Our Board of Directors

Jackie Linton, MBA, SPHR, SCP, Chair
President, JL HR Solutions, LLC
Adjunct Professor, Fox Management Consulting Group, Temple Fox School of Business



Amy Hirsch, Esq., Secretary
Of Counsel, Community Legal Services



Argie Allen-Wilson, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO, F.A.I.T.H. Connects, LLC
Co-Founder & CEO, Connections Matter, LLC


Margaret Belmondo
P
artner & Senior Consultant, NEPC, LLC


Seanna Crosley
Rowse Consulting


Alison DiFlorio
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Exude HC


Yvette Kamimura-Jones, M.S.
Behavioral Health Specialist/Team Leader, Consumer Satisfaction Team, Inc.


Robert Lichtenstein, Esq.
Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP


Jamie Colleen Miller
Professional speaker, Pro MMA Fighter, and domestic violence advocate



Rachel Moran
Vice President of Personal Wealth Management and Senior Wealth Advisor, RTD Financial

Patrick Mundy
Corporate Controller, Saint-Gobain North America


Renee Norris-Jones
Domestic Violence Advocate


Michelle Ray
Associate Dean and Director of Case Management, Swarthmore College


Yvette Rouse, MSW
Director of Assessment and Housing Services for FIR, IPP and DUI Services, Public Health Management Corporation


Lauren Schmidt
Executive Director, Impact & Inclusion Communications, Comcast


Sandy Sheller, MA, ATR-BC, LPC
Clinical Director, Art and Family Therapist
President, Sheller Family Foundation

Last updated: September 2025

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Khadijah's Story

It was young love, and it felt exciting. Looking back, there were red flags early on, but I didn’t see them at the time.

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Georgina O’Hara’s Story

Pro bono representation provided by local law firms makes a meaningful difference for the thousands of clients seeking help at our Legal Center.

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Megan's Story

I’ll never forget that moment when the judge asked, “Did he hit you?” I was standing in the courtroom, our 4-month old son sleeping in the baby carrier strapped to my chest. I didn’t know what to say. Everything else – the years of insults, the screaming in my face, the violence, the gaslighting, the drug abuse – was being overlooked. Just because you’ve never been hit, doesn’t mean you aren’t being abused.

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Allison’s Story

Allison* cringed at her reflection in the mirror as she gently dabbed concealer over the bruises circling her eye.

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Kathleen’s Story

For years, Kathleen's* life was defined by her husband's moods, needs and whims.

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Renee’s Story

Renee Norris Jones experienced 7 years of domestic violence at a time when few resources existed to help victims escape abuse.

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Doug Schoenberg’s Story

Doug Schoenberg, Co-Founder and CEO of SofterWare, Inc., recently provided a challenge match through the Schoenberg Family Charitable Fund as an incentive to help Women Against Abuse gain new monthly donors.

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Chanda's Story

Chanda is a survivor and advocate for Women Against Abuse. She first shared her story at the 2017 iPledge Campaign press conference.

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La Historia de Tamika

Tenía 23 años, era madre soltera y estaba embarazada de mi segunda hija. Mi prometido tenía problemas con el consumo de alcohol y recibí muchos golpes y moretones hasta que nació nuestra hija. Me di cuenta de que si no me iba, mis hijas no me verían como una persona fuerte.

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