Virginia Duplessis, MSW brings over 25 years of experience in the domestic violence, sexual assault and public health fields. Most recently, she served as the Director of the federally-designated National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence at Futures Without Violence, leading several multi-sector collaborations to prevent and respond to violence and trauma, and contributing to numerous research studies on effective health-based interventions to promote safety and healing. Virginia has worked extensively with healthcare and social service providers, developing training and educational materials on a range of health and behavioral health issues within local and state public health organizations. Trained as a social worker and doula, she has also worked directly with community members, youth, and victims/survivors of violence as an advocate, counselor and prevention educator. Outside of work, Virginia is a mom, dog lover, jigsaw puzzler, lazy crocheter and aspiring skateboarder. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MSW from UC Berkeley. You can usually find her baking vegan treats or trying to outsmart the NYT games app.
Associate Director of Prevention and Capacity Building