Ellen is a faculty physician in emergency medicine at Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas and President of the American Association of Women Emergency Physicians. She serves on numerous hospital and university committees, including the Family Violence Task Force and Violence-in-the-Workplace Policy Committee at Parkland Memorial Hosptital. On the state level, Ellen is a member of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Family Violence and Leadership Team for Texas Health Initiative on Domestic Violence.

In 1979, Geri founded Redevelopment Opportunities for Women, which works with poor abused women to help them get out of abusive relationships and become self-sufficient. She is the founding member of the first Coalition Against Domestic Violence in St. Louis (1975) and the first statewide Coalition Against Domestic Violence (1976). Geri also initiated the Missouri Family Violence Council Network and served as its first statewide chair.

Geri's community involvement currently includes participation in the Governor's Task Alliance for the Prevention of Disabilities, the Missouri Injury Control Committee, the Missouri Statewide Child Fatality Review Panel, and the Missouri Family Violence
Violence Council Network.

Geri has written numerous articles on the issue of family violence for the following publications: Single Parent magazine, International Halfway House newsletter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis Business Journal, The Women's Voice newspaper, among others. She has appeared on local and national broadcast radio and television programs to speak about the problems of family violence in America. She makes conference presentations throughout the country on this subject, and lectures to approximately 1000 professionals each year in various training and educational workshops.

Dr. Ogawa was previously the Director of the National Academy for Victim Studies, Department of Criminal Justice, University of North Texas. The Academy was a collaboration between the university and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to develop academic instruction and research as well as continuing education in victim issues. He also previously served as the director of a prosecutor-based victim/witness assistance division for 14 years.

Dr. Ogawa has been a consultant on many national research and training projects in the areas of crime victimization, post-trauma, hate violence, multiculturalism, substance abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault. He has served on numerous national boards and committees, including the National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women for the U.S. Department of Justice and Health and Human Services, the Executive Committee of the National Organization for Victim Assistance, and the Victim Issues Committee of the American Probation and Parole Association.

Dr. Ogawa is internationally known as a speaker on issues of criminal justice, violence against women, victimization of children, cross cultural counseling, and Morita and Naikan therapies. He is the author of important books in the crime victims and counseling fields, including Walking on Eggshells (Volcano Press), which describes Morita therapy for abused women, To Tell The Truth (Volcano Press), written to assist children through the criminal justice system, and Color of Justice (Allyn & Bacon/Simon and Schuster), the landmark study on minority victimization.

Nancy is co-chair of the Legislative Committee of the California Alliance Against Domestic Violence, and has drafted and/or testified for many bills enacted in California to address domestic violence issues. She serves as a consultant to the California Center for Judicial Education and Research.

From 1989 through 1993, Nancy served as staff attorney and volunteer coordinator at the Family Violence Law Center in Berkeley. She recruited, trained and supervised volunteers and interns, interviewed battered women, drafted restraining orders, represented clients at hearings and worked with Spanish-speaking clients.

From 1983 until 1987, Nancy was the legal advocacy program director of Battered Women's Alternatives in Martinez, California. Nancy has also served as legal program coordinator for the Mid-Peninsula Support Network in Mountain View, California and as director of the domestic violence unit at the Legal Aid Society of Alameda County, in Oakland California. In these positions, she has trained and supervised attorneys, paralegals, volunteers and shelter workers, trained police and sheriff personnel and created liaison programs with the District Attorney's office.

Celeste is also one of the founding members of a non-profit corporation called "Citywide Wholeness Conference, Inc." This religious organization is committed to bringing hope, healing and wholeness to men and women through seminars, workshops and support groups. Celeste is the Director of Training and Development, with a special emphasis on educating religious leaders concerning the issue of Family Violence.