About Us
STEERING COMMITTEE
 Karma A. Cottman

Karma A. Cottman
Program Director,National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)

 Dr. Linner Ward Griffin, Ed.D., ACSW, LCSW

Dr. Linner Ward Griffin, Ed.D., ACSW, LCSW
Professor, School of Social Work & Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina

 Dr. Robert L. Hampton

Dr. Robert L. Hampton
Provost/Executive Vice President at Tennessee State University

 Ms. Shelia Hankins, B.S.

Ms. Shelia Hankins, B.S.
Project Director Department of Human Services Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention & treatment Board State of Michigan

 Dr. Esther J. Jenkins

Dr. Esther J. Jenkins
Professor of Psychology at Chicago State University

 Dr. Beth E. Richie

Dr. Beth E. Richie
Professor in the Departments of Criminal Justice and Women's Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago

Johnny Rice, II, M.S. 

Johnny Rice, II, M.S
Director of Grants Management, Maryland Department of Human Resources, Baltimore, MD

 Ms. Joyce N. Thomas

Ms. Joyce N. Thomas
President and Co-founder of the Center for Child Protection and Family Support in Washington, DC

 Ms. Antonia A. Vann, CDVC

Ms. Antonia A. Vann, CDVC
CEO, Asha Family Services, Inc., (ASHA)

 Dr. Oliver J. Williams

Dr. Oliver J. Williams
Executive Director of the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community and a Professor in the School of Social Work, at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul