Summit Panelists
The DECADE FOR CHANGE SUMMIT will convene leaders from across the nation to effectively strategize to reach the goal of measurably reducing domestic violence by 2016. Panels are broken down into ten areas of focus which directly affect the lives of those experiencing domestic violence. The chairs and co-chairs of these panels will facilitate discussion among ten panel members to reach common strategies and tactics that support the end goal.
Panels:
Business, Domestic Violence Services and Community Partnerships, Education, Faith Communities, Families and Relationships, Government, Healthcare and Mental Health Services, Media, Men Working to End Violence Against Women, Youth Services
Business Panel
Jane Randel
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Liz Claiborne Inc.
Laysha Ward
Director
Target Foundation
Ms. Angela Cobb, Program Manager,
Allstate Foundation
Mr. Peter Debreceny, Vice President of Corporate Relations,
The Allstate Corporation
Ms. Diane Eidman, Director, Corporate Contributions,
Altria Corporate Services Inc.
Ms. Shelly Espinosa, Manager, Community Relations,
Target
Ms. Becky Frusher, Communications Director,
Curves
Mr. Patrick Gaston, President,
Verizon Foundation
Ms. Diane Heavin, Owner,
Curves
Ms. Leah Johnson, Director of Public Affairs,
Citigroup
Ms. Rochelle Knotts, Manager and Senior Underwriter,
Pro Ag
Ms. Tracy Kofski, Vice President of Total Compensation,
Target
Ms. Debra Lewis, Public Relations -National,
Verizon Foundation
Mr. Ron Parker, Sr. Vice President of Human Resources,
Frito-Lay North America
Ms. Lupita Reyes, National Program Director, Domestic Violence,
Verizon Foundation
Ms. Kim Wells, Executive Director,
Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
Mr. Tom Wilson, President and COO,
The Allstate Corporation
Domestic Violence Services and
Community Partnerships
Jessica Vasquez
Executive Director
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Mrs. Ali-Sha Alleman, Founder/Executive Director,
Ramona's Way
Ms. Karma Cottman, Program Director,
NNEDV
Ms. Pualani Enos, Executive Director,
Hui Malama Learning Center
Ms. Sue Fellen, Executive Director,
Idaho Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Ms. Sheila Hankins
Ms. Laurie Holmes, Executive Director,
Harbor COV
Ms. Cathy Hoog, Advocacy Specialist,
Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services
Ms. Sue Julian, Team Coordinator,
West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Ms. Cecilia Leal, Information Specialist,
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Ms. Clema Lewis, Co-Director,
Women's Coalition of St. Croix
Ms. Marivic Mabanag, Executive Director,
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
Ms. Sue Osthoff, Director,
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
Ms. Rose Pulliam, Executive Director,
Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Ms. Lupe Serrano, Executive Director,
Casa de Esperanza
Ms. Marilyn Smith, Executive Director,
Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services
Ms. Shaun Thompson, Associate Director,
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Ms. Rob Valente, Co-Director, Family Violence Department,
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Ms. Chani Waterhouse, Program Support Coordinator,
Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Education Panel
Oliver Williams, PhD
Professor
University of Minnesota
Ms. Chris Cates, Licensed Speech Pathologist,
Region 17 Educational Center,
Early Childhood Intervention
Ms. Jane K. Fernandes, President Designate,
Gallaudet University
Ms. Elizabeth Meynardie,
Gallaudet University
Dr. Esther Jenkins, Professor,
Chicago State University
Mrs. Linda McCaul
Dr. Scott McConnell, Director,
Center for Early Education and Development
Dr. Debbie Price, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools,
US Department of Education
Ms. Holly Rosen,
Michigan State University
Ms. Julia Spann, Executive Director,
SafePlace, Austin
Dr. Cris Sullivan, Professor, Community Psychology,
Michigan State University
Ms. Maria Worthen, Education Program Specialist,
US Department of Education
Faith Communities Panel
Rev. Al Miles
Director, Hospital Ministry Department,
Pacific Health Ministry at the Queen's Medical Center
Mrs. René Bazel-Wise, Training Coordinator,
South Carolina Coalition Against DV & SA
Reverend Thelma B. Burgonio-Watson
Rev. Dr. Marie M. Fortune, Founder and Senior Analyst,
Faith Trust Institute
Ms. Sheila Garcia, Associate Director,
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Ms. Alison Iser, Director of Jewish Program,
Faith Trust Institute
Ms. Sheila McCarron, Executive Director,
National Council of Catholic Women
Rev. Michael Pergola,
One Spirit Learning Alliance
Ms. Lori Weinstein , Executive Director,
Jewish Women's International
Families and Relationships Panel
Ann Menard
Director
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Mr. Juan Carlos Arean, Program Manager,
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Ms. Lonna Davis, Program Manager,
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Ms. Jacquelyn Boggess, Associate Director,
Center for Family Policy and Practice
Dr. Linner W. Griffin,
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs, East Carolina University
Mr. Michael Hayes, Director - Family Strengthening Initiatives,
Texas Attorney General
Mr. Jeff Johnson, Manager, Family and Community Services,
Health and Human Services Commission
Ms. Marylouise Kelley,
Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, ACF, HHS
Mr. Johnny Rice II, Chief Operating Officer,
Communities Organized to Improve Life, In.
