Experience

Jewish Family Service of Seattle

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Domestic Violence Advocate

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Provide comprehensive case management, safety planning, and legal advocacy to survivors of intimate partner violence. Provide comprehensive case management, safety planning, and legal advocacy to survivors of intimate partner violence.



JFSA Cleveland

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Victim Advocate

  • Dec 2018 - Aug 2020

  Provided case management, court system advocacy, and group facilitation to diverse survivors of domestic violence. Conducted community outreach and education for local religious leaders and community groups concerning culturally competent response to relationship violence. Provided case management, court system advocacy, and group facilitation to diverse survivors of domestic violence. Conducted community outreach and education for local religious leaders and community groups concerning culturally competent response to relationship violence.



Cleveland Rape Crisis Center

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cleveland Rape Crisis Center Hotline Advocate

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2018

  Provided over 400 hours of crisis support and community resource referral to survivors of sexual assault on 24/7 Cleveland Rape Crisis Center Hotline. Provided over 400 hours of crisis support and community resource referral to survivors of sexual assault on 24/7 Cleveland Rape Crisis Center Hotline.



CWRU LGBT Center

• Student Program Coordinator

  • Aug 2016 - May 2018

  Head organizer of the CWRU LGBT Center Sexual Assault Awareness Month Events; including LGBT survivor-focused events such as the Clothesline Project, a panel of LGBT survivors, a presentation on domestic violence in the LGBT community, and a trauma-informed yoga session for survivors.Created and facilitated presentations to campus faculty and staff, Cleveland area nonprofits, and Cleveland area prosecutors focusing on domestic and sexual violence experienced by the LGBT community.Provided crisis intervention and resource referrals to LGBT survivors of sexual and domestic violence.Facilitated Girls Like Girls and Umbrella discussion groups providing community support to CWRU LGBT students.



Cleveland Heights Municipal Court

• Victim Advocate

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Accompanied domestic violence survivors to criminal court hearings of their abusers, advocated on the behalf of survivors with justice system professionals to ensure trauma-informed interactions, and conducted strength-based empowerment advocacy with survivors in the context of the Cleveland Heights Municipal Court system. Accompanied domestic violence survivors to criminal court hearings of their abusers, advocated on the behalf of survivors with justice system professionals to ensure trauma-informed interactions, and conducted strength-based empowerment advocacy with survivors in the context of the Cleveland Heights Municipal Court system.