At the onset of the design phase, NoVo engaged 11 trusted advisors to lend their expertise and perspective on the direction and design of Move to End Violence. Comprised primarily of interviewees from our stakeholder research phase, this Advisory Committee included individuals with shared values and a vast range of experience, including working to end sexual violence, domestic violence, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse, and violence against girls and women in conflict zones. Their work occurs at the local, state, national, and international levels, and via a diverse range of social change strategies. We are greatly indebted for their wisdom and guidance over the course of the program’s design.
Organizational Consultant
Maura is an interdependent social change facilitator, consultant and coach. Her approach to transformative leadership and organizational development is rooted in her 25-year commitment to racial and gender justice and queer liberation. She supports and challenges leaders to clarify purpose and vision, align values and practice, and create organizations that are liberatory, sustainable and adaptive. Learn More
Educator, Activist, Lecturer
A CALL TO MEN™
Ted Bunch is an educator, activist and lecturer working to end all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls. As the chief development officer for A CALL TO MEN™, Ted is internationally recognized for his efforts to prevent violence against women while promoting a healthy, respectful manhood. He is a leading voice on issues of manhood, male socialization and its intersection with violence, and preventing violence against all women and girls. Learn More
Program Officer
Open Society Foundation
Timothy Dorsey served as Program Officer for the Strategic Opportunities Fund at the Open Society Foundation. In this capacity, Tim facilitates grantmaking across OSI’s U.S. Programs related to research and development around emerging areas of interest; rapid response to urgent situations; and special initiatives that address cross-cutting social justice concerns. Learn More
Lisa Fujie Parks has been working to prevent domestic and sexual violence and promote health and equity for over 15 years. In 1999, she led a team of LGBTQ youth and adults to design one of the country’s first LGBTQ relationship violence prevention projects, the LOVE & JUSTICE Project. Learn More
Judy Gold, the Obama administration’s appointee to serve as the U.S. representative to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, is a board member of the Women’s Media Center and a former Clinton Administration official in the Office of Women’s Initiatives and Outreach. Her professional experience includes positions as chair of Women’s Policy for the Obama for America Campaign, chair of the Illinois Commission on the Status of Women, and in Mayor Daley’s Cabinet as Chief of Policy for the City of Chicago. Learn More
Ruchira Gupta was inspired to found Apne Aap after working closely with 22 courageous young women in prostitution in the brothels of Mumbai to make her Emmy Award-winning documentary, The Selling of Innocents. Learn More
Monique has been active in social justice movements for the past 20 years, serving as an organizer, lawyer, strategist and funder. Her career spans a range of justice issues—from gender-based violence and LGBTQ rights, to mass incarceration and women’s rights. Monique is passionate about bringing people together to build inclusive, strategic and sustainable movements. Learn More
Executive Director
North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Monika Johnson Hostler is the Executive Director of the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA) and the first woman of color board president of the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV). Monika has been with NCCASA since 1999. Learn More
Director, Gender and Gender Based Violence
HIAS
Heidi has over fifteen years experience in Africa, Asia and the US as an advocate, case worker, and facilitator on programs working to end violence against women and girls. She is currently the Director of Gender Based Violence at HIAS. Learn More
Social Justice + Community Building Director
Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
Beckie Masaki, MSW, is the Social Justice and Community Building Director at the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence, a national resource center on gender violence in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. Beckie has worked in the movement to end violence against women for thirty years. Learn More
Chief Executive Officer
Casa de Esperanza
Patti Tototzintle is Chief Executive Officer of Casa de Esperanza, whose mission is to mobilize Latinas and Latino communities to end domestic violence. Patti oversees all organizational programming, internal operations, local collaborations and partnerships, and board and staff leadership development. She has been in executive leadership at Casa de Esperanza since 2002. Learn More
