Family Justice Center

DVCC Annual Report

 The Domestic Violence Coordinating Council (DVCC) was established by the Montgomery County Council in 2006 with the mission of reducing the incidence of domestic violence and creating a safe community for families to live free of abuse.

The fifteen member board is comprised of five public members and eleven agency representatives of the County and State government who coordinate efforts relating to domestic violence prevention and safety.  The DVCC meets bi-monthly on the second Thursday of the month. Meetings are open to the public.

DVCC Board Members

Agency Representatives   The Honorable Marielsa Bernard Chair, DVCC Associate Judge Circuit Court for Montgomery County For The Honorable Ann S. Harrington Administrative Judge Circuit Court for Montgomery County	Hannah Sassoon Domestic Violence Coordinator For Raymond M. Kight, Sheriff Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
The Honorable Eugene Wolfe Administrative Judge District Court for Montgomery County	Sharon Trexler Chief, Montgomery County Pre-Trial Services For Arthur M. Wallenstein, Director Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
The Honorable Phil Andrews President Montgomery County Council	Dudley Warner Senior Administrator, Behavioral Health and Crisis Services For Uma Ahluwalia, Director Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Shirley Brandman President Montgomery County Board of Education	Public Members    Bernard Auchter Community Member
Laura Chase Deputy State’s Attorney For John J. McCarthy Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office	Dorothy Fait, Esq. Community Member Attorney at Law Fait and Wise, LLP
Wayne Jerman Assistant Chief of Police, Investigative Services Bureau For J. Thomas Manger, Chief Montgomery County Department of Police	Diane Hayes Community Member
Martha Kumer Regional Administrator Maryland Division of Parole and Probation	Susan C. Mize Community Member Vice Chair, DVCC
Resa Levy Commissioner, Commission for Women For Judith Vaughan-Prather, Executive Director Montgomery County Commission for Women	Donna Rismiller, Esq. Attorney Member Attorney at Law  Rismiller Law Group, LLC

To access the DVCC 2009 Annual Report click here.

 To contact DVCC staff, send an email to: DVCC@montgomerycountymd.gov