Joanne Brown (Module 3) is Chief Counsel for the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department. She formerly was a consultant for the Family Drug Court Initiative of the National Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and served as a Commissioner for the Alameda County Superior Court in California.

Sarah Buel (Module 1, Module 2 and Module 8) is a Clinical Professor at the University of Texas School of Law, where she started and now co-directs the Domestic Violence Clinic. She also is a co-founder of The National Training Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence. Her previous experience includes positions as special counsel for the Texas District and County Attorneys Association, prosecutor, victim advocate, state policy coordinator and legal aid paralegal. A domestic violence survivor, Ms. Buel has spent the past 25 years working with battered women, abused children and juveniles within the legal system.

Officer Robbin Burge (Module 3) is a detective with the Albuquerque Police Department’s Special Investigations Division. She previously worked with the APD Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART) and the APD Gang Unit.

Lisa (Rosalie) Chavez (Module 2) is the managing attorney of Native American Programs for New Mexico Legal Aid in Bernalillo.

Hon. Diane Dal Santo (Module 7) was a judge in the Second Judicial District Court in Albuquerque for many years, where she was instrumental in designing, obtaining funding and establishing the first domestic violence court in New Mexico. Since her retirement she has served as a trial judge on a limited basis, as appointed by the New Mexico Supreme Court, and as an adjunct faculty member for the International Law Enforcement Academy in Roswell, New Mexico. She is a former teacher and Board of Trustees member for the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada.

John Day (Module 3) is a criminal defense attorney with Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dalstrom, Schoenburg and Frye in Santa Fe.

Hon. Grace Duran (Module 4) is a judge in the Third Judicial District Court in Las Cruces where she handles domestic relations cases. She formerly was a Domestic Violence Commissioner and a Child Support Hearing Officer in the Third Judicial District Court.

Robert Geffner (Module 6 and Module 7) is President/Founder of the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute and a Clinical Research Professor of Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology within Alliant International University in San Diego. He is a licensed psychologist and a licensed marriage and family therapist in California. Dr. Geffner has written extensively on family violence, child maltreatment and related topics, and has served on state and national committees and as a consultant in these areas. His Institute provides training and resources on domestic violence, including an annual national conference.

Hon. Theresa Gomez (Module 3) is a judge in the Metropolitan Court in Albuquerque where she handles criminal cases.

Richard Gonzales (Module 5) is a Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law where he teaches evidence, labor law and law practice clinic, among other subjects.

Hon. James Hall (Module 6) is the chief judge in the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe where he has served in the civil, criminal and family court divisions.

Hon. Angela Jewell (Module 4 and Module 8) is a judge on the Second Judicial District Court in Albuquerque where she presides over domestic violence cases and is creating an integrated domestic violence court. She formerly was a Domestic Violence Commissioner for the Second Judicial District Court.

James Anthony Julian (Module 3 and Module 5) is a former Assistant District Attorney in the First Judicial District in Santa Fe and currently is in private practice.

Laura Lopez (Module 8) is a former Court Monitor for the Santa Fe Rape Crisis Center.

Dolores Lopez Salazar (Module 4) is a Victim Advocate formerly with the Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families in Santa Fe and now with the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe.

Robert Rothstein (Module 5) is a criminal defense attorney with Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dalstrom, Schoenburg and Frye in Santa Fe.

