City of Shelter

A coordinated community response to domestic violence

An 8 1/2-hour, 11-part video-based training series for professionals

Produced by

Global Village Communications

Consultants and Content Contributors

PRINCIPAL CONSULTANTS AND CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS

• Judge Ronald B. Adrine
  Judge Adrine was first elected to the bench of the Cleveland, Ohio Municipal Court in 1981. He has been re-elected three times since without opposition, most recently in 1999. During his years on the bench, Judge Adrine has served as a member of the Governor's Task Force on Family Violence, the Ohio Attorney General's Victim Assistance Advisory Board, the Domestic Violence Task Force of the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Supreme Court's Domestic Violence Task Force. He serves on the National Battered Women's Justice Project Advisory Board and on the Board of Trustees of the Family Violence Prevention Fund. He was elected to serve as the first chair of Cleveland's Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. Judge Adrine has lectured extensively on domestic violence issues for a host of organizations, associations, and governmental agencies, including, The Attorney General's Offices of Ohio and Pennsylvania, The Ohio Domestic Violence Network, The Women's Coalition of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Governor's Offices of Maryland and Puerto Rico, Judicial Colleges and Institutions in North Carolina, Ohio, and Louisiana, The Supreme Courts of Delaware and Wisconsin, The National Center for Disease Control, The National College of District Attorneys, The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the National League of Cities and the U.S. Department of Justice. He chairs the faculty of the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence, a joint initiative of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the Family Violence Prevention Fund, financed by the U.S. Department of Justice. He is co-author of Ohio Domestic Violence Law, part of Baldwin Legal Publishing Company's Ohio Handbook Series. Judge Adrine is a graduate of Fisk University and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
  
  
• Fred Bartenstein
  Mr. Bartenstein is an organizational development consultant based in Yellow Springs, Ohio. His clients include nonprofit, business and government organizations which are addressing change in their external and internal environments. His work involves mediation and facilitation in a variety of settings. Previously, Mr. Bartenstein was CEO of a community foundation in Dayton, a 1,250-seat performing arts center, a large independent bookstore and two magazines.
  
  
• Judge Timothy S. Black
  Judge Black, Hamilton County, Ohio, Municipal Court, is recognized as a statewide judicial leader on family violence issues and as a trainer on domestic violence law for police officers and judges throughout Ohio. He is the lead convenor of the Hamilton County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council and a member of the Hamilton County Death Review Panel. In 1995, Judge Black was the recipient of the Cincinnati Coalition on Domestic Violence Award of Excellence in Criminal Justice. Judge Black received his AB from Harvard University and his law degree from Chase College of Law.
  
  
• Susan M. Brasier
  Ms. Brasier is the Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Riverside, Ohio. She has established policy for the prosecution of domestic violence crimes, integrating community resources to support victims, while aggressively pursuing the conviction of the abuser. Ms. Brasier has established sentencing guidelines incorporating batterer specific counseling in addition to, or in lieu of, incarceration. Through her diligent acquisition of VOCA and VAWA grants, she has secured numerous victim services for the city such as a domestic violence detective, court advocates, and evidence gathering technology. She organizes and presents officer training sessions on family violence and the collection of evidence gathering in domestic violence cases. Ms. Brasier is a featured presenter on successful prosecution of domestic violence and stalking crimes for prosecutors and law enforcement personnel throughout the State of Ohio. She was the recipient of the Artemis Peacekeepers Award in 1994, and in 2000, was recognized by the City of Riverside for her ceaseless dedication to victims of domestic violence. Ms. Brasier received her Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Miami University, and her Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton School of Law. She holds Bar Memberships in Ohio and Michigan.
  
