Kristina Vadas is the manager of the Victims Services Team at the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). In this role, she provides oversight of all Victims Services initiatives, including grant programs, training, technical assistance, and resource development. In addition, the Victims Services team monitors victim-related legislation, conducts studies, and promotes best practices in service delivery for victims of crime. Kristina represents DCJS on statewide committees and task forces that address human trafficking, underserved victims of crime, services for victims of sexual and intimate partner violence, and other related issues.
Amia, Victims Services Grant Monitoring Supervisor, monitors grant compliance for Sexual Assault Services, Victim/Witness Assistance, V-STOP, Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund and VOCA New Initiatives Victim Assistance grant programs. She provides training and technical assistance to the programs and assists in maintaining procedures and guidelines for victim-related grant administration to include data collections for statewide and federal reporting.
Ms. Bassett, Victims Services Grant Program Specialist, monitors grant compliance for Sexual Assault Services, Victim/Witness Assistance, V-STOP, Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund and VOCA New Initiatives Victim Assistance grant programs. She provides training and technical assistance to the programs and assists in maintaining procedures and guidelines for victim related grant administration to include data collections for statewide and federal reporting.
Jowanna Bassfield is a Victim Services Grant Program Specialist and monitors compliance for the Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP), Victim Witness Grant Program (VWGP), Virginia Services, Training Officers, Prosecution (V-STOP), Virginia sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund (VSDVVF) and the Victim Services Grant Program (VSGP) for the Northern Region. Jowanna provides training and technical assistance to grant recipients and assists with maintaining procedures and guidelines for victim related grant administration to include data collection for statewide and federal reporting.
Kelly Carpenter is a Victim Services Grant Program Specialist and monitors compliance for the Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP), Victim Witness Grant Program (VWGP), Virginia Services, Training Officers, Prosecution (V-STOP), Virginia sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund (VSDVVF) and the Victim Services Grant Program (VSGP) for the Shenandoah area. Kelly provides training and technical assistance to grant recipients and assists with maintaining procedures and guidelines for victim related grant administration to include data collection for statewide and federal reporting. Kelly has over 20 years of experience with victim services, specializing in the response to sexual violence. Prior to joining DCJS, Kelly has served as Assistant Director for the Chesterfield County Victim/Witness Assistance Program, the Sexual Assault Payment Program Coordinator for the Virginia Victims Fund and most recently, the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Project Manager for the Office of the Attorney General. Kelly holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Bunny Chidester is a Victims Services Program Specialist, monitoring compliance and providing technical assistance for programs and localities in the Western region funded by the Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP), Victim Witness Grant Program (VWGP), Virginia Services, Training Officers, Prosecution (V-STOP), Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund (VSDVVF) and the Victim Services Grant Program (VSGP). Bunny has worked in the field of Human Services since 1996, originally in child abuse prevention and mentoring young parents and teens. She has been an advocate for survivors of sexual and domestic violence, with a passion for Primary Prevention work and youth advocacy. She developed and coordinated a 6-year peer mentoring program for 8th-12th grade students in King George, VA. Bunny worked as a contract trainer for VDH, JMU, and the VA Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance for 7 years. In 2013, the Action Alliance awarded her their Blue Ribbon Catalyst Award for Child and Youth Advocacy. She is certified as a facilitator for the Richmond Peace Education Center’s (RPEC) Conflict Resolution, Help Increase the Peace, and Healing and Rebuilding Our Community programs. RPEC awarded Bunny their 2018 Peacemaker of the Year award for her work with youth and her commitment to social justice. She comes to DCJS having worked from 2016-2020 as a DV Program Specialist at the VDSS Office of Family Violence, and 2020-2021 at SAFE in Chesterfield as a Prevention Specialist/Grant Coordinator.
Aria Chipley will be joining DCJS providing support as a Victims Services Programs Specialist. Prior to her role at DCJS, Aria has worked in Sex Offender Management, Domestic Violence Offender Intervention, and Victims Services, primarily specializing in intimate partner violence. Having worked these programs in Alaska, North Carolina, and South Carolina; she is looking forward to continuing this work in Virginia. She completed her BLA at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau, AK, and is scheduled to graduate with her MPA from Arkansas State University in May 2023.
Tricia provides assistance in the development of training, planning, and evaluation services to state and local agencies, criminal justice programs, boards, commissions and task forces. She also coordinates the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Fund program and provides technical assistance and consultation regarding the development and enhancement of grant funded programs.
As a Department of Criminal Justice Services, Victim Services Section Coordinator, Ms. Foster manages the statewide Victim Witness Grant Program and is the programmatic project lead for the Victims Services Data Collection System (VSDCS). In this role, she assists with the administration of state and federal funding to 114 local and statewide organizations to ensure service delivery funding to Victim Witness Grant Program advocates are consistent with federal and state guidelines. She provides technical assistance and consultation regarding the administration of the Victims of Crime Act-funded Victim Witness Grant Program and the VSDCS. Ms. Foster also provides guidance and training to subgrantees and other criminal justice system professionals throughout Virginia on VWGP management of services to crime victims according to Virginia's Crime Victim and Witness Rights Act.
