Gleibys

Gleibys Gonzalez is the Sexual Assault Forensic Services Coordinator at the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, a position created in § 9.1-191 of the Virginia Code. In her role, Gleibys works with forensic nursing programs around the Commonwealth to enhance, expand, and increase the visibility of sexual assault forensic nursing programs, which are an important and vital part of our communities’ efforts to treat and heal the trauma associated with sexual violence. Gleibys has a JD from American University, Washington College of Law, where she served on the Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law and co-president of the Women’s Law Association. After law school, Gleibys worked at the Baha’i Office of Public Affairs in Washington DC as the Representative for the Advancement of Women. As the AOW representative, Gleibys worked in collaboration with other NGOs to advance treaties, legislation, and policy that focused on women’s rights, such as the Convention on the Elimination on all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Violence Against Women Act, and the International Violence Against Women Act. Gleibys has also served as an advocate at the Sexual Assault Resource Agency in Charlottesville and Supervisor of the advocacy team.