  
• Judge V. Michael Brigner
  Judge Brigner serves as Administrative Judge for the Montgomery County Domestic Relations Court in Dayton, Ohio. He is recognized as a national expert on domestic violence and is a trainer to lawyers and judges throughout the country. During his tenure, Judge Brigner's court has championed such innovations as mandatory parenting education classes and a supervised visitation center. Judge Brigner currently serves on the national advisory committee for the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence. He was named by the Ohio Supreme Court to the Ohio Domestic Violence Task Force, and serves on the Domestic Violence Death Review Committee for Montgomery County. He chairs an Ohio Supreme Court committee appointed to develop uniform domestic violence protection order forms and procedures for use by all courts in the state. He also chairs an Ohio Judicial Conference committee, which drafts suggested statewide Ohio domestic relations court forms. Prior to joining the bench in 1991, Judge Brigner spent thirteen years in the practice of general family law in Dayton. He has taught Business Law at Sinclair Community College. Judge Brigner has an undergraduate degree in political science from Wright State University, and earned his law degree from Salmon P. Chase School of Law.
  
  
• Charene Davis, RN, MSW, LISW
  Ms. Davis is co-chair of the Montgomery County Health Care Task Force on Family Violence,
  a member of the Montgomery County Domestic Violence Death Review Committee, and on the Peacekeeper Planning Committee for Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence. She is the Program Evaluator of Brighter Futures, a program for pregnant and parenting teens at the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association, Dayton, Ohio. Her involvement with victims of domestic violence led her to develop and implement the Domestic Violence Protocol for Kettering Medical Center, as well as an educational program for hospital staff on domestic violence and violence in the workplace. Ms. Davis is a trainer at local and statewide clinical presentations on Domestic Violence, Violence in the Workplace, Crisis Intervention, and Psychiatric Emergencies. She is currently presenting information sessions to local business regarding domestic violence in the workplace, a joint project with Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence. Ms. Davis is a member of the Nursing Network of Violence Against Women International. She received her diploma in nursing from Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati, B.A. in Social Science from Antioch College, her MSW with a minor in Administration from the University of Cincinnati, and is currently a master's candidate in Nursing at Wright State University.
  
  
• Connie Fox
  Ms. Fox has implemented and headed the National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section's Court Watch Project on domestic violence since its inception in 1994. Currently, she is the Vice President of the Community Service Department and Co-Chair of the NCJW Court Watch Project. Ms. Fox has helped over 100 communities in developing Domestic Violence Court Watch Programs, and conducted several workshops on court monitoring throughout the country. She is an active mentor with the National Silent Witness Initiative, and is working with the Jefferson County District Court's Domestic Violence Judicial Reform Committee in helping to design and implement a separate Domestic Violence Court within the District Court System.
  
  
• Nancy Grigsby, LPC
  Ms. Grigsby is the Executive Director of Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence in Dayton, Ohio, a domestic violence agency she co-founded in 1984 under the name Artemis House. The agency provides services to over 4,000 victims and their children per year. Ms. Grigsby is the co-author of The Barriers Model, an integrated strategy for intervention with battered women, and is recognized as a regional presenter and instructor on the model and other issues regarding domestic violence. In 1999, she participated as a panelist at the U.S. Congressional Briefing on the Impact of the Violence Against Women Act. She was fundamental in the development of the Family Violence Collaborative in Dayton, a joint project of Artemis and the YWCA, a program recognized by the Ohio Attorney General's Office. Ms. Grigsby has received numerous awards for her work in domestic violence education and victim advocacy, including the Distinguished Service Award from the Dayton Women's Bar Association, Congressional Woman of the Year, Third District of Ohio, the YWCA of Dayton Woman of Influence Award, Making a Difference for Women Award, and most recently was recognized as one of the Top Ten Women by the Dayton Daily News. She serves on number of advisory boards and committees including the Steering Committee and Standards Committee of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network, the Joint Committee on Domestic Violence Program Standards, Action Ohio and Ohio Domestic Violence Network, the Ohio Advocate Network for Training and Registration, and the Red Flag Committee of Montgomery County Children Services. Ms. Grigsby is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Ohio. She graduated from the University of Dayton, receiving her BS in Psychology and Fine Art, and her MS in Counseling.
  
  
• Jeffrey Gross
  Detective Gross has been member of the City of Dayton Police Department's Domestic Violence Unit since its inception in 1997. He joined the department in 1986, after twelve years with the University of Dayton Campus Police. Detective Gross has worked as an undercover investigator as a member of the Second District Drug Task Force and the Special Investigations Division, and, as an Auto Theft Detective in the Central Investigations Division until his appointment to the DV Unit. He is a contributing member of the Montgomery County Domestic Violence Task Force, a certified domestic violence trainer for law enforcement personnel, and works directly with court advocates to insure victim safety. Detective Gross graduated from the Dayton Police Academy.
  
