I have spent 35 years as a victim advocate in Florida, providing direct services and utilizing Morita Therapy. I have been involved as a board member on state and local committees that set policy, protocols and hold annual conferences. I have a strong interest in restorative justice (RJ) and developing legislative policy to increase its availability. I have also written a screenplay, given a TEDx Talk, and facililted a victim offender dialogue that was filmed for the 2019 CNN series "The Redemption Project"