Experienced leader who has operated and led domestic violence shelter and transitional housing programs, provided consultation and training in almost every U.S. city and territory and across Canada and South America, secured over 15 million dollars in funds, and lead the implementation of more than 50 federal projects to respond to violence against women. Serves as a Futures Without Violence trainer for Major League Baseball and is the author of several articles including Resiliency in Children Exposed to Family Violence in Resiliency in Action Practical Ideas for Overcoming Risks and Building Strengths in Youth, Families, and Communities and most recently, Moving from the Mainstream to the Margins: Lessons in Culture and Power published September 2018 in the Journal of Family Violence.