Mr. William Riley, US Department of Health and Human Services,
Family Violence Division
Ms. Laurie Schipper, Executive Director,
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Ms. Laurie Shannon, Manager, Family Violence Program,
Health and Human Services Commission
Ms. Theodora Ooms, Senior Policy Analyst,
Center for Law & Social Policy
Ms. Mary Myrick, Public Strategies
Government Panel
Tiffany Carr
Executive Director
Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Sherry Frohman
Executive Director
New York State Office on the Prevention of Domestic Violence
Ms. Andrea Bottner,
Office of Violence Against Women
Ms. Debi Cain, Executive Director,
Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board
Ms. Corinne Graffunder, Branch Chief,
Division of Violence Prevention - CDC
Ms. Amanda Naughton,
National Conference of State Legislatures
Ms. Allison Randall,
Public Policy Director, NNEDV
Mr. Harry Wilson, Associate Commissioner,
Family and Youth Services Bureau
Healthcare and Mental Health
Services Panel
Debbie Lee
Director
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Dr. Cheryl A. Boyce, Ph.D., Assoc. Dir. for Pediatric Research Training and Career Development and Chief, Child Abuse and Neglect Program,
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Dr. Jacqueline Campbell, Professor,
John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Ricardo Carrillo, Director of Clinical Services,
Kaweah Delta Mental Health Hospital
Ms. Nancy Durborow, Health Projects Coordinator,
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Dr. Anne Ganley, Psychologist,
Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center
Dr. Nancy Glass, Associate Professor,
John Hopkins University School of Nursing
Dr. David Levine, MD, Medical Director - Adult ER,
Cook County Hospital
Dr. Brigid McCaw, Family Violence Prevention Program,
Kaiser Permanente Inc.
Dr. Susan Moriarity, Physician Director,
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Ms. Carlene Pavlos, Director, Division of Violence and Injury Prevention, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Ms. Jane Root, Director, Domestic Violence Response Program,
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
Ms. Julie Thomas-Beck, Associate Director,
Rose Brooks Center
Dr. Carole Warshaw, Director,
Domestic Violence and Mental Health Policy Initiative
Media Panel
Joanna Coles
Editor
Marie Claire
Karen Jeffreys
Communications Director
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Ms. Elizabeth Christian, President,
Elizabeth Christian & Associates PR
Mr. Paige Downey, Account Manager,
GSD&M
Ms. Jennifer Elena
Ms. Anne Glauber, Executive Vice President,
Ruder Fiinn
Ms. Rita Henley Jensen, Editor-in-Chief,
Women's eNews
Ms. Jeannie Kever, Reporter,
Houston Chronicle
Ms. Cheryl O'Donnell, Communications Director,
NNEDV
Ms. Laurie Parker,
Elizabeth Christian & Associates PR
Mr. Victor Rivers, Actor/Author/Activist/Athlete
Ms. Julia Savacool,
Marie Claire
Ms. Angela Shelton, Filmmaker
Ms. Meredith Wagner, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Corporate Communications,
Lifetime Television
Mr. Bob Wheelock, Senior Producer,
ABCNews
Men Working to End Violence
Against Women
Ulester Douglas
Training Director
Men Stopping Violence
Dr. Etiony Aldarondo, School of Education,
University of Miami
Dr. Rhea N. Almeida, Executive Director,
Institute of Family Services
Mr. Pernell Brown
Mr. Ted Bunch, Co-Founder,
A Call to Men
Mr. Cisco Garcia, Men's Outreach Coordinator,
LAC/USC Violence Intervention Program
Mr. Leo Hayden, Jr., CEO,
National Center for Violence Interruption
Mr. Joe Kelly, President,
Dads and Daughters
Ms. Jennifer Margulies, Director of Prevention Programs,
Texas Council on Family Violence
Mr. Jeremy NeVilles-Sorell, Team Leader,
Mending the Sacred Hoop
Ms. Rita Smith, Executive Director,
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Mr. Jerry Tello, Director,
National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute
Youth Services Panel Chair
Paige Flink
Executive Director
The Family Place
Ms. Leah Aldridge, Associate Director,
LACAAW
Ms. Terra Anderson,
Student
Mr. Jeff Berman, Sr. Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs,
MySpace.com
Ms. Katie Ferrier,
Girl Scouts of America
Ms. Paige Flink, Executive Director,
The Family Place
Ms. Zoe Flowers, Prevention Education Coordinator,
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
Mr. Ivan J. Juzang, Founder and President,
MEE Productions Inc.
Ms. Andrea Kane, Sr. Director of Policy and Partnerships,
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Ms. Liza Lorenz, Director of Programs,
Break the Cycle
Ms. Robin Runge, Director,
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
Ms. Abigail Sims, Assistant Divison Manager,
LACAAW
Ms. Carrie Speiser, Student,
Teens Experiencing Abusive Relationships
Ms. Shaina Weisbrot, Student,
Teens Experiencing Abusive Relationships
Ms. Laurie Westley, Senior Vice President, Public Policy,
Girl Scouts of America
Mr. Samuel Williams,
Student