Dr. Emily Palmieri is a licensed professional counselor and collective impact leader with over 15 years of clinical experience which has been applied to community settings at the outpatient, intensive in-home, and inpatient levels prior to formally transitioning her career into higher education student affairs in 2016. Dr. Palmieri holds a BS in Psychology with a minor in Industrial Design from North Carolina State University, dual MS and EdS degrees in Couples and Family Counseling and Community Mental Health from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from UNC, Charlotte with her dissertation focused on the relationships between resilience, burnout and gratitude practices in mental health counselors. Dr. Palmieri has been in leadership of confidential sexual violence offices since 2019, most recently at Emory University, where she spearheaded her institution’s commitment to Cohort 8 of the Culture of Respect Collective, resulting in rapid and significant system-wide improvements. As a family-systems and relational-cultural theorist, she believes we are always better when we provide sustainable support to one another as community members. Throughout her career, Dr. Palmieri has continuously built resources and led collective impact approaches to anti-oppression and anti-violence work. She enjoys considering ways to advocate for students, the staff who support them, and infrastructure systemically through qualitative and quantitative data narratives. Dr. Palmieri is a true preventionist at heart and believes in higher education's ability to work together to create a better future for all.

Kyla V. Martin, M.S. (she/her) serves as the Confidential Resource Advisor in the Office of Prevention and Education at Northeastern University. She provides services for students accused of sexual violence. With over a decade of experience in sexual violence prevention and response across 15 institutions, Kyla has also supported initiatives at Louisiana State University, Tufts University, Wheaton College, and Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Macalester College, an M.S. in College Student Development and Counseling from Northeastern University, and a graduate certificate in Restorative Practices from the International Institute for Restorative Practices.

Claudia Trevor-Wright, JD, MA, MCHES (she/her) is Director of Higher Education & Special Projects at the American Society for Emergency Contraception. Her work focuses on expanding access to EC on college campuses, particularly community colleges. Claudia obtained a Master's degree in Human Sexuality Education and is a master certified health education specialist (MCHES) as well as an attorney. She has over fifteen years of experience in higher education, working within both small and large student health centers. Claudia also led a multi-year, federally funded, national pandemic response project at the American College Health Association. Throughout her career, Claudia developed extensive expertise in sexual health and reproductive justice, sexual violence prevention and response, peer education, health data collection, direct service provision, program design, basic needs programming, pandemic response, and policy creation. 

Kyla V. Martin, M.S. (she/her) serves as the Confidential Resource Advisor in the Office of Prevention and Education at Northeastern University. She provides services for students accused of sexual violence. With over a decade of experience in sexual violence prevention and response across 15 institutions, Kyla has also supported initiatives at Louisiana State University, Tufts University, Wheaton College, and Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Macalester College, an M.S. in College Student Development and Counseling from Northeastern University, and a graduate certificate in Restorative Practices from the International Institute for Restorative Practices.

Dr. Gemma Skuraton (pronouns: she/her) leverages her power and privilege to serve the co-owner and President of Public Health Strategies for Twice Consulting Services LLC. Gemma has over 9 years of experience of sexual violence prevention and advocacy work in higher education, is a Certified Diversity Executive, Certified Diversity Professional and completed a postdoctoral Diversity Equity and Inclusion Fellowship. Gemma is a community-based participatory researcher and holds a doctorate and a master's degree in public health. Her portfolio includes a wide range of domestic and international projects which leveraged cross-collaboration among multiple political and community sectors. Programs under Gemma’s leadership were awarded the 2019 best clinical mental health program in southeast Georgia, the 2023 National Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) Gold Award, and the 2023 overall Grand Silver Award for her work in reproductive justice in creating safe and affirming environments for transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary college students living in rural Georgia. Gemma served as the past president for Georgia Society for Public Health Education, a certified victims advocate for a sexual assault center located in the rural southeast for 7 years, board vice-president for a sexual assault center serving the urban southeast for 5 years, and is a member of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States. She currently serves on the strategy committee for the Fake Clinics Suck campaign, a grassroots movement to defund anti-abortion centers (a.k.a. “crisis pregnancy centers” and a host of other names) in the State of Georgia.  

Sarah Egbo is a researcher and development professional whose work bridges global perspectives with local solutions to combat sexual violence in higher education. Drawing on over seven years of experience, she is the pioneer coordinator of the Campus Safety Initiative in Nigeria, a nationwide program that transformed over 100 institutions to address sexual violence through comprehensive policy reform, innovative technology, bystander intervention, and community-based support. This initiative not only created safer campus environments but also generated critical data that continues to drive evidence-based advocacy for systemic change.

Building on this foundation, Sarah’s work is dedicated to centering the communities most affected by violence. A 2018 British Chevening Scholar, she holds a Master’s in Gender and Development from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex. She is currently a PhD candidate in Prevention Science and Human Development at Kansas State University, where her research advances holistic and culturally-responsive approaches to sexual violence prevention and response, ensuring the voices and experiences of multicultural and global students are at the forefront of creating a true culture of care.

