The Board of Directors :: National Organization for Victim Assistance® (NOVA) ::

NOVA's Board of Directors is comprised of eighteen elected members who are well representative of the victims' movement: professionals and volunteers from the fields of criminal justice, mental health, victim services and business. They are elected for four-year terms by people attending the membership meeting at NOVA's annual conference. The Board of Directors can appoint individuals to fill vacancies. In addition, NOVA has an Honorary Advisory Board of members who are prominent figures from the business and professional worlds. No remuneration is made to any Board member, all of whom participate at their own or their employer's expense.

The staff often draws on the special skills of both elected and appointed Board members when responding to problems in the field and requests for assistance; the Board truly represents experienced leadership in what is still a continually expanding field of social service and jurisprudence.

Rhonda S. Barner, Director
Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office Victim/Witness Division
Dayton, Ohio
1^st Term ends 2009

Rick Barnes
Rick Barnes, Inc.
Pensacola, FL
1^st Term ends 2009

Meredith Barrioz
Victim Services Coordinator, Clemson Police Department
Clemson, SC
1^st Term ends 2010

Robert Denton
Executive Director, Victim Assistance Program
Copley, OH
2^nd Term ends 2010

Norman S. Early, Jr., J.D.
CEO, Norm Early Enterprises
Denver, Colorado
2^nd Term ends 2011

Tim Jeffries
P7 Enterprises
Scottsdale, AZ
1^st Term ends 2009

Michael Lynch
Chief of Police, George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
2^nd Term ends 2008

Sharon O'Neill Mai
Victim/Witness Coordinator, Office of Victim/Witness Advocacy
Jersey City, NJ
2^nd Term ends 2008

Dan McMaster, J.D.
Refugee Job Mentor and Web Consultant
Omaha, NE
1^st Term ends 2010

Joseph Myers
Executive Director, National Indian Justice Center
Santa Rosa, CA
2^nd Term ends 2008

Francis Pellicia, MD
Jersey City, NJ
1^st Term ends 2011

Steven J. Twist
Vice President and General Counsel for Services Group of America
Scottsdale, AZ
2^nd Term ends 2010

Andrew N. Yurick, Esq.
Woodbury, NJ
2^nd Term ends 2010

NOVA Staff Representative:

Tee Buckner
Director of Information, NOVA
Alexandria, VA

Honorary Advisory Board:

Aileen Adams
Los Angeles, CA

Hon. Richard Barajas
Chief Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit
El Paso, TX

Hon. Lois Haight
Judge of Superior Court
Martinez, CA

Shirley Kuhle
Retired, Lincoln NE Police Dept, Victim/Witness Unit
Sioux Falls, SD

Jarvis C. Stewart
Managing Partner, Stewart Partners, LLC
Washington, DC

Michael C. Turpen, Esq.
Chapel, Riggs, Abney, Neal & Turpen
Oklahoma City, OK