David Thomas retired from the Montgomery County Department of Police in December of 2000 after 15 years of Service. Upon retirement Dave was honored to have been the 2nd highest decorated officer...
Champions of Change: Working To End Domestic Violence
One in four women and one in thirteen men will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, these Champions of Change are being recognized for their efforts to end domestic violence in their communities. Watch the video from the Champions of Change panel on ending domestic violence.
William Kellibrew IV serves as the Deputy Director & National Victims Advocate for the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition). He has extensive experience...
Sharon Stapel is the Executive Director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP). Founded in 1980 as a community response to violence, AVP is the country’s largest organization dedicated...
Lena Alhusseini joined the Arab-American Family Support Center as Executive Director in April 2006 after a number of years at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC),...
Johanna Orozco is a Teen Educator for the Domestic Violence and Child Advocacy Center of Greater Cleveland. Jo has turned tragedy into triumph. After being in an abusive relationship for two years...
Nicole DeSario, 16, is a junior at Montgomery High School in Skillman, New Jersey. Beginning last fall, Nicole championed bipartisan bill, A2920, that successfully passed and was signed by Gov....
Suzanne C. Dubus joined the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center in 1995 and has served as its chief executive since 1998. She is credited with developing and administering domestic violence prevention...
Becca Stevens is an Episcopal priest, social entrepreneur, speaker and author of eight books. Becca serves as chaplain of St. Augustine's at Vanderbilt University, is the founder of Magdalene, a...
Vincent Mazzara has been a law enforcement professional for 30+ years, starting his career as a Detroit Police Officer; with the hope of helping and changing peoples’ lives. Having worked multiple...
Meg Schnabel is the Executive Director of Redevelopment Opportunities for Women (ROW) in St. Louis, Missouri and has been working in the domestic violence movement for 25 years. ROW is a non-...
Amelia Cobb is Founder and President of The Wright Group (TWG). In this capacity Amelia leads the development of public health demonstration projects and business philanthropy partnerships to...
Cherelyn Homlish has worked in the field of domestic violence for over 20 years. She is presently the Associate Director of Domestic Violence Services at People’s Place and supervises three...
Misty Thomas is a member of the Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska and a descendant of the Tlingit of Alaska. She has been the Director of the Dakota Tiwahe Service Unit (DTSU), the Social Services...
Kabzuag Vaj was born in Laos and came to this country as a refugee child with her mother and siblings. She is co-founder and co-executive director of Freedom Inc. She has been working to end...