Laura Berry
Berman
lberry@violenceresource.org
Laura has served as the Executive Director
of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence since 1994. Previously, she
served four years as the Director of the Madison County Victim Advocacy Program
in Anderson, IN, and one year as an Indiana probation and restitution officer.
She has served on the Anderson Mayor's Commission on Domestic Violence and the
Chemical People Task Force. She is the co-founder of the Indiana Resource and
Training Institute on Violence Against Women, the prototype of our present
Resource Center. The Resource Center, a first-of-the-kind library, provides
technical assistance, standardized statewide cirricula, and a lending library
of books, videos, and training materials. She is a certified Law Enforcement
Instructor and has conducted several domestic violence trainings for the
International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Indiana Association of
Chiefs of Police, the Indiana Sheriff's Association and the Indiana Law
Enforcement Academy. She facilitates workshops for the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center/ Violence Against Women Office National DV Train-the-Trainer
Project. She previously served as an adjunct instructor for Anderson
University, teaching Victimology. She graduated from Ball State University with
a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice and M.A. degree in Political Science and
Nonprofit Management.
Kerry Hyatt
Blomquist
kblomquist@violenceresource.org
Kerry Hyatt Blomquist is Legal Director for
the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence and an Adjunct Professor of Law
at Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis, specializing in state and
federal domestic violence law. She is the founding Executive Director and
current Director of the Protective Order Pro Bono Project, a program now housed
at the ICADV that provides pro bono legal assistance to victims of domestic
abuse in Indianapolis, Indiana. A 1990 graduate of the Indiana University
School of Law at Indianapolis, Ms. Blomquist, a frequent speaker on the legal
issues confronting domestic abuse survivors, is also the 2006-2008 Secretary of
the Board of Managers of the Indianapolis Bar Association (IBA) and past Chair
of the Women and the Law Division of the IBA. Ms. Blomquist is an appointed
member of the IBA Diversity Taskforce and the IBA Legislative Committee. She is
a fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Association and the American Bar Foundation.
Ms. Blomquist is a frequent volunteer for the Homeless Project through the
Indianapolis Bar Association and the Street Law Project through the IU School
of Law-Indianapolis. She also serves on the Board of Heartland Pro Bono
Council, is a member of the Speakers Bureau of the Indiana State Bar
Association and was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United
States in March of 2006.
Caryn
Burton
cburton@violenceresource.org
Caryn became an official staff member of
ICADV after years of volunteer and committee work. Specifically, she has been
active in organizing Annual Conference, the Tenderness Tour (now named Race
Away From Domestic Violence), the 25th Anniversary Gala, as well as sitting on
the Public Awareness committee. Caryn has also been an active member of the
Domestic Violence Network of Greater Indianapolis, sitting on their Curriculum,
Membership and Public Awareness committees. She began her fight against
domestic abuse while still in high school, using her experiences as a survivor
of a violent teen relationship to reach out and educate other young women.
Caryn continued this work as a member of AmeriCorps and as an advocate with the
Family Advocacy Center. Most recently, Caryn was the director of transitional
housing with Quest for Excellence, Inc., where she was responsible for every
aspect of managing three transitional housing programs.
Caryn is originally from Plymouth,
Michigan, moving to Indiana just before her freshman year in high school. She
earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Communication from
Butler University in 1999. Caryn absolutely adores Butler University (Go
Dawgs!!!) so much that she returned there for her graduate studies. She earned
her Master of Science in School Counseling in 2007.
Harriet
Clare
hclare@violenceresource.org
Harriet has been an activist and advocate
for women for many many years. From 1982-1997, she owned and operated Dreams
and Swords Bookstore, which provided information for women, and specialized in
various types of abuse issues. Since closing the store in 1997, until the
present, she has been the Director of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic
Violence Resource Center, a project which houses an extensive library of
materials dealing with violence against women, (and men and children) and
provides information, statistics, and referrals to all residents of Indiana.
Born in Pottstown, PA, Harriet moved to
Indiana in 1964, after receiving her BA in English Literature from Penn State.
Music has always been an important part of her life; she enjoys singing with
the Indianapolis Festival Singers.