  
• Nancy Neylon, LSW
  Ms. Neylon is the Executive Director of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network, a statewide coalition of domestic violence programs and other agencies and individuals addressing domestic violence. She served as the executive director of Templum House from 1983-1994. She is a member of numerous advisory committees, including the Center for Prevention of Family and Community Violence, the Ohio Department of Human Services Domestic Violence Advisory Committee, Cleveland Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, Women's Policy & Research Commission Health Issues Committee, and the Attorney General's Crime Victim Assistance Advisory Board. Ms. Neylon is a licensed social worker and holds both a bachelor and master's degrees in sociology from Cleveland State University.
  
  
• Janine M. Poppa, MSW, LSW
  Ms. Poppa held administrative positions with the YWCA of Dayton for 11 years and was appointed Director of Shelter Services in 1996, a position she held until November of 1999. As director, she was responsible for the overall management of the Domestic Violence Shelter, Women In Need Shelter (homeless women unaccompanied by children), WIN for Teens Shelter (homeless pregnant/parenting teens and their children), and the Transitional Housing Project (housing for "at risk" formally sheltered families). Under Ms. Poppa's leadership, the Shelter Services program management team was created with team members consisting of a Clinical Coordinator, Shelter Coordinator, Supportive Services Coordinator, and Administrative/Grants Coordinator. Her programs consistently received excellent program audit reviews from federal, state and local funders. Ms. Poppa co-founded the Montgomery County Family Violence Collaborative in 1994, and served on the Montgomery County Domestic Violence Death Review Committee in 1999. She is a member of the Board of Trustees and the Advisory Board of SCOPE of Montgomery County. Ms. Poppa received her BSW from the University of South Florida and her MSW from Florida State University. She is now Executive Director of the Epilepsy Foundation of Western Ohio, an agency serving 11 counties in the state.
  
  
• Cel Rivera
  Chief Rivera has spent over twenty-eight years on the force at the Lorain Police Department. During his career in this northern Ohio community, Chief Rivera has served in numerous departments including
  Narcotics, SWAT, and Special Operations as both an officer and supervisor. He was Commander of Patrol Operations from 1983-1990 and Commander of the Criminal Investigations Bureau until his appointment as Chief of the department in 1994. Chief Rivera led an initiative to have TPO's/CPO's placed in the Ohio Police Computer System (LEADS), making the information available to all law enforcement officers in the state. He is a current member, founder, and former chair of the Lorain County Domestic Violence Task Force. He serves as vice-chair of the Lorain County Safe Harbor (Genesis Home for Battered Women), and is a member of the Lorain County Crime Lab and 911 Advisory Board. Chief Rivera has received a number of awards for his work in law enforcement and the community, including the Hispanic of the Year Award, the Spirit of 87 ­ Liberty Through Law Award from the Ohio Governor's Office, and, he was honored by Ohio Governor Voinovich as a Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan. Chief Rivera received his degree in Police Science from Lorain County Community College, and is a graduate of the School of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville.
  
  
• Margene Robinson
  Sergeant Robinson, Supervisor of the Domestic Violence Unit, is a twenty-four year veteran of the Dayton Police Department. After a promotion to the rank of sergeant in 1989, she worked in Internal Affairs and as training supervisor at the police academy. Sergeant Robinson works closely with court advocates and prosecutors insuring domestic violence cases are properly investigated. She has developed domestic violence policy for the department and continues to teach recruits and conduct trainings within the department and throughout the State of Ohio. She is a member of the Montgomery County Domestic Violence Task Force, the Violence Against Women Subgrant Committee in southwest Ohio, the International Association of Women Police, and is a representative of Women in Law Enforcement. Sergeant Robinson received the Artemis Peacekeepers Award in 1998 and was honored by the 100 Club for outstanding service in the field of domestic violence. Sergeant Robinson received her Master of Education degree from the University of Dayton.
  
