Victim Advocates & Partners

Community Spotlight

Read profiles of extraordinary people and groups recognized for their dedication and contributions to victims.

Spotlight: Intern Profile: Alexandra Gastelum

Alexandra Gastelum Intern Spotlight Alexandra is a certified Victim Advocate & Development Associate for the nonprofit, Homicide Survivors, Inc. located in Tucson, Arizona. She is experienced in both systems-based and non-systems based advocacy, specializing in...

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Spotlight: Board Member: Ashley Vaughn

Ashley Vaughn Member; Chair of Fundraising & Education Committee Ashley is a partner at Dumas & Vaughn, Attorneys at Law, in Portland, Oregon, where she represents survivors in child and adult sexual assault civil cases across the country. She graduated cum...

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Spotlight: Board Member: Douglas G. Houser

Douglas G. Houser Ex Officio Douglas G. Houser is a Senior Partner at Bullivant Houser Bailey PC. Mr. Houser graduated from Willamette University (BA, 1957) and Stanford University College of Law (JD, 1960). He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a...

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Spotlight: Board Member: Dr. David Black

Dr. David Black Member; Governance Committee I became involved with NCVLI as a presenter at an Annual Conference around 2010, sharing information on children’s cognitive development and their understanding of and ability to respond to legal proceedings. I have been a...

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Spotlight: Board Member: Ryan Guilds

Ryan Guilds Member; Fundraising & Education Committee Ryan Guilds is Counsel at international law firm Arnold and Porter, LLP, where his practice focuses on intellectual property brand protection, complex products liability litigation, white collar defense,...

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Spotlight: Staff Profile: Jeremy Anderson-Sloan

Staff Profile: Jeremy Anderson-Sloan Community Engagement Liaison NCVLI welcomed Jeremy Anderson-Sloan in November 2020 as our new Community Engagement Liaison. You can read his bio on our Staff Page and learn more about Jeremy below. Why did you first get interested...

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