November 2015
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Thank You!
With your support we raised over $40,000 and won $4,250 more in the Purple Purse Challenge. |
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WISE and Dartmouth College Partnership Begins
The Coalition would like to congratulate WISE and Dartmouth College on it's recent collaboration which places a WISE crisis center advocate on campus to support students, faculty, and staff who are affected by abuse or assault. Delaney Anderson has been hired as the new Campus Advocate.
Read more about this exciting collaboration in Dartmouth Now
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WISE Campus Advocate, Delaney Anderson
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Join the
NH Says NO MORE Campaign and share
your message on our Photo Gallery or connect with your local program to find out ways you can help this holiday season!
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| Share in the spirit of giving. Show your support on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. |
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| Stay up to date with the Coalition |
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The Coalition Welcomes Four New Members to the Board
Shannon Chandley was elected twice to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, serving on the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety and chairing the Committee on Resources, Recreation and Development. Her legislative priorities reflected her commitment to issues of gender equality, environmental protection, fiscal responsibility, promoting peace and ending violence. To this end, she cosponsored and worked to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act and Joshua's Law. Shannon has a long history of serving her community as a volunteer. She currently works with SHARE Outreach which assists people in need in the Souhegan Valley as well as the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains and the Souhegan Valley Quilters Guild. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Shannon is a member of the Dean's Council of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Amy Vorenberg is a professor at UNH School of Law and a member of UNH Prevention Innovations. She was the
founding director of the school's Criminal Practice Clinic and c
urrently directs the Legal Writing Program. She began her legal career in New York as a Manhattan Assistant District Attorney. Later she worked as an Assistant Attorney General in New Hampshire before moving to the NH Public Defender's office in 1993. She served for ten years on the New Hampshire Adult Parole Board. Professor Vorenberg's teaching and research areas include Campus Sexual Assault, Legal Analysis and Writing, and Criminal Law.
Professor Vorenberg has written editorials and spoken out on campus sexual assault, providing her perspective as both a rape victim and someone with first-hand knowledge of the criminal justice system.
Lindsay Whitelaw is an associate in the Litigation Department at
McLane Middleton. Before attending law school, Lindsay served under Governor John H. Lynch from 2008-2012 where she gained in-depth knowledge of state government and administration.
Lindsay received her J.D. from the University of New Hampshire School of Law where she graduated from the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program and earned her B.A. from the University of New Hampshire, summa cum laude. While in law school, Lindsay interned for the National Education Association of New Hampshire and served as a Summer Associate at McLane Middleton. She also completed legal residencies at the U.S. District Court of the District of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office Civil Bureau. Lindsay received Concord School District's Champion for Children award in 2013 and is a former Coalition intern.
Deb Mozden is the Executive Director of Turning Points Network, a member program of the Coalition, which is located in Sullivan County. Deb has been the director of TPN for more than 30 years beginning as a staff of 1.5 full-time employees in the early 80s. She has been an active member of the NHCADSV Participating Membership Council, has participated on various committees of the Coalition, and has been active in Sullivan County. Her community involvement includes collaborating on numerous local initiatives and boards, including the Greater Claremont Chamber of Commerce, and the Sullivan County Oral Health Community Collaborative.
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Operation Transformation raises $50K for NHCADSV!
The Coalition would like to express our h
eartfelt thanks to the entire team
at Operation Transformation for this incredible donation.
Created by the dedicated and caring team at the office of Oral Surgeon Dr. William Dobbin, Operation Transformation's mission is to provide and build support against domestic and sexual violence through survivor empowerment, medical resources, and community awareness.
The project and a survivor's journey toward healing was celebrated at a Masquerade Gala honoring a Woman of Strength on November 13. The Coalition would like to thank the Operation Transformation team and all the donors and sponsors for their generosity.
Visit
Operation Transformation
to find out more about the project.
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Domestic Violence Awareness Events Across New Hampshire
From the North Country to the Southern Tier this fall member programs held events to raise awareness and critical funding. Thank you to everyone who came out to walk, run, see films or dine to support the cause! Here is a sampling of some of those events:
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| Runners and walkers came out to support Bridges at the Kelly Mann Memorial 5K |
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| The spectacular annual RiverFire Festival in Berlin set the Androscoggin River ablaze and included domestic violence awareness activities and a 5K fun run to support RESPONSE |
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Legislative Session Begins
Our Public Policy Department is hard at work gearing up for another busy session at the State House. They are proactively working with the legislature to address several issues, including
sex offender registry and victim notification concerns in the wake of the NH Supreme Court decision, John Doe v. State of New Hampshire.
The team will be closely following the legislature's efforts to address the state's opiate crisis. They will be working to make sure that information about the co-occurrence of sexual assault, domestic violence and addiction are brought to the table, and that crisis centers, which are seeing increasing numbers of survivors with addiction, receive the support they need. The Policy team is also working with the Commission to Review Child Abuse Fatalities as it continues it's critical work to prevent these tragedies in our state.
To receive more in depth legislative updates sign up for the Coalition's
Around the Statehouse e-newsletter by contacting
Jessica Eskeland
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AmeriCorps Victim Assistance Member receives Spirit of New Hampshire Award
Congratulations to AVAP member Jaime for receiving Volunteer New
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Coalition Program Director Marie Linebaugh and Jaime
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Hampshire's Spirit of New Hampshire Service Award.
Jaime, who serves as a shelter advocate at HAVEN (formerly A Safe Place), truly embodies the AmeriCorps spirit of "Getting Things Done"; she is passionate and enthusiastic and always seeks to engage others in volunteerism.
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| AVAP member Jessica was honored for her service in the National Guard. She is pictured here with Steve Monier of Sen. Ayotte's Office, Mary Jarril of Habitat for Humanity and Greg Stevens of Citizens Bank. |
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| Several AVAP members attended VNH's event and were thanked for their service. |
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Coalition Hall of Fame Celebration
A special thank you to our phenomenal community of donors, volunteers and sponsors for supporting our 2015 Hall of Fame Luncheon! This event gives us the opportunity to honor those who go above and beyond in their efforts to end domestic and sexual violence in our state.
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The 2015 HOF Inductees: Patricia LaFrance, Deputy Rockingham County Attorney, State Representative Renny Cushing, State Senator David Boutin, and Colonel Robert Quinn, Director, New Hampshire State Police.
You can see more photos from the event here.
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Staff News
The Coalition is pleased to welcome two new staff members, Susan Ouelett and April Aucoin to the team.
April Aucoin is the new AmeriCorps Victim Assistance Program Manager. April comes to the Coalition with over 14 years in the victim services field. She has a degree in criminal justice and spent the last 10 years as a victim advocate with the Plaistow Police Department. A familiar friend, April is an AmeriCorps Victim Assistance Program Alum and was even the Program Coordinator for a short time. April is pleased to be back with AVAP and looks forward to helping the program continue to provide crucial victim services here in NH. Former AVAP Coordinator, Marie Linebaugh, has taken on the role of Program Director at the Coalition.
Development and Database Coordinator Susan Ouellett comes to the Coalition with thirty years of non-profit experience working to improve the lives of vulnerable children and adults. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Education-Communication Disorders from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has spent the past 16 years as the coordinator of volunteer services and development at Child Health Services, a non-profit pediatric health clinic in Manchester that provides medical, nutrition, social, and behavioral health services to children from low-income families. Susan is proud to join the Coalition and looks forward to fostering friendships and raising funds to advance the mission of creating safe and just communities.
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