Reina Evans-Paulson is the Project Director for the Community College Health Study. Over the past four years, Reina has traveled to community colleges across the country and worked with key stakeholders to recruit and collect data from administrators, faculty, staff, and students to better understand how to promote the sexual and relationship health of community college students. Reina is a Research Scientist at iRT. Broadly, her expertise is in conducting research related to adolescent and young adult behavioral health with a focus on implementation and evaluation of sexual health interventions, parent and family influences on health, and sexual health communication.

Dr. Tracy Marie Scull leads the Community College Health Study as the Principal Investigator. Dr. Scull is a developmental psychologist with extensive expertise in sexual health promotion, substance use prevention, and media literacy education. As a Senior Research Scientist at innovation Research & Training, Inc. (iRT), she has led numerous federally funded research projects, securing multi-million-dollar grants from the National Institutes of Health and other agencies. Dr. Scull is the developer of the Media Aware and Media Aware Parent programs, innovative, evidence-based interventions designed to enhance media literacy skills, promote healthy decision-making, and reduce risk behaviors among young adults as well as children, adolescents, and their families.

Stephanie (Steph) Foran is the Director of Programs at The Crisis Center, Inc. in Manhattan, Kansas. She is a nationally credentialed Victim Advocate through the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) and has over 10 years of field experience. She received her BA in Political Science from Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and her Global MA in International Relations from Webster University. Steph's areas of expertise include digital interpersonal violence and media literacy, and she is passionate about framing gender-based violence as a critical human rights issue.

Dr. Jill Dunlap is the Assistant Vice President for Civic Engagement, Policy Research and Advocacy at NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Prior to her current role, Jill worked at three different campuses over a span of 15 years. Jill’s primary background is in equity and justice work, specializing in interpersonal violence prevention and response. Her expertise in interpersonal violence has allowed her to serve as a consultant at the national level, from participating in the federal rulemaking process, serving as a subject matter expert to the Department of Defense and a member of the Peace Corps Sexual Assault Advisory Council. Jill also teaches Political Science at both St. Xavier University and DePaul University in Chicago. She completed her PhD in Political Science and Public Administration at Northern Illinois University. Jill’s research has centered on the experiences of college students and student affairs professionals, and includes a range of topics from interpersonal violence, to advancing racial justice on campus. Her work can be found in several books including Contested Issues in Troubled Times: Student Affairs Dialogues on Equity, Civility, and Safety and Scandal and Corruption in Congress. Jill’s most recent research focuses on equity and social change efforts in higher education and she is proud to have co-authored the recent report, Advancing Racial Justice on Campus: Student and Administrator Perspectives on Conditions for Change.

Jennifer E. Henkle, MSW, LMSW, CA (she/her) is the Associate Director for Interpersonal Violence Prevention at the University of Virginia. With a career rooted in student support and institutional change, Jennifer is a nationally recognized voice in sexual violence prevention and response. As co-author of Standards for Campus-Based Advocacy Services: A Framework for Consistent, Survivor-Centered Advocacy, she has helped shape how institutions across the country approach survivor support. Her prior work as Director for Sexual Violence Prevention and Response at NASPA, combined with her equity-centered approach, continues to influence how campuses build safer, more supportive communities. Jennifer earned her Bachelor of Science in Youth, Adult, and Family Services from Purdue University and her Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan. Her credentials include certification as a credentialed advocate through the National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP) and licensure as a master social worker in Virginia. Outside of work, she enjoys throwing pottery on a wheel, playing Dungeons & Dragons, and getting lost in a good novel.

Shannon Collins (she/her) is a survivor advocate who strives to cultivate collective leadership, survivor empowerment, and peer support in her work. A licensed clinical social worker, Shannon has dedicated 25 years working to end domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (DVSAS) through advocacy, response, prevention, and education primarily in college and university settings. Shannon currently serves as the Associate Executive Director at the National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA) and specializes in the formation of trauma-informed victim advocacy programs and the development and maintenance of Coordinated Community Response (CCR) Teams to address DVSAS. Shannon serves as adjunct faculty for several universities and teaches workshops and academic courses on the ethics of campus advocacy, evidence-based practice, trauma-informed leadership, and gender-based violence over the lifespan. Shannon is grateful to serve her community as a member of the Board of Directors for the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA). Shannon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology, a Master of Social Work degree, and a Women’s Studies Certificate of Graduate Study from the University of South Carolina, as well as an Executive Certificate of Nonprofit Management from the Georgetown University Public Policy Institute. When Shannon is not working to promote justice and healing for survivors and communities, she can be found immersed in a crochet project or exploring natural landscapes.

Andrew Echols (he/him) is an anti-sexual violence advocate and community organizer at heart. He leads with a philosophy that places survivors first: Andrew believes that healing and advocacy are not separate pursuits. Under his direction as Executive Director, The Every Voice Coalition has introduced and passed landmark legislation in 12 states, giving survivors a platform to use their voices and a system that finally listens.