State Leadership Team
Build a Sustainable Infrastructure
Address the Root Causes of Violence
Create Supportive,
Safe Environments
State Leadership Team
Made up of state and community partners from across different sectors, the State Leadership Team for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Prevention guides the development, implementation and evaluation of the State Plan for Preventing IPV.
The group meets regularly to build relationships, coordinate prevention efforts across multiple forms of violence, and share data, findings and lessons learned from prevention work happening in the state.
Members of the State Leadership Team
Jolayemi Ahamiojie, MPH
Rhode Island Department of Health
George Andoscia, MPH
Rhode Island Department of Health
Yeimy Bakemon-Morel
Day One
Krista D’Amico
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Aleia Gardner
Day One
Angela Kemp
Rhode Island Department of Health
Claire Spalding McVicker
Katie Brown Educational Program
Sydney Ormerod
Women’s Resource Center-Newport Health Equity Zone
Deborah N. Pearlman, PhD
Brown University
Rhode Island Department of Health
Devon Pinkus
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Lucy Rios
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Cynthia Roberts, PhD
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Jessica Walsh
Women’s Resource Center-Newport Health Equity Zone
John Wesley, JD
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Helpline Available 24/7
The confidential statewide Helpline can be reached by calling 1-800-494-8100 or using the online chat here. The Helpline is for all victims of violent crime, including domestic and dating abuse, and those looking for more information to help a victim of violence.