Our Team

Johanna Kononen
Director of Law and Policy

Jessica Edel
Empowerment Evaluator and Program Director

Phalguna Siddapureddy
Program Director, NPM

Amanda Barratt
Senior Program Director

Brittni Kellom
Program Manager Trauma Advocate, Survivor Law Clinic

Amy Renshaw
Finance Director

Lynelle Morgan
Director, Survivor Law Clinic

Josef Canaria
Program Manager

Heath Lowry
Public Policy Specialist, Staff Attorney

China Aquino
Systems Advocate Program Manager

Mary Peterson
Program Manager

Shayla Davis
Program Manager

Nick Lynch
Director of Community Outreach

Sarah Jarous
Events Manager

Andrea Lage
Senior Program Manager, HR
Evan Barratt
Network and Systems Administrator
Robert Kleinhans
Technology Manager
Gina Elfenbein
Accounts Manager
Kayt Dold
Staff Attorney
Justin Paritee
Senior Program Manager, Domestic Violence Hotline
Adriana Burga
Program Coordinator, Domestic Violence Hotline
Karen Paritee
Senior Program Manager, Sexual Violence Hotline
Griselda Garcia
Coordinator, Domestic Violence Hotline
Elisabeth Dodd
Coordinator, Sexual Violence Hotline
Calisha Ford
Program Manager, Hotline
Annette Frieseman
Program Manager, Hotline
MCEDSV Board Members
Samara L. Hough, President, University of Michigan Flint – Center for Gender and Sexuality
Elizabeth Campbell, Vice President, Human Trafficking Clinic – University of Michigan Law School
Claudnyse Holloman, Secretary, Voices for Children Advocacy Center
Kim Hurst, Treasurer, WC SAFE
Jami Moran, Member At Large, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians – Advocacy Resource Center (ARC)
Emily Miller, Member At Large, Crime Victims Legal Assistance Project – DV & Elder
Terrie Fiehn, Member At Large, Lakeshore Legal Aid
Raven Hills, Member At Large, West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Sharman Cobb-Davenport, Member at Large, Turning Point, Inc.
Denise Berry, Member at Large, SVRC Industries
Dr. Larmender Davis, Member at Large, Wayne State University
Dr. Celia Thomas, Member at Large, Alternatives For Girls