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2005 NOVA Newsl. 1 (2005)

handle is hein.journals/novan2005 and id is 1 raw text is: NOVA N letter loltumre 22. Number I (of 4 wisuesk, 2005 Rejuvenating the Mission NOVA Moving Ahead on All Fronts C hange is stirring ai NOVA change in its leadrhip. a mov e to new headquarters, and in the w or ks, innoai ons in the pursuit of NO VA's ov erall nmsson to pi ninute rights and serv ices for v ictims of crime and crisis every w her After longtime Ixecutiv e lirectoi Marlene Young annoned hei etienment plans last year. the NOVA \Board estabilshed a search comittle to fimnd a rlelent. and in the mean- tone, approached Jeaniiette Adkins in hopesthat she w onld setl as an intci un director She areed to do so. and lter few< motlhs on the job, the I~inhe nkthatlthir arch iad been stnccessIfulv con- 'ludedi On Ferryt 16.IJain- nette accepted its ol~h to b.e- come tlhe ness Ixecutie ULi- In the hecinnin of hei c aier after two yeas as a family therapist at the lus n ile Co<urt in [lan. Ohio, JIenette \l. Adkins accepted a job in the neighhmmyn Greene (County Proseutor's office to eulop and direc its ictni assitace I. ner the leadership oft 'oumty Proecutor Willimn Schenek, Sho asunmdtat e!lel oustlafer is precsso Mike IkH tnc was eete to, other offics the noiw sets s in the L1. 8.Snate). ,leannette helped bilhd the itimiw itness prolPrndItnin a staffof one with twoivlunteer to a staffof seven winh thirty vlunteers. In addition to proi ing all the itnes mnangemient fuctins ol a posectit-based piogrm her agency vsa a pionecr in pmoxild- in 24 hur:, in pesncii nesetio sller ices at crime scenes Hil henkhsalua insitd tha proscors b elong in Bor Prsdu t cnnteha lo contrbed to the larger mosemet he asset e asa atina tane oa n tis isues a \ AA atona ciss espns tammniler ami Ico-oordina- ~r ot ohio's ~risis nd oh Ohio's cre wn oh the Nation NOVA liasab respon~e Lain. She was a founder ofthat team leritialing program for v ictim advocates and ~ul Ads ocate ti edeiitial inc Prom am. ~ ass sers ed as a sona e oh support for her vs ork Congress Asked to Cut VOCA Fund to $0.00 Xh A\l I nirtn p p I bud It rhe 200 fiscal lear inc ludes a rescissin of SI 267 billion fronm the C'iuie \Vitis In, the specal account created by the Vitiof( ime Actof 19!\11 1 Hfadopted the plin would bin V\< A'\s grant progranm to a clos at the end of tha fa l car, droppng from $650million in compensation and 1ictlin assistance support to rot on Octosberl 1.01 Ilor a time, the proposal surpisedaind conijised NOVA\ statf and collegues in related organition it came in a crypt fnancial chart wilth no explation as to its tmeanmng or purposc. Hut wsithin weeks, virtually every national oi9 gaivation repreenting the interests of crime sitilln had oined together to fIle a protest against thc pioposal a campain that is enlarging in numbers of groups and inten- sit1 as this is boe witten, Ilhi entireproposal was cntained in asingle entr below the tItals o a chat lising propo-ing discretio y s pending figures for the JDepartment ol Jute, an entry reading, Less ('rine Vicinis Fi id Rescisson 1. [billion dIluars|. Finally unable to learn the easoning of the Iederal authorities Stex 1)etene, I \eutis eirector ofthe National lsociatioiitV(K 1C' Assistnce Administatoi sdecphered the waye rescission figure iia calculated, The budget- writer stiattedl what would be in the kiund at years end an estimate of the fine revnue that would come in during Other Highlights * Greetings from Jean nette....... * Press Release on 10CA ....... 4 * Tribute to Two Heroes ....6 * Board Nominations I ornm ....... * Annual Acetion -Help Wanted! . 9

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