I am passionate about justice, innovation, content, and systems change that tangibly impact the lives of the vulnerable. I love collaborating with people who think outside the box and forge a better future for children and other survivors of violence. Formal bio below.Robert Peters is the Director of Institutional Response at GRACE. Prior to this role, he developed and delivered training, tools, and technical assistance to child abuse prosecutors and allied professionals across the United States through work with Zero Abuse Project and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). He is the creator of the STARK (Stopping Technology-Facilitated Abuse of Rural Kids) Prosecutor Symposium, and lead the development of NOVA (Nexus for Open-Source Virtual Assistance), an open-source intelligence tool for law enforcement.Mr. Peters served as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and Special Prosecutor in multiple West Virginia jurisdictions, where he specialized in the prosecution of sexual offenses, civil child abuse and neglect, and online child exploitation. In addition to authoring practical publications for child abuse prosecutors, he is published in peer-reviewed works such as the Handbook on Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan, Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, Florida Journal of International Law, Child Welfare League of America, Mitchell Hamline Law Review, and Christian Ethics Today. Robert is the lead author of “Child Statement and Forensic Interview Admissibility,” a treatise developed in partnership with the National District Attorneys Association and National Children’s Alliance. While in law school, Peters clerked at the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Virginia.Mr. Peters is the founder of Coursing Justice, an LLC that delivers state-of-the-art training and practical content to criminal justice professionals. While a prosecutor, he founded SHIELD Task Force, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has brought age-appropriate child abuse prevention education to thousands of school-aged children and numerous civic and community groups. Mr. Peters also serves on the WV Child Advocacy Network (WVCAN) Board of Directors. In 2019, Robert received the WV State Police Center for Children’s Justice Extra Mile Award for demonstrating professional leadership and personal commitment in going the Extra Mile on behalf of children and families.