO of DeafPhoenix, unique Deaf statewide anti-violence multi-disciplinary team of eleven professionals specializing in advocacy, psycho-education, training/technical assistance, and interactive multi-media services to empower crime victims in Ohio’s Deaf communities. To enhance accessibility capacity building among first and secondary responders, DeafPhoenix created over 200 PSAs generating crime victimization awareness, intervention, compassionate response, and healing resources along with presentations for NSAC, NNEDV, NCVC, and OVC. Stephanie co-founded Ohio Alliance To End Sexual Violence (OAESV) and has been recognized as a recipient of 2015 Visionary Voice award by NSVRC.Susan McKinney
Turing family tragedy into triumph, Sue founded the Barnabas Horse Foundation in 2011. As a horse person and a survivor herself, she knows first-hand how important horses were to her healing and survival. Utilizing the principles of Natural Lifemanship, Sue and her team of therapists, equine professionals and horses now work tirelessly to help others go from victim to survivor.Tana Fedewa
Tana Fedewa has a Master’s Degree in Social Work. She is the Director of the Michigan State University Sexual Assault Program. Tana advocates for trauma informed services, response, and interventions at MSU. Tana serves on the MSU Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct Expert Advisory Workgroup.TBN Community partners
Technical Sergeant Jessica Whetstone
Technical Sergeant Jessica Whetstone is a Special Victims’ Paralegal with the Air Force Legal Operations Agency, assigned to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. She is responsible for the management and administration of the Andrews Special Victims’ Counsel Office, and providing comprehensive sexual assault response and teamed client representation throughout the military judicial process.Terri Poore
Terri Poore has worked with the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence on federal policy and appropriations related to sexual assault for over 10 years, first as a board member and now as the Policy Director. Previously, she worked at the National Sexual Assault Coalition Resource Sharing Project and the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence for 13 years. In the 90’s, Terri worked at a rape crisis center in North Florida. Terri holds an MSW from Florida State University and a BA in Sociology from Loyola University, New Orleans. She works from her home in Tallahasee, Florida.Terry Fromson
Terry Fromson has led advocacy efforts to reform law enforcement response to sexual violence in Philadelphia and nationally. She has reviewed thousands of police sex crime files in Philadelphia and other jurisdictions. Her work has led to major local and national policy changes on police response to sex crimes.To be determined
We would like to include a trans-identified local facilitator who actually provided support groups.Tonjie Reese
Tonjie is an advocate, preventionist and creative. With ten years of youth-serving work and seven years in the gender-based violence field, she is driven by the belief that everyone has a role in violence prevention. She holds a BS in Behavioral Science and a MA in Education, Leadership, & Change.Trace Fleming-Trice
Trace Fleming-Trice is the Sexual Violence Program Director for 2nd Chance, Inc. in Northeast Alabama. She is reasonably friendly, mostly harmless, and is believes in the sustainability of the anti-sexual violence movement through creating vicarious trauma informed organizations and accountable spaces for advocates.Tyler Lumpkin
is the Coordinator of Education and Outreach at MOCSA. He has two Bachelor’s Degrees, both in Psychology and Human Ecology. He develops and maintains strong community partnerships with Kansas City metro schools and agencies in order to educate community members about sexual violence response and prevention strategies.Valeria Spektor
Valerie Slater
Valerie Slater, JD, is the Executive Director of RISE for Youth, working to dismantle the youth prison model by promoting the creation of community-based alternatives to youth incarceration and centering the voices of impacted youth.Vanessa M. Reyna
Vanessa Reyna is a Program Director at Waymakers overseeing the Sexual Assault Victim Services and Prevention Education Programs. Vanessa has worked 11 years with Waymakers’ Rape Crisis Center in various roles, participating multiple times a year presenting in the State Rape Crisis Counselor training for Orange County and various trainings.Victoria L. Dickman-Burnett
Victoria Dickman-Burnett has been studying sexual violence and engaged in activist work for over a decade. Her dissertation involves participatory action research to embed sexual violence in the high school English Classroom.Virginia Rueda
Virginia Rueda has over 20 years’ experience in human services. She is the Regional Support Specialist with the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault. She advocates for sexual assault survivors. She has provided numerous presentation and training both in Spanish and English on topics related to the dynamics of sexual assault.Wes Davis
Wes Davis is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and of the Bear Clan. As the Facilities Manager of Turtle Mountain Community College, Wes brought Turtle Mountain College to an 80% sustainability rate using Wind Energy, Smart Controls and Geothermal Heating in the first 5 years. Wes organized and presented at the first Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women’s awareness and healing event in 2016, which is now an annual event. Chair of a community-based Warrior Club that protects wildlife habitat on reservations, Wes depends on traditional teachings of the Ojibwe Nation to lead. - Track
