Victim Advocates & Partners
Community Spotlight
Read profiles of extraordinary people and groups recognized for their dedication and contributions to victims.
Spotlight: NAVRA Member Profile: Crime Victim Advocacy Center of Tulare County – Amy Terrible and Layli Caborn
Crime Victim Advocacy Center of Tulare County - Amy Terrible and Layli Caborn NAVRA Member Profile: Amy Terrible and Layli Caborn are victims’ rights lawyers and National Alliance of Victims’ Rights Attorneys (NAVRA) members who represent victims of crime in Central...
Spotlight: 2013 Gail Burns-Smith Excellence in Victim Services Award: Chanpone Sinlapasai
Chanpone Sinlapasai 2013 Gail Burns-Smith Excellence in Victim Services Award A member of our Board of Directors from 2002 until her untimely death in 2009, Gail Burns-Smith was a tireless leader in the victim services community. This award honors her legacy by...
Spotlight: NCVLI Board Member: Carl Davis
Carl Davis NCVLI Board Member The compassionate, devoted members of NCVLI’s Board of Directors come from all walks of life, and many bring the perspective of personal experience with victimization to their work for victims. In this NCVLI Board Member Spotlight, we...
Spotlight: 2013 Victims’ Rights Partnership Award: CAST
Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) 2013 Victims’ Rights Partnership Award NCVLI’s Victims’ Rights Partnership Award recognizes the collaborative efforts of individuals and/or organizations who have devoted their time to advancing crime victims’...
Spotlight: Pro Bono Attorney: Joel Shapiro
Joel Shapiro Pro Bono Attorney Volunteers play an invaluable role in NCVLI’s work protecting, enforcing, and advancing victims’ rights. We decided to take a moment to learn a little more about what our current volunteers are up to outside of the NCVLI offices. Joel...
Spotlight: NCVLI Board Member: Sarah Geary Gustafson
Sarah Geary Gustafson Board Member The compassionate, devoted members of NCVLI’s Board of Directors come from all walks of life, and many bring the perspective of personal experience with victimization to their work for victims. In this NCVLI Board Member Spotlight,...
Spotlight: Intern: Jackson McNeill
Jackson McNeill Intern Jackson McNeill is a second year law student at University of California Los Angeles School of Law who served as one of NCVLI’s Summer 2012 Law Student Interns. This is what Jackson had to say about his time at NCVLI: I thoroughly enjoyed...
Spotlight: Intern: Renee Huizinga
Renee Huizinga Intern Renee is NCVLI’s 2012-2013 Masters of Social Work student intern. Renee came to us last June with a rich background in advocacy work on behalf of domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. Renee works in NCVLI’s offices two days per week...
Spotlight: NCVLI Board Member: Sean Beers
Sean Beers Board Member The compassionate, devoted members of NCVLI’s Board of Directors come from all walks of life, and many bring the perspective of personal experience with victimization to their work for victims. In this NCVLI Board Member Spotlight, we aim to...
Spotlight: Intern: Andrew Simon
Andrew Simon Intern Andrew Simon is a second year law student at University of California Berkeley School of Law who served as one of NCVLI’s Summer 2012 Law Student Interns. Andrew had this to say about his time spent at NCVLI: Working at NCVLI was an incredible...
Spotlight: NCVLI Board Member: Helene Davis
Helene Davis Board Member The compassionate, devoted members of NCVLI’s Board of Directors come from all walks of life, and many bring the perspective of personal experience with victimization to their work for victims. In this NCVLI Board Member Spotlight, we aim to...
Spotlight: Intern: Bridgett Shephard
Bridgett Shephard Intern Bridgett Shephard is a second year law student at Lewis & Clark Law School who served as one of NCVLI’s Summer 2012 Law Student Interns. Bridgett had this to say about her time spent at NCVLI: Learning about victims’ rights law...