FREE & CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT FOR
VICTIMS OF CRIME & THEIR LOVED ONES
Leadership
Board of Directors
Kristen Feden, Esq., President
Attorney, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky P.C.
Samantha Katz, Esq., Vice President
Attorney, Mannion Prior, LLP
Bernadette A. Kearney, Esq., Secretary
Attorney, Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin, PC
Brian Graham, CPA, Treasurer
Controller, Advanced Commercial Interiors, Inc.
Martha Simelaro
Carrie Gish, Esq.
Dr. Elizabeth Cannon
Director of Community-Engaged Learning, Vassar College
Stewart Ryan, Esq.
Associate Attorney
Laffey, Bucci & Kent, LLP
Norda Lewis
Therapist
Katherine. D. Carter
Mary Onama, LMSW
Supervisors
Jessica Carson, BS, CA, Community Outreach Education Programs Supervisor
Liz House, BS, Administration & Information Technology Supervisor
Erin Milbourne, LCSW, CA, Direct Services Supervisor
Natacha Rivera, MS, Advocacy Coordinator /
Bilingual Systems Advocate
Derrick Schmidt, MA, Volunteer Coordinator / Community Advocate
Lauren Uhl, LSW, CA, Client Information / Grant Management & Special Initiative Supervisor
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Mary Onama, LMSW, Executive Director
Mary Onama has been executive director of Victim Services Center of Montgomery County since 1998. A licensed social worker, she has extensive experience in social services delivery and management. She served as Assistant Director of Social Services at Lincoln Hospital, Bronx, New York and also as Director of Child Protective Services for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in New York, as well as other social service agencies. A graduate of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mary earned a BA in Social Work and English and then went on to earn her Masters in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis. She has an extensive background in social services administration and clinical services in New York and Pennsylvania. Mary is the past President of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) Board of Directors, Chair of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). Mary serves on the Montgomery County Victim Witness Policy Board, Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth Citizens Advisory and the Montgomery County Child Advocacy Center known as Mission Kids.