Jennifer
Hedlund
jhedlund@violenceresource.org
Jen
is a graduate of Ball State University with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and
Criminology. She has worked as a domestic violence advocate for 7 years. She
has been an advocate for the protective order program for 4 years. "The thing I
love most about my job is empowering others," Jen said, "I enjoy listening to
others and learning from others views of the world. I have learned to never
assume anything about people because everyone's views of life and happiness are
different."
Cynthia
Lanane
clanane@violenceresource.org
Cindy has served as the Resource
Development Director for the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc.
since 1996 and in 2007 was named Associate Director. She began her interest in
issues relating to domestic violence in 1980 when she served as a volunteer for
the local women's shelter. Cindy continued work in this area as a member, and
later President of the Board of Director's of Women's Alternatives, Inc., the
domestic violence shelter in Anderson. From 1986 to 1991 Cindy served as the
1st Director of the Madison County Victim Advocacy Program located in the
Prosecutor's office. Cindy also participated in the development of the nation's
1st Mayor's Commission on Domestic Violence, located in Anderson, and served as
President of the commission the first 2 years. She participated in numerous
crime victim awareness committees on a state and local level during the 1980's
and 90's. Cindy has also served as an adjunct instructor for Anderson
University, teaching Victimology.
Born and raised in Anderson, Indiana, Cindy
graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science degree,
majoring in Political Science and minoring in Social Work.
Cindy has a strong interest in the
political process and serves as member of the Anderson League of Women Voters,
Madison County Women's Democrat Club, Women for O'Bannon, and the Madison
County Roosevelt Kennedy Club. Over the years she has also assisted on many
local community boards and committees. She also enjoys cooking and gardening in
her spare time.
Janet
Martinez
jmartinez@violenceresource.org
Janet, the Protective Order Pro Bono
Project's bi-lingual advocate, graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington
with a B.A. in Criminal Justice and a minor in Latin American and Caribbean
Studies. Janet (pronounced (Jeannette) has been an advocate throughout the
state; having worked for the Prosecutor's Office, Alternatives, Inc. in
Anderson, the Neighborhood Alliance for Child Safety in Indianapolis and the
YWCA in Fort Wayne. Janet said the advocacy field chose her and it is a perfect
fit. Her more than four years in advocacy has granted her valuable knowledge in
not only dealing with clients but also people as a whole. "I have learned never
to assume or judge," Janet said.
Kelly
McBride
kmcbride@violenceresource.org
Kelly began at ICADV in 2006 as an intern.
After graduating in May 2007 with her Master of Social Work Degree from Indiana
University, she began her career with ICADV as an advocate for the Protective
Order Project. In her free time, Kelly enjoys traveling, reading and gardening.
Bridgett
Morales
bmorales@violenceresource.org
Bridgett Morales has a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Communications from Purdue University. After college, Morales worked
in radio and a domestic violence shelter and was also a police officer. Morales
was the communications director for State Rep. Walter Roorda who brought
Morales to the statehouse after he won re-election is 1992. After moving to
Indianapolis, Bridgett worked for the Julian Center/Sojourner and the
Children’s Bureau of Indianapolis. In recent years, Bridgett was a
reporter for the Mooresville-Decatur Times and currently is a freelance
reporter for the Mooresville and Plainfield Magazines. She and her husband are
also licensed foster parents.
Linda
Olvey
lolvey@violenceresource.org
Linda Olvey joined ICADV in the summer of 2007 as our Program Services
Director. Originally from Anderson, IN, Linda has Social Work degrees from
Indiana State and Indiana University and comes to us with a wealth of
DV-related experience and education. She has been a psychotherapist for the
past 25 years in Indianapolis,(specializing in women's and relationship issues,
trauma and crisis intervention), has experience as a consultant for Coburn
Place Safe Haven and KidsFirst, and holds a seat on the Board of Directors of
the Domestic Violence Network of Greater Indianapolis.
As
a faculty member at the IU School of Social Work, Linda was responsible for
Student Services and Admissions in their Graduate Program. When the opportunity
arose, Linda jumped at the chance to develop and implement a Social Work
Student Field Practicum within the Domestic Violence Unit of the Marion County
Prosecutor's Office. Most recently, she directed the Foster Parent Training
Program at The Villages of Indiana.
Her
duties at ICADV include working with membership programs, Peer Review, the
Batterers' Intervention Program, and supervising the Protective Order Project
court advocates and volunteers.
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