Donna's 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.  (Florida Statutes) 

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 
   Private Judicial Victim Advocate serving victims in the 20th Circuit
           (Southwest Florida) and Tampa. 
Achievement
  • 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.

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
   NSVRC - National Sexual Violence Resource Center
   NVCAN - National Victims Rights Constitutional Amendment Network
   NCJRS - National Criminal Justice Reference  Service
   Stephanie Roper Foundation, Inc,.  Victim's Rights Center in Maryland 

Awards and Certifications: 
   SGCU - 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’
   Maryland Gazette article; My attacker is up for Parole.
   St. Louis Mo, Guest Speaker, "What it is like to live after rape."
   SOAR (Speaking out about Rape) Guest Speaker to rape victims.
   Biography Channel, "I Survived!" Episode 118

















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. 
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