  
• Sandra Rogers, BS, LSW,CDVD II
  Ms. Rogers has a background of twenty-eight years in the social and human services area, and is a survivor of domestic violence. Utilizing her counseling and social work skills, along with her experiences as a victim, she is a speaker and facilitator on family violence issues for numerous agencies in the Ohio area including Talbert House/Victims of Crime, the AMEND Program, the United Way speakers bureau, and the Cincinnati area domestic violence agency Women Helping Women. Ms. Rogers received her BS degree in Urban Affairs Management from the University of Cincinnati. She is a licensed social worker in the State of Ohio and holds certificates in domestic violence and addiction counseling.
  
  
• Judith A. Royer MD, RN, CPNP, EMT
  Dr. Royer is a physician in the Emergency Department of Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. She is a trainer and presenter on the recognition of domestic violence and child abuse to hospitals, universities, EMS squads, and numerous women's social service agencies in the western Ohio and eastern Indiana areas. In addition to Dr. Royer's duties at Good Samaritan, she serves as part of the Clinical Faculty to the Wright State University Department of Emergency Medicine Residency Program, as a staff physician to the Warren County Correctional Institution, and as Medical Director to the local rescue squads of Phillipsburg, West Alexandria, New Lebanon, and Englewood. Dr. Royer is certified with the American Board of Emergency Physicians and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. She is a recipient of the Wright State University EMS Award and the James W. Agna, MD Clinical Excellence Award. Dr. Royer received her BSN and her MD from Indiana University and completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at Wright State University.
  
  
• Alexandria Ruden
  Ms. Ruden is a Staff Attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, specializing in domestic violence. She is a statewide lecturer and trainer on Ohio Domestic Violence Law, and a consultant to various legislators, community and professional groups on domestic violence. Ms. Ruden is a member of the Center for the Prevention of Family and Community Violence Advisory Council, the Supreme Court Domestic Violence Forms Task Force, Cuyahoga County VAWA Grant Allocations Committee, Cuyahoga County Domestic Violence Shelter Advisory Board, Cleveland Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, and Cuyahoga Chair of County Team on Domestic Violence. She is a former board member of the Ohio Children's Trust Fund and the Ohio Department of Human Services Domestic Violence Advisory Council. Ms. Ruden received her Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio State University and her Juris Doctor from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Ms. Ruden is co-author of Ohio Domestic Violence Law, part of Baldwin Legal Publishing Company's Ohio Handbook Series.
  
  
• Pamela J. Sears
  Ms. Sears is the Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in charge of the Municipal Division in the office of Michael K. Allen, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney. Prior to her current position, Ms. Sears was a prosecutor for the City of Cincinnati, and an associate in private practice with a Cincinnati law firm. Ms. Sears has been an instructor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and frequently provides training to law enforcement and community groups, particularly in the area of domestic violence. She is a member of the Hamilton County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, serving on the Law Enforcement Workgroup and Death Review Panel, and is co-chairing the Court Systems Workgroup. Ms. Sears has been an active participant in a domestic violence educational and training exchange with Cincinnati's Sister City Kharkiv, Ukraine. As a part of that project, she traveled with a delegation to Kharkiv and conducted trainings for government officials, educators, psychologists, social service providers, and law enforcement personnel, guiding them in the formation of a domestic violence coordinating council. She received her BS degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio; her law degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1984.
  
  
• Karen Scott
  Ms. Scott is the Executive Director of Women's Tri-County Help Center (WTCHC), a domestic violence agency serving three counties in rural southeastern Ohio. Her work with nonprofit organizations began in the mid-eighties, working mostly as an advocate and teacher in Sri Lanka and London before moving back to her home state of Ohio. Ms. Scott's commitment to rights issues, and her role as an advocate to victims of domestic violence, has led her to serve on numerous committees. She is a member of the Ohio Domestic Violence Steering Committee, local domestic violence task forces, the Belmont County OWF Planning Committee, and the Board of the Belmont Housing Corporation, which provides housing for persons with mental retardation. She also served on the planning committees for the Family Violence Prevention Grant and the VOCA/SVAA Grants. Ms. Scott has a bachelor's degree in Environmental Policy and Analysis from Bowling Green State University, and a master's degree in Political Science and Certificate in Public Administration from Ohio University.
  
