Our Team

Samantha Waterman

Executive Director

Executive Director & Politico, North Carolina

Sheila Watson

Manager of Program Development

Martial Artist & Creative Writer, Victoria, Canada

Dr. Jelena Nolan-Roll

Consulting Manager of Outreach & Engagement

Empowerment Activist, Bristol, UK & Croatia

Tom Rose

Business & Nonprofit Consultant

Executive Director, Impact Personal Safety, Denver, Colorado

Matt Duffy

Operations Consultant

Business & Political Consultant, Duffy Media, Inc., North Carolina

Qwan Smith

Intern Extraordinaire

Research Intern, Georgia & DC

Board of Directors

Julie Harmon, PhD

Board Chair

Director, IMPACT Safety at LifeCare Alliance, Columbus, Ohio 

Dr. Sally Van Wright

Board Secretary

Martial Arts Sensei, Social Worker, and Counselor, Western Massachusetts

Faye Henry

Board Treasurer

City Treasurer for Port St. Lucie, Florida

Michael Peñafiel

Board Director

Senior Instructor & Instructor Trainer, IMPACT Personal Safety and Family Therapist, Southern California

Michele Elefante

Board Director

Martial Arts Sensei and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, San Francisco and Palm Bay, Florida

Onyemma Obiekea

Board Director

Public Health Advocate & Attorney at Law, Los Angeles, California

Magdalena Diaz

Board Director

Title IX & Gender Equity Assistant Director & Case Manager, Cal State Fullerton, California

Violence Prevention Measurements Commission

Dr. Jelena Nolan-Roll

Chair

Empowerment Activist, Bristol, UK & Croatia

Erin Michaelson

Measurements Commission Member

Founder & CEO, Summery, San Francisco Bay Area, California

Pâmela Mussi Valdez

Measurements Commission Member

Owner, Movimente Autodefesa, Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Dinta Suresh

Measurements Commission Member

Woman’s Studies Scholar, Kerala, India

Magdalena Diaz

Measurements Commission Member

Title IX & Gender Equity Assistant Director & Case Manager, Cal State Fullerton, California

Tine Ward

Measurements Commission Member

Founder & CEO, Rockflower, Inc, Rhode Island