Leadership

Stop It Now! has developed its public health approach, effective programs and international reach through the dedication of a small professional staff, an active Board of Directors, and a nationally recognized Expert Panel.

The Board of Directors and Expert Panel, representing all facets of the child sexual abuse issue, inform and guide program development and advocacy activities of the organization.

Stop It Now! was founded by Fran Henry and is currently led by Deborah Donovan Rice, Executive Director, both survivors of childhood sexual abuse.  Our staff and board members are from different class, ethnic, and religious backgrounds.  Professional backgrounds among staff and board span public health, sex offenderi treatment, domestic violence and advocacy perspectives.

Staff

Deborah Donovan Rice, Executive Director
James A. Habana Hafner, Director of Development and Marketing
Sarita Hudson, Director of Public Engagement
Yvonne Cournoyer, Program Director
Jenny Coleman, MA, LMHC, Help Services Program Director
Leila Lawrence, Administrative and Communications Assistant

Staff bio list

Founder

Fran Henry, Founder of Stop It Now!

Board of Directors

Larry Kressley, Chair
Cortlandt Manor, NY

Linda Bowen, Vice Chair
Institute for Community Peace
Washington, DC

Sylvia Coleman
Black Sexual Abuse Survivors
Philadelphia, PA

William Ferguson, Jr.
The Ferguson Group, LLC
Washington, DC

Norman E. Friedman, M.Ed., Treasurer
Consultant, A.M. Skier Insurance Agency
White Plains, NY

Victoria Gwiasda, Secretary
CALICO
San Leandro, CA

Sarah Hamilton
Somerville, MA

Fran Henry, Founder & Director Emeritus
Global Violence Prevention
Cummington, MA

Jim Hopper, Ph.D.
Independent Consultant
Lecturer, Harvard Medical School
Arlington, MA

James Mercy, Ph.D., ex-officio
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
 

Organizations listed for identification purposes only.

 Expert Panel