CLAIRE N. KAPLAN 104 Diamond Road, Troy, 22974 434.982.2774 (work) or 434.242.9734 (cell) E-mail: [email protected]

SUMMARY Consultant and creative thinker with a broad understanding of sexual and intimate partner violence, college student development, and experiential learning, and educational policies. Twenty years’ experience with student advising, guidance on personal and academic concerns, as well as in the development of mentoring and support programs. Skilled coalition builder. Experience with event planning on a wide range of concerns affecting women and men. Published author and successful grant writer, having raised over $170,000 from state grants and private foundations.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Social Foundations of Education/ Women’s Studies Curry School of Education 2004 Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration 1999 M.P.W. Professional Writing/ Screenplay & Non-Fiction University of Southern California 1983 B.S. Animal Behavior/Environmental Design University of California, Davis 1977

EXPERIENCE

Administration

Director, Sexual and Domestic Violence Services, University of Virginia Women’s Center—1991 to present Manage program that promotes educational programming and provides intervention services to survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, child sexual abuse and stalking. - Supervise Director of Counseling Services (.5 FTE). - Develop, administer, and monitor annual SDVS budget. - Serve as advocate for students seeking guidance on options following an assault, or who are in abusive relationships, including internal hearings before the Sexual Assault Board. - Supervise SDVS graduate assistants and interns in implementing our ongoing and annual programs: - Survivors Support Network - Sexual Assault Leadership Council - Men’s Leadership Project - Red Flag Campaign - Public Educational Events - Train administrators, faculty, staff and students, including Judiciary Committee Investigators, Resident Staff, Teaching Assistants, New Student Orientation facilitators, and other allied professionals concerning appropriate ways to assist students and co-workers who are survivors. - Advisor to SAFE (Sexual Assault Facts & Education), a student-led peer-education organization. - Consult with faculty whose students have been assaulted, abused or stalked. - Work with faculty to integrate issues of sexual assault and domestic violence into their curriculum. - Encourage student utilization of local sexual assault and domestic violence crisis centers, criminal justice system, and University resources through various educational and media campaigns. - Published nationally-recognized and emulated Handbook for Survivors, distributing over 8,500 to date. This book is distributed throughout the area - Manage Sexual Assault Education Council to facilitate collaboration and communication among various stakeholders - Developed and maintained former SDVS website (upon which current pages are based) - Annually educate students, faculty and staff on sexual assault, intimate partner violence and stalking. - Facilitate access to programs and services by disabled and D/deaf individuals, and international scholars/spouses 2

through coordination with Learning Needs & Evaluation Center and International Center, including the development of translated editions of resource materials. - Established resource library of books, audio- and videotapes, and journals. - Produced video on experiences of sexual assault survivors: “True Stories: The Many Faces of Sexual Assault.” (1993). - Represent campus sexual assault programs on the Board of Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault (1991-2004) and on its successor organization, Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance

Interim Supervisor, Diversity and Advocacy Events Program, University of Virginia Women’s Center—January, 2008-2009 Supervise Director of Events and interns, manage budget and set Fall, 2008 schedule for Women’s Center signature events, visiting artists, scholars and activists speaking on Grounds until a new Director of Diversity and Mentoring is hired.

Interim Associate Director, University of Virginia Women’s Center—1995 to 1996 Assumed some of the Director’s responsibilities during her one-year sabbatical including: - Budget development and oversight for entire Women’s Center. - Supervision of Programming Department (Visiting Scholars, Artists and Activists, events celebrating 25 years of coeducation at UVA, our first conference for alumni, and coordination with the Director of Development). - Executive Editor, In Other Words—1995-95. - Supervised editor in production of 12-page quarterly tabloid newspaper, including story editing, art selection, layout, advertising and distribution of 10,000 copies city-wide. - Maintained working relationship with The Daily Progress, Charlottesville’s local paper, which printed In Other Words in exchange for advertising revenues. - Supervision of Publicity Department to ensure that events were adequately promoted. Initiated in-house discussions of promotional campaign to elevate the visibility of the Women’s Center.

