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Acknowledgements

The Online Elder Abuse Training is the result of the knowledge and insight of many dedicated professionals within the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Access to Justice Initiative and the Elder Justice Initiative, in collaboration with national, state and local subject matter experts from the elder abuse field. OVC's Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC ) was honored to work with such a celebrated group of nationally known scholars and practitioners responsible for writing the training modules and serving as training development advisors.

Special thanks to the subject matter expert content writers:

  • The Michigan Elder Justice Initiative
  • Alison E. Hirschel, Director, Michigan Elder Justice Initiative
  • Sarah J. Moskow, Staff Attorney, Michigan Elder Justice Initiative
  • The National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL), a project of End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin
  • Bonnie Brandl, MSW, National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) Director, a project of End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin
  • Linda Dawson, JD, Elder Justice Coordinator, National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL), a project of End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin

Members of the subject matter expert Elder Abuse Training Workgroup:

  • Candace J. Heisler, JD, Assistant District Attorney (Ret.), San Francisco, Heisler and Associates
  • Lillian Moy, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York
  • Lori A. Stiegel, Senior Attorney, Commission on Law & Aging, American Bar Association
  • Pamela Walz, Esq. Co-Director Aging and Disabilities Unit, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

Members of the OVC Workgroup:

  • Shelby Jones Crawford, Victim Justice Program Specialist, Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Shelly L. Jackson, Ph.D., Financial Fraud and Abuse Visiting Fellow, Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Meg Morrow, Attorney/Advisor, Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Janice Green, Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Maha Jweied, Acting Deputy Counselor for Access to Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Karen A. Lash, Acting Senior Counselor for Access to Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Andy Mao, Assistant Director/Elder Justice Coordinator, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Diane Alexander, Regional TTA and Special Initiatives Manager, OVC TTAC
  • Billie Matelevich-Hoang, Esq., Legal Team Lead, Online Elder Abuse Training Project Lead, OVC TTAC
  • Kris Odoro, Special Initiatives Support, OVC TTAC

This online training was designed and developed by Allen Interactions in partnership with OVC.