Victim Advocates & Partners

Senator Sara Gelser Voice For Justice Award Honoree Sara Gelser represents the 8th Senatorial District in the Oregon State Legislature. Prior to her legislative service, Sara worked for the Oregon Department of Human Services and she taught parent education courses...

Gloria Needham Voice for Justice Award Honoree Gloria Needham is Director of the Hood River County Victims’ Assistance Program. Gloria was born in Mexico and legally immigrated to California at the age of 7. Gloria grew up in the Bay Area and was drawn to the...

Terry Campos Terry Campos, JD joined NCVLI in May 2008. Click here to read Terry’s bio or read on to learn more about Terry in her own words. What one thing has surprised you or have you learned about victims’ rights since you started working at NCVLI?I was most...

Scott Flor Staff Accountant Scott Flor joined NCVLI as a Staff Accountant in May 2008. Why did you first get interested in working with NCVLI and victims’ rights?I have been interested in victims’ rights and the idea of bringing more balance to the criminal justice...

Perkins & Company Sponsor Perkins & Company, Portland’s largest locally-based accounting firm, is a sponsor of NCVLI’s Voices for Justice Reception. Perkins & Co was founded in 1986 and has grown to become Portland’s largest locally-based accounting firm...

Jared Bordere Intern Jared Bordere, a law student at Southern University of Baton Rouge Law Center, interned for NCVLI in the summer of 2016. Keep reading to learn more about Jared and how he got involved. What did you about victims’ rights before working at NCVLI?I...

Andy Hess Intern Andy Hess is a 3L at Lewis & Clark Law School. He took our Victims’ Rights Litigation Clinic in 2015 and returned as a legal intern in the Summer of 2016. Andy told us about himself. What did you like most about working at NCVLI?The people who...

Dr. Jerry Yager 2016 Victims’ Rights Partnership Award Dr. Jerry Yager is a Clinical Psychologist, currently in private practice, with more than 30 years of experience in the assessment and treatment of traumatized children and adolescents. He specializes in working...

Elena Zoniadis Pro Bono Attorney Elena Zoniadis is a licensed attorney in New and New Jersey and began volunteering at NCVLI in the fall of 2015 and has provided hundreds of hours of pro bono work. Keep reading to learn more about Elena and how she got involved. How...

Mariam El-menshawi 2016 Legal Advocacy Awardee Mariam El-menshawi is the Director and Principal Attorney at McGeorge School of Law, Victims of Crime Resource Center in Sacramento, California. Mariam received her JD/MBA degrees from University of the Pacific, McGeorge...

Valenda Applegarth 2016 Gail Burns-Smith Excellence in Victim Services Award Valenda is a Senior Staff Attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services in Boston, Massachusetts, and founder of the nation’s first Relocation Counseling Project. Ms. Applegarth has represented...

Jessica Rhodes Intern Jessica is a senior at Portland State University studying criminology and criminal justice. She began volunteering at NCVLI in the summer of 2015 and interned during the Fall and Spring of 2016.  She told us a little about her experience as an...