Ms. Fuller-Wilson is the Violence Against Women Program Coordinator at the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. She currently administers the federal Services, Training, Officers, Prosecution (STOP) grant funds. She has over 20 years of experience in the field of victim services. She has provided direct services to victims of sexual and domestic violence; provided grant monitoring, technical assistance, and training to victim service programs and projects; and provided assistance to victims of crime through the criminal appellate, death penalty, and civil commitment systems. She manages and responds as a part of the Virginia Crisis Response Team, trained through the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA). She is currently the President on the Board of Directors of the Association of VAWA Administrators (AVA) and serves as Vice-Chair of the CASA/CJA Advisory Board. Ms. Fuler-Wilson received a B.S. in Sociology and Psychology from Charleston Southern University and a Master’s in Social Work, with a concentration in Social Work Administration and Policy Practice, from Virginia Commonwealth University.
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.
Mr. Kinch, Victims Services Grant Program Specialist, monitors grant compliance for Sexual Assault Services, Victim/Witness Assistance, V-STOP, Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund, and VOCA New Initiatives Victim Assistance grant programs. He provides training and technical assistance to the programs and also assists in maintaining procedures and guidelines for victim related grant administration to include data collections for statewide and federal reporting. Mr. Kinch covers the Shenandoah territory for the Victim Services section’s grant programs. He came to DCJS after several years with Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Political Science from the University of Delaware and a Master’s Degree of Public Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Jennifer is the Program Coordinator for the Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking grant (ICJR). She coordinates the ICJR partnership team that provides technical assistance, training and resources to Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART), Lethality Assessment Programs (LAP), Fatality Review Teams and Legal Advocacy. Jennifer has twenty-five years of experience advocating for victims at the state and local level through direct services and through initiatives to improve the system for victims of child maltreatment and sexual assault. For twelve years Jennifer's career was dedicated to creating and expanding a Child Advocacy Center and coordinating crimes against children multidisciplinary teams. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Radford University, and a Masters in Sociology from the University of North Carolina.
Andi Martin is the Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence Program Coordinator. In this role, she administers the Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) , which supports the development and enhancement of sexual assault and intimate partner violence services across the Commonwealth. She also serves on various statewide working groups to expand these services. Prior to her role at DCJS, Andi worked at the Virginia Attorney General's Office as the Domestic Violence Lethality Assessment Program Coordinator. She has over twenty years of direct victims' services experience in prosecutorial victim assistance, law enforcement-based victim assistance, appellate victim notification, and victims' rights compliance. Andi received her master's degree in Criminal Justice from Virginia Commonwealth University and an undergraduate degree from Mary Washington Collage (now the University of Mary Washington) in Political Science.
Sharon Reed, Victims Services Grant Program Specialist, monitors grant compliance for Sexual Assault Services, Victim/Witness Assistance, V-STOP, Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund and Victim Services grant programs. She provides training and technical assistance to the programs and assists in maintaining procedures and guidelines for victim-related grant administrations. Prior to her role at DCJS, Sharon worked as the Victim/ Witness Director in Washington County Virginia. Sharon spent the first fourteen years of her career in corrections and law enforcement in Prince William County.
Ms. Shaffer monitors grant compliance for Sexual Assault Services, Victim/Witness Assistance, Violence Against Women Act (V-STOP), Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund and VOCA New Initiatives Victim Assistance grant programs. She is also responsible for providing training and technical assistance to the programs and assists in maintaining procedures and guidelines for victim related grants administration to include data collection for statewide and federal performance reporting.
Chrissy Smith, Victims Services Grant Program Specialist, monitors grant compliance for Sexual Assault Services, Victim/Witness Assistance, V-STOP, Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund and Victim Services grant programs. She provides training and technical assistance to the programs and assists in maintaining procedures and guidelines for victim-related grant administrations. Prior to her role at DCJS, Chrissy worked at the Virginia Attorney General’s Office as the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Advocate working on eliminating Virginia’s Sexual Assault Kit Backlog Project. Chrissy spent the first thirteen years of her career as an Advocate in Henrico Victim Witness Assistance Program.
Amber Stanwix is the Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Coordinator. She is a part of the Division of Programs and Services, Victims Services section. Amber supports the implementation of the professional standards in collaboration with the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee. In this role, she assists with the development, implementation, and maintenance of accreditation standards and procedures by which local sexual and domestic violence agencies can be systematically evaluated with a peer-reviewed process.
Mrs. Williams started with DCJS in April 2018 as a Victims Services Program Specialist or Grant Monitor. In September 2020, she transitioned to the role of VSTOP and VSDVVF Grant Program Coordinator. Her primary role is to provide oversight and management of state and federal grant programs and projects under the VSTOP and VSDVVF funding opportunitites. She does this by engaging in grant program coordination, providing technical assistance, training, data collection and federal performance reporting. Tierra holds a Bachelors of Social Work from Mary Baldwin University (College) and a Masters of Social Work from Temple University.
