Donna J. Ferres

12328 Honeysuckle Road
Fort Myers, FL 33912

Phone 239-768-0673
Fax 239-768-0673
Email: DFerres@undyingwill.com
www.Undyingwill.com

Mission Statement

To empower victims of sexual assault to report and prosecute.

To assure that their rights be attained without intimidation.

To inform, explain and support victims through the Judicial Process.

To educate victims of the laws and statutes (960.0) which were written to serve and protect them.

Objective

Balancing the rights for victims of crime.

Work experience

1990 to Present Office Manager for a Psychiatric Practice

Volunteer experience

Phoenix Center, Rape Trauma Center

Volunteer Victim Advocate serving victims in Lee and Collier counties.

Achievements

1998 - Authored and Self Published, ‘Undying Will, A true story of how one woman survived a brutal rape and near murder to bring her attacker to justice.’

Community activities

2001 -2003 Sponsored and Coordinated Annual Tennis Tournament Fundraiser for our local Rape Trauma Center, dba Phoenix Center.

Raising reward money, along with the family, toward the arrest and prosecution of the person responsible for brutally raping their 74 year old Mom over one year ago.

Professional memberships

FCASV — Florida Council Against Sexual Violence

NOVA — National Organization for Victim Assistance

SOAR — Speaking Out About Rape

RAINN — Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network

OVC — Office for Victims of Crime

YWCA — Young Women’s Christian Association

NSVRC — National Sexual Violence Resource Center

NVCAN — National Victims Rights Constitutional Amendment Network

NCJRS — National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Stephanie Roper Foundation, Inc. Victims Rights Center in Maryland

Awards and Certifications

Survivor Activist Award by Florida Council Against Sexual Violence

Florida Attorney Generals Designated Victim Advocate Cert.

Speaking Out About Rape

The News-Press

Cape Coral Breeze

WINK-AM with Rich King, Naples, Florida

WGCU — Talk Radio with Amy Tardiff

WINK News — Interview

WBBH — Book review with Beth Corbin

Florida Gulf Coast University Psychology Club — Lecturer

Guest Speaker for Get S.M.A.R.T. (Sex crime Management and Assault Response Training)

Lifetime TV — ‘Violence Against Women’

The Maury Show — ‘Violence against women who were brutally attacked and survived.’

Keynote Speaker

Sexual Assault Symposium sponsored by Abuse, Counseling and Treatment, Inc.

Legislative Testimony

Maryland Legislature re: proposed law requiring all sexual assault victims to pass a polygraph. Defeated

Tallahassee, Florida — Speaker on ‘Funding for Rape Crisis Centers’ to the Women’s Caucus.