  
• Daniel Trujillo
  Mr. Trujillo is the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Ohio Domestic Violence Network. His responsibilities include assisting communities in the development of coordinated community responses to domestic violence. Mr. Trujillo is also a group facilitator for the Warren County Abuse and Rape Crisis Shelter, providing facilitation, assessment and referrals to batterers convicted of domestic violence in Warren County. He worked for ten years with the YWCA Amend Program in Cincinnati, first as a Program Coordinator and later as the Director. Mr. Trujillo has provided professional training to law enforcement, judges, attorneys, physicians, clergy, universities, and service providers. He is an approved mediator by the Ohio State Supreme Court, and is proficient in Sign Language. Mr. Trujillo is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and holds a master's degree in Social Work from the University of Cincinnati.
  
  
• Pamela Weaner
  Ms. Weaner is managing attorney with Legal Services of Northwest Ohio. She has coordinated the activities of the Defiance County Domestic Violence Task Force since its inception in January 1993. In 1994, she received the Outstanding Victim Practitioner Award from the Court of Claims Ohio for her work with victims of domestic violence. Since 1994, she has assisted counties in Ohio in developing countywide protocols, and has conducted numerous law enforcement trainings on domestic violence. Ms. Weaner received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan and her Masters Degree in Sociology from Western Michigan University.
  
  
• David J. Westrick
  Sheriff Westrick took office in 1985, and has been instrumental in developing the Domestic Violence Protocol, Sarah's House (a domestic violence shelter), and the Victim Assistance Program in Defiance County. He is a member of the Defiance County Domestic Violence Task Force. Sheriff Westrick brought the D.A.R.E. program to all the county schools and heads the M.A.N. Drug Unit in Defiance County. He serves as the Chairman of the E-911 Board, as Secretary of the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association and the Corrections Commission of Northwest Ohio, and on the Hospice Advisory Board, and the Defiance College Criminal Justice Board. Sheriff Westrick is a certified instructor of Ohio Peace Officer Training and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University.

OTHER CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS

• Bruce Barcelo, Educational Coordinator, Greene County, Ohio Domestic Violence Project
  
• Chief Jerry G. Bloechle, Largo, Florida, Police Department
  Cheryl Bowe Shelter Services Coordinator, YWCA, Dayton, Ohio
  
• James Brown, Academy Director, University of Cincinnati Clermont College Police Academy
  
• Sarah M. Buel, Attorney and partner with the law firm of Tucker, Buel and Associates in Austin, Texas, and Clinical Professor at the University of Texas School of Law. Ms. Buel is a nationally recognized expert and trainer in the field of domestic violence
  
• Jacquelyn C. Campbell Ph.D., RN, FAAN,, Associate Dean for Ph.D. Programs & Research, The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
  
• Officer E.T. Davenport, Nashville, Tennessee, Metro Police Department
  
• Judge Kevin W. Delahanty, Chief Judge, Jefferson District Court, Louisville Kentucky and a member of Jefferson County's Domestic Violence Prevention Coordinating Council
  
• Chief Joseph Drew, Village of McArthur, Ohio, Police Department
  
• Mary Ann Dutton Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, forensic consultant, and professional lecturer of law at the National Law Center, George Washington University
  
• Judge Jacquelyn Eckert, Jefferson District Court, Louisville, Kentucky, and chair of Jefferson County's District Court Domestic Violence Judicial Reform Committee
  
• Jennifer Ginsburg MSSW, LISW, Director, Family Violence Collaborative/YWCA Dayton and Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence
  
• Judge Susan Goldie, Xenia, Ohio, Municipal Court
  
• Diane Graeter, Co-Chair, NCJW's Court Watch Project on Domestic Violence, Louisville, Kentucky
  
• Detective Mary Graham, Personal Crimes, Belmont County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office
  
• Stephanie Graubner-Nelson, Grants Coordinator, Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services
  
