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While WOCN is a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, WOCN is nationally regarded as a women of color-led initiative because:

  1. WOCN leadership, staff, and WOCN Advisors are made up exclusively of women of color.

  2. WOCN programming and issue areas are generated and inspired directly from its women of color constituency as a part of continuous dialogues, surveys, and programming conducted around the country.

WOCN Staff:

WOCN is currently comprised of three dedicated staff members and several nationally recognized women of color consultants.
Tonya Lovelace, MA, WOCN Project Manager
 Tonya draws upon two graduate degrees, a former role as adjunct instructor for several accredited universities, and years of direct service, systems change, project coordination, and national, state, and local anti-oppression and cultural competency training experience to lead the overall development and growth of the WOCN Project. She also oversees the national training, technical assistance and support provided to WOCN constituents and colleagues by staff, Advisors, Mentor Project, and consultants across the country.
Rebecca Balog, BA, WOCN Project Specialist
 Rebecca coordinates development and implementation of the Women of Color Network projects and resources. Her responsibilities include public policy, writing WOCN publications, and providing comprehensive support to outreach and membership activities. As WOCN Project Specialist, Rebecca is involved in planning and executing initiatives in anti-oppression in communities of color, issues within Tribal and Sovereign Nations and violence issues, and national organizing around young women of color and leadership.
Shasme Jackson, AA, WOCN Project Assistant
 Shasme facilitates the logistics of Women of Color Network projects including the dissemination of WOCN materials and coordination of national teleconferences and webinars. As WOCN Project Assistant, Shasme assists with WOCN all for meetings/events, triaging and routing national technical assistance calls, executes referral response to a diverse base of inquiries, and provides strategic and comprehensive administrative support services to the WOCN Program projects.