Victim Advocates & Partners

Community Spotlight

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

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...

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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’...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Spotlight: 2012 Legal Advocacy Award: Erin Olson

Erin Olson 2012 Legal Advocacy Award NCVLI is proud to honor Erin Olson with the 2012 Legal Advocacy Award for her deep commitment to legal advocacy on behalf of victims of crime. NCVLI’s Legal Advocacy Award recognizes crime victims’ rights attorneys who have...

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Spotlight: NCVLI Board Member: Candace Newland-Holley

Candace Newland-Holley 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,...

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