• Detective Joyce Greer, Domestic Violence Unit, Dayton Police Department
  
• Rabbi Marc Gruber, Temple Israel, Dayton, Ohio
  
• Sheriff Gary Haines (deceased), Montgomery County, Ohio 1988-2000
  
• Ann Hall, Sister of victim Gina Melton Frazier, an Adult ReEntry counselor at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, member of the Advisory Board for Information and Referral of United Way (Dayton), and Program Chair for Miami Valley Women's Health Coalition
  
• Jim Hardeman, Executive Director, Workplace Violence Interventions
  
• Rhonda Harris, Counselor Supervisor, DV Division, Nashville, Tennessee, Metro Police Department
  
• Detective K.O. Jenkins, DV Division, Nashville, Tennessee, Metro Police Department
  
• Officer Harold Jones, Riverside, Ohio, Police Department
  
• Jane K., MSW, LISW, Advocate Team Leader, Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence
  
• Don Knueve, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Criminal Justice Program, Defiance College and chairman of the Defiance County Domestic Violence Task Force
  
• James Kunde, Director, Coalition to Improve Management of State and Local Government and former City Manager, Dayton, Ohio
  
• Sue Lane-Baldwin, MSW, LISW, Clinical Services Director, Center for Abuse Prevention and Treatment, Napoleon, Ohio
  
• Tonya Lovelace, CaseWatch & Criminal Justice Training Coordinator, Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence
  
• Lieutenant Linda Lowe, Village of McArthur, Ohio, Police Department
  
• Ann MacDonald ACSW, LIW, Executive Director, Women Helping Women, member of the Hamilton County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council and Domestic Violence Death Review Panel
  
• Reverend Jimmy Mann, Chaplain, Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. Pastor, Teacher
  
• Chief Deputy Olen Martin, Investigations and Operations, Belmont County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office
  
• Rabbi Jennifer Marx-Asch, Temple Israel, Dayton, Ohio
  
• Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize winning author of 15 books, including Why They Kill, which challenges conventional theories about violent behavior
  
• Hon. Tom Roberts, Ohio State Representative, 39th District
  
• Judge John T. Rohrs III, Defiance Municipal Court, member, Defiance County Domestic Violence Task Force
  
• Marilyn Sanderfer MSW, LSW, Intake Supervisor, Montgomery County, Ohio, Children Services
  
• Sergeant Dan Savage, Divert Unit, Xenia Police Department
  
• John Scaccia, Chief Administrative Counsel, City of Dayton
  
• Detective Mike Simon, Retired, twenty-five year veteran of the Defiance City Police Department, served on the Defiance County Domestic Violence Task Force and the Supreme Court Task Force on Domestic Violence. He continues to conduct domestic violence trainings and workshops through the State of Ohio
  
• Detective Sergeant Mihaela Sloan, DV Division, Nashville, Tennessee, Metro Police Department
  
• Detective Frank Smith, 3rd District DV Investigations, Louisville, Kentucky, Police Department
  
• Judge John M. Solovan II, Belmont County, Ohio, Common Pleas Court
  
• Evan Stark Ph.D., MSW, Associate Professor, Public Administration, Rutgers University
  
• Jeffrey A. Strausbaugh, Prosecuting Attorney, City of Defiance, Ohio, member of the Defiance County Domestic Violence Task Force
  
• Nicholas P. Sylvain, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Montgomery County, Ohio, and member Montgomery County Domestic Violence Death Review Committee, trainer on domestic violence and stalking issues to prosecutors, law enforcement, and emergency medical personnel
  
• Chief Emmett Turner, Nashville, Tennessee, Metro Police Department
  
• Karen Weaver RN, Emergency Department Manager, Defiance Hospital, Defiance, Ohio
  
• Lieutenant Mark Wynn, twenty-year veteran of the Nashville, Tennessee, Metro Police Department, serving as a Lieutenant in the Domestic Violence Division, a nationally recognized advisor and trainer on family violence, and founder of Take A Stand Communications (TASC), a Nashville-based company providing educational training specifically directed to law enforcement, prosecution and community service providers, both nationally and internationally