Executive Director, National Coalition Against Sexual Assault—1990 - Established first national office for long-time all-volunteer coalition in Washington, D.C. - Directed all administrative operations (fiscal management, fundraising, grant writing/research), technical assistance, policy tracking, canvassing operations, volunteer recruitment, public relations, and conference planning.

Director of Training and Outreach, Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (Now Peace Over Violence)—1987 to 1989 - Revamped and implemented 56-hour volunteer training for hotline counselors, averaging 25 trainees three times per year to ensure adequate staffing of 24-hour crisis hotline that covered Los Angeles County. - Opened training and hotline to Deaf volunteers and supervised Deaf Services program. - Developed Speakers Bureau training. Consulted on all other agency training, including child abuse prevention staff, self-defense instructors and assault prevention courses as employee benefit packages. - Created volunteer recruitment campaigns that successfully kept hotline and other programs staffed 24 hours/day, seven days/week. - Raised visibility of services among non-English-speaking and Deaf communities and increased their participation in volunteer staff. - LACAAW representative to local and national television, radio, and print media, including radio and television talk shows and news organizations. - Coordinated all media and public relations projects. - Developed and served as managing editor for both monthly internal and quarterly external membership newsletters.

Teaching

Women in Central America: Local Activism in Global Perspective. University of Virginia Study Abroad Program Program/Dept. of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. Summer Session, 2007. Intensive two-week summer term course in San Salvador, El Salvador aimed at sharpening comparative analysis of women’s issues, activism, and leadership across different countries of Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Nicaragua). 3

Gender, Violence, and Society. University of Virginia, 1999-present. Undergraduate seminar on sexual and domestic violence from a multicultural and global perspective. Offered through the Curry School of Education and Studies in Women and Gender. Co-taught with Mary Carter Lominack, Executive Director, Shelter for Help in Emergency. Global Theories of Women’s Advocacy. University of Virginia, College of Arts and Sciences, Studies in Women and Gender (SWAG) 316, Spring 2004. Required course for SWAG majors who participate in a service-learning internship with the University of Virginia Women’s Center. Gendered Violence in Society. University of Virginia, Curry School of Education, Department of Foundations, Leadership and Public Policy (EDLF) 589, Spring semesters 1999-2002. Masters-level seminar on the impact of sexual and domestic violence, and child abuse, from a multicultural, global perspective. Co-taught with the executive director of the local battered women’s shelter.

Development University of Virginia Women’s Center - Wrote four state-funded grants, raising over $170,000 for the Sexual And Domestic Violence Services (formerly the Sexual Assault Education Office). - Solicited co-sponsorships from various University offices and community programs in excess of $50,000. - Co-produced (1995) benefit concert with Ferron and Freyda Epstein (with New Music Times, Inc.).

Valley Deaf Festival, Valley Advocacy & Communication Center for the Deaf—1989 - Coordinated all public and media outreach for annual Fresno, CA-based event, resulting in best-attended event with widest media coverage to date.

Producer, Benefit Concert for Democratic Socialists of America • November, 1988 - Produced benefit concert in Los Angeles, featuring Latin American women’s band, Sabiá, and jazz artist, Kimberley Miller, raising approximately $1,000 for the organization.

Co-Producer, Benefit Concert for L.A. Commission on Assaults Against Women and El Rescate Refugee Center • November, 1986 - Produced, developed publicity, and served as liaison with El Rescate staff in the production of benefit concert with Bonnie Raitt, Robin Flower Band, and Sabiá.

Associate Producer: LACAAW Comedy Night at the Comedy Store • March 1986 - Coordinated recruitment of celebrities and comedians for annual fundraiser in Hollywood, California, including Ed Asner, Elayne Boosler, Louie Anderson, Kate Clinton, Phyllis Frelich, Margaret Avery, and others. Developed publicity package and coordinated promotional activities, raising $20,000 for LACAAW.

