FREE & CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT FOR
VICTIMS OF CRIME & THEIR LOVED ONES
Leadership
Board of Directors
Elizabeth Cannon, President
Associate Director, Civic House, University of Pennsylvania
Kristen Feden, Esq., Vice President
Attorney, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Bernadette A. Kearney, Esq., Secretary
Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin, PC
Brian Graham, CPA, Treasurer
Accounting Manager, National Medical Services, Inc.
Martha Simelaro
Justin Friend, Assistant Public Information Officer, Upper Merion Township
Samantha Katz, Esq.
Attorney, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Carrie Gish, Esq.
Akanksha Kalra, Esq.
Stewart Ryan, Esq.
Attorney, Laffey, Bucci & Kent, LLP
Norda Lewis
Therapist
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.