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Heather Glogolich

Empowering You To Believe That You Are Enough!
On October 16th, 2008, Heather's life changed forever when she was the victim of intense emotional and physical abuse by her ex-husband. Instead of succumbing to feelings of hopelessness and unworthiness, she stepped into her greatness by realizing this was an opportunity to find her strength. She took a horrific experience and has turned it into a life calling. Heather now advocates for victims of domestic violence by offering resources and speaking to people all over the country.

Casey Gwinn

Casey Gwinn is the President and Co-Founder of the Alliance. He is the visionary behind the Family Justice Center Movement, first proposing the concept of the Family Justice Center model in 1989. Casey founded Camp HOPE America in 2003. He is a national expert on domestic violence dynamics, including investigation and prosecution, the handling of non-fatal strangulation cases, and is one of the leading thinkers in the country on the science of hope. Prior to this position, Casey was the elected San Diego City Attorney.

Ayesha Hamilton

Ayesha Hamilton, Esq. is an attorney licensed to practice law in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. She founded her law practice 15 years ago and focuses on employment law, with an emphasis on representing employees in claims against their present and former employers for unfair, discriminatory, and retaliatory practices. The Hamilton Law Firm team provides knowledgeable, compassionate, and professional legal services to their individual and business clients from their offices located in Princeton, New Jersey.

Ilsy Hoo

Ilsy J Hoo, 2020 Miss New Jersey for America is a mom of 2 teens, engaged, full-time employee, entrepreneur, and humanitarian.

Her love to help her community had to lead her to non-for-profits that help those in need. As a domestic violence survivor, she is passionate about bringing awareness to organizations that can bring a safe haven to those in need.

Ilsy, most recently spoke about her domestic violence experience on a podcast, Conversaciones Con Jen, and was interviewed by BELLA Latina magazine.

Sheri Kurdakul

Sheri Kurdakul is the Founder of EBinRA, Inc. dba VictimsVoice and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Formerly, she was the Managing Partner of Holistic Business Solutions, a small business, and nonprofit consulting firm. As a survivor of child abuse and domestic violence, she has devoted herself to ensuring victims of discrimination, harassment, and abuse are heard, believed, and able to seek legal justice. She resides in Central New Jersey with her husband and daughter, as well as a myriad of adopted furry family members.

Jeralyn Lawrence

Jeralyn Lawrence, founder and Managing Partner of Lawrence Law, devotes her practice to matrimonial, divorce, and family law. She is First Vice President of the New Jersey State Bar Association, slated to be President in 2022 and President-Elect of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Lawrence Law has offices in Watchung and Red Bank, New Jersey.

Jessica Merz

Jessica Mertz is the Executive Director of Clery Center, a national nonprofit dedicated to college and university campus safety. Jessica leads a team of experts in providing guidance to campus officials on how to meet standards of the Clery Act and to build effective prevention and response programs. Prior to Clery Center, Jessica spent 10 years at the University of Pennsylvania where she was the founding Director of Penn Violence Prevention, a department dedicated to preventing dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence. Jessica completed a certificate in Nonprofit Administration from the Fels Institute of Government, received her M.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies from Rutgers, and her B.A. from St. Joseph’s University.

Angelo J. Onofri

Angelo J. Onofri was sworn in as Mercer County prosecutor on December 28, 2016, after being appointed by Governor Chris Christie and unanimously confirmed by the New Jersey Senate. He had been serving as acting prosecutor since March 1, 2015. As the county’s chief law enforcement officer, he leads the 200-member prosecutor’s office.

Nancy Phillips

Nancy Phillips is Hamilton Township Councilwoman and a sixth-grade social studies school teacher. Inspired by her daughter’s challenges with a rare disease, she has been a grassroots organizer of a national organization that supports families with rare diseases. Nancy has fought against large insurance companies to get her daughter the medication she needs and will bring that same fighting spirit to standing up for Hamilton taxpayers. Nancy and her husband Rich live in Hamilton with their two daughters.