Other Work Experience Freelance Writer • 1980-present - Feature articles, film reviews, screenplays.

CV3 Cable News • November 1990-July 1991 - Reporter, writer, video editor for local cable news station located in Spotsylvania, VA. Beats included Fredericksburg City and Stafford County governments, environmental issues, impact of the Gulf War and economic recession on local community, human interest stories.

PUBLICATIONS Kaplan, Claire N., Lundy, Daisy, Pittard, Leslie-Anne, Lewis, Dion, Corcoran, Caitlin, and Marcus L. Martin, M.D. (2006, In press) “Domestic Violence” – “Intimate Partner Violence”. Emergency Medicine Specialty Reports. Kaplan, Claire N. (2002). What Do I Say to My Daughter? What Do I Say to My Son? Speaking to Your Child About Sexual Assault and Dating Violence. University of Virginia Women’s Center.

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Kaplan, Claire N., Myra Hindus, Elizabeth Mejia, Jane Olsen and Lee LaDue (2001). “Violence Against Women: Responses by Women's Centers to Sexual Violence.” In: Davie, Sharon (ed.) College and University Women's Centers: A Journey Toward Equity. Greenwood Publishing Group. _____ (2001). Sexual Assault, Dating/Domestic Violence, and Stalking: Your Rights, Your Responsibilities. University of Virginia Women’s Center. _____ (2001). Sexual Assault and Harassment, Dating/Domestic Violence, and Stalking: Ways to Create a Safer University of Virginia Community. University of Virginia Women’s Center. Colbs, Sandra and Claire N. Kaplan (2000). “Shattered Pride: Resistance and Intervention Strategies in Cases of Sexual Assault, Relationship Violence, and Hate Crimes Against Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Students.” In: Nancy Evans and Vernon Wall. Toward Acceptance: Sexual Orientation on Campus. University Press of America. Kaplan, Claire N. (ed.) (2000). Handbook for Survivors of Sexual Assault. University of Virginia Women’s Center. _____ (1994). "The Frontline Fighter Who's Still an Optimist: Marty Langelan." IRIS: A Journal About Women. No. 31, Summer. _____ (1993). "A Mother's Loss: Reflections on the Sharon Bottoms Decision." In Other Words, Winter. Contributing Editor, CitiLimits Magazine, 1990 to 1992. Film critic and feature writer, Women's Arts. The Washington Blade. March 1991 to 1993.

PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS “ Women’s Leadership, Experiential Learning, and Higher Education.” Meeting of the American Women’s Association, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Austria Embassy. March, 2010. “The Red Flag Campaign: Opportunities for Outreach by University Women’s Centers.” National Women’s Studies Association. Atlanta, GA 2009. “We Will Survive! Women Organizing Against Violence in El Salvador.” Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance Annual Membership Retreat/Meeting. June, 2007 and 2008. “Carrying It On: Women’s Studies Majors’ Long-Term Commitment to Feminist Activism.” National Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, June, 2003. “When I Left, (I Knew) I’d Make a Difference: The Impact of Women’s Studies Curricula on Undergraduate Majors and Alumni at a Research University.” NWSA Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June, 2001. “Beyond Awareness: Teaching Assertiveness to College Women.” International Conference on Sexual Assault and Harassment on Campus, Orlando, FL, October 2000. Self-defense and Assertiveness: Strategies for Resisting Sexual and Domestic Violence (ongoing). “Making Your Programs Accessible to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Survivors.” VAASA/VADV Conference, Williamsburg, VA , 1993; California State OCJP Conference, Costa Mesa, CA, 1988. Presented with L. J. Berke. “Using Media in Sexual Assault Education.” National Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference, Norman, OK, 1995. “You Haven't Come a Long Way, Baby: Women, Alcohol and Sexual Assault.” Co-presented with Susan Grossman. “Alternatives '94" Conference (Virginia Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control), Richmond, VA, 1994. “When Issues Collide: Acknowledging Sexual Orientation and Race in Cases of Sexual Assault.” Co-presented with Cydnee Martin. National Association of Student Personnel Administrators National Conference, March, 1994; SCHEV State Conference on Sexual Assault, Richmond, VA, April, 1994. “Responding to Sexual Assault on Campus: Nightmare or Opportunity?” Co-presenter, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators National Conference, Boston, MA, March,1993. “The Politics of Sexual Assault.” Student National Medical Association, Charlottesville. February 1992.

