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Gena Castro Rodriguez
Dr. Gena Castro Rodriguez has spent her career transforming systems to help survivors access justice, heal from trauma, and reach their potential. In 2000, as the Director of Youth Services at Mission Neighborhood Centers in San Francisco, Dr. Castro Rodriguez created the first intensive case management program for girls and young adults at risk for […]
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December 17, 2020 5:00 – 6:00pm PT What do two Netflix producers, a CNN reporter, a police detective, and a gender activist all have in common? They will all be honored at our 2020 Award Ceremony this December. What do YOU have in common with all of them? We want you to join too! Each […]
Learn MoreSheree Goldman
Dr. Sheree Goldman is the Coordinator of the Monterey County Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) and feels privileged to work with a remarkable multidisciplinary team and county health department. With over four decades of experience in health care, she has concentrated on forensic nursing for the past 20 years in Monterey County, California. The SART […]
Learn MoreBarbara Smith
Lieutenant Barbara Smith is a Domestic Violence survivor. At a young age, she witnessed her mother being abused by her boyfriend. As a child, she tried to help her mother several times, and in one incident, she ended up being assaulted because of her attempts to intervene. It was that very moment that she knew […]
Learn MoreCarmen J. Bloom White
Ms. White first heard about Start by Believing (SBB) in 2016, when she attended the End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) conference in Washington, DC. At the time, she was an Assistant District Attorney for Berks County, Pennsylvania. From that point forward, she incorporated SBB techniques into her work prosecuting sexual assault and domestic violence, […]
Learn MoreKelly Vates
Kelly Vates is a survivor of child sexual abuse, and the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Fair Haven Center for Women in Lake County, Indiana. Ms. Vates has more than 22 years of experience in her own personal recovery and 16 years in Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy. She is a national speaker and trainer on […]
Learn MoreBeya Thayer
Beya Thayer is a systems advocate supporting enhanced collaborations among multi-disciplinary teams. Ms. Thayer works to develop and implement strategies that lead to the long-term and sustainable involvement of community institutions, organizations, and individuals within the intersections of justice and behavioral health addressing partnership and systems change. With her current position as the Executive Director […]
Learn MoreShellie Severa
Shellie Severa is the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Victim Advocate for the 354th Fighter Wing of the U.S. Air Force. In that position, she assists survivors of sexual assault with reporting and referral services, assists in the management of the annual base program budget, and supervises volunteer victim advocates. In 2017, her work […]
Learn MoreMary Reina
Mary Reina is an experienced RN, with several years of experience as a certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE). Currently, she is working on establishing a SANE program in Gold Beach, Oregon. Ms. Reina previously served as the Director of the Forensic Services Unit at the Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, California. During her time […]
Learn MorePierre De La Ossa
Pierre De La Ossa began his career with the Tucson Police Department as a civilian Community Service Officer in 2001, and he became a police officer in 2003. He spent nine years as a patrol officer, and was subsequently promoted to detective. He was first assigned to the Organized Crime Unit and then later to […]
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