Meet our Team, Boards & Committees
The Alliance for HOPE International team is dedicated to creating pathways for hope in the lives of survivors.
Co-Founders
Team Members
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Joe Bianco
Law Enforcement Support Coordinator
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Susan Booth
Director of Finance
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Jill Bring
Program Coordinator, Family Justice Center Alliance
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Hannah Craig
Director of Content for DomesticShelters.org
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Fernanda España
Interim Director of Culture and Operations
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Jahlyssa Franco
Administrative Assistant
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Belynda Herrera
Capstone Project Student, Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention
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Catherine Johnson
Interim National Director, Camp HOPE America
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Jessica Kimsey
Events Manager
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Mary Claire Landry
Director of Technical Assistance
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Meagan Lyman
Administrative Program Assistant
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Rachael Myers
Senior Digital Services Specialist, DomesticShelters.org
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Ashley Rumschlag
National Director, DomesticShelters.org
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Ken Shetter
National Director, Family Justice Center Alliance
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Amy Stobbe
Finance Coordinator
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Jamal Stroud
Mentor and Outreach Manager, Camp HOPE America
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Montgomery Turner-Little
Program Coordinator, Family Justice Center Alliance
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Erica Yamaguchi
Training and Education Manager, Camp HOPE America
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Yesenia Aceves
Director of Communications and Culture
National Advisory Board and Committees for the Institute
The Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention is supported by a National Advisory Board and multiple committees focused on key strangulation-related issues. The Board also develops a five-year strategic plan for the Institute.
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National Advisory Board
Our National Advisory Board includes field-leading experts, physicians, nurses, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, advocates, researchers, and trainers. The National Advisory Board developed a 5-year plan for the Institute, submitted to the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. You can read the report here.
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Research Committee
Our Research Committee is led by Dr. Jackie Campbell. Her team focuses on conducting in-depth research on strangulation and its effects; publishing new, cutting-edge information; and promoting crucial research related to strangulation assaults to increase awareness and understanding.
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Medical Committee
Our Medical Committee is led by Dr. William Smock and Dr. William Green and includes physicians, nurse practitioners, and forensic nurses. The Medical Committee focuses on pediatrics and pediatric strangulation, pregnancy, case study collection, maintaining and updating our strangulation bibliography, and much more.
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Legal Committee
Our Legal Committee is led by Riverside County Assistant District Attorney Jerry Fineman and Lt. Dan Rincon of the Scottsdale, Arizona Police Department and includes police officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges. The Legal Committee monitors new and existing laws, works on improving law enforcement protocols and policies, and produces regular roll call videos.
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Advocacy Committee
Our Advocacy Committee is led by Michelle Morgan from One Safe Place Family Justice Center of Tarrant County, Texas and includes domestic violence survivor advocates, and other family violence professionals. The Advocacy Committee concentrates on conducting survivor focus groups, improving trauma-informed advocacy and outreach processes, and assists existing programs with evidence-based approaches to the needs of survivors and victims.