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LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE - Network VA Advisory Committee 2008-2009 (statewide council of LGBTQ faculty, staff and students at Virginia institutions of higher education that advocates for equity) - Serpentine Society Board of Directors (LGBTQ interest group of the UVA Alumni Association), 2007-present - List Manager, Sexual Assault Program Coordinators Listserv - Charlottesville Committee, Statewide Rally Against the Marriage Affirmation Act (HB751), June 30, 2004 - Domestic Partner Benefits Negotiating Committee, UVA Pride, 2003 to present - Founding member, Virginia Coalition on Campus Sexual Assault. - LGBTQ Task Force (2006-present); Charlottesville Interim Coordinating Council, Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance, October, 2004 to present (to manage new organization created from merger of Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault and Virginians Against Domestic Violence as of 10/1/2004). At-Large Board Member, Chair of Membership and Ad Hoc Board Restructuring Committees, Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault, 1997 to 10/04. - International Studies Office Advisory Committee on Domestic Violence Response - Ad-Hoc Faculty Committee on Diversity, UVA, 2002-present - Friends of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Resource Center, 2003-2004 - Board member, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Resource Center, 2002-2003 - Programming Committee, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Resource Center, 2000-2003 - Panelist, Multicultural Education Summer Seminars (Prof. Robert Covert), 1998-2003 - Representative from LGBT Community to the Coordinating Council of University Groups, 2001-02 - Co-Chair, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns Committee, 1998 to 2002 - Peer reviewer, U.S. Department of Justice Violence Against Women Office, Grants to Prevent Violence Against Women on Campus, 1999 - Steering committee, Charlottesville/Albemarle Council on Sexual and Domestic Violence, 1997 to present - Elected Representative, University of Virginia General Faculty Council , 1996 to 1998 - National Political Committee, Democratic Socialists of America, 1995 to 1995 - Co-Convenor, UVA Pride: LGBT Faculty, Staff and Graduate Student Association, 1993 to 1994 - National Political Committee, Democratic Socialists of America, 1992-1996 and Chair, Charlottesville Local 1991- 1995. Chair, LGB Commission, 1990-92. - Fellow, Hereford College (formerly New College) University of Virginia, 1990 to 1993 & 1997 to 1998 - Crisis Counselor/Advocate, Counselor Trainer, Self-Defense Instructor, and Board Member, Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women, 1981 to 1987

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS - National Women’s Studies Association [Women’s Center Caucus] - Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance - Virginia Coalition Against Campus Sexual Assault

HONORS and RECOGNITIONS - University of Virginia Society of Artemis Award for contributions as an agent of transformation, 2003 - University of Virginia Genesis Society Award (a multicultural society) for service “in the face of adversity,” 2003 - University of Virginia Lantern Society Award for service to survivors of sexual and domestic violence, 2002 - Order of the Lavender Bow (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Union at University of Virginia), 1994 - Charlottesville NOW Leadership Award, 1993 - The - recognition for service to the University of Virginia, 1992

RELATED SKILLS - Basic American Sign Language skills - Basic Spanish (formerly fluent) - Certified Self-Defense Instructor, Rape Aggression Defense Systems and Southern Calif. Rape Hotline Alliance - Comfortable with both PC and Mac computers. Software: MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel; Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop; Quark Express Passport, SPSS, Dreamweaver, Fireworks; some HTML.