Staff

zoe@cpedv.org | Zoë Flowers is an author, filmmaker and social justice healer whose poetry and essays can be found in several anthologies, journals, and her new poetry book In Praise of The Wytch. In 2004, Zoë interviewed survivors of domestic and sexual violence. From Ashes to Angel’s Dust: A Journey Through Womanhood is the book that emerged from those interviews.

melissa@cpedv.org | Pronouns: She/her | I have over 20 years experience in non-profit, public health settings. My experience has taught me that my passion for public health can serve a wide range of issues.

cibonay@cpedv.org | Cibonay Jimenez (formerly Cordova) has over 20 years of professional experience in the Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Sex Trafficking, Mental Health, Social Services, Health Care, and Substance Abuse fields. Cibonay’s passion for this work derives from her rich history and experience as a DV/SA survivor and Native (Cazan Guamares/Yaqui)/Chicana woman.

marcella@cpedv.org | Marcella Maggio is a Prevention Coordinator for the Partnership who is passionate about her work due to her personal Survivor experience. In 2010 Marcella was introduced to the CDC’s ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Study and discovered she had no awareness that her childhood trauma contributed to adulthood drama: victim mentality, blaming others, and shaming herself.

jessica@cpedv.org | Jessica Merrill is the Communications Manager at the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence (the Partnership). Her goal is to create a rich, engaging dialogue across California to increase knowledge of domestic violence as a public health crisis–and to promote equitable solutions that prevent trauma and support survivors. By providing communications tools to the Partnership’s member programs and all Californians, she works to shift social norms that contribute to domestic violence through social and traditional media advocacy.

christina@cpedv.org | Christina Nicosia is the Meeting & Event Specialist for the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence. Originally from New York City, she relocated to Sacramento in 2009 to obtain her bachelor’s degree, graduating cum laude from California State University, Sacramento.

Valarie@cpedv.org | Valarie is the Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, with 10+ years of experience in providing direct support to senior level management in the nonprofit and private sectors.  She has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology as well as a certificate in holistic health and nutrition. She is an advocate for women and children’s rights.

megan@cpedv.org | Megan Tanahashi (she/her) is the Communications Coordinator at the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence. She brings to the Partnership not only her talent for visual communication and digital content, but her passion for using creative problem-solving to produce solutions that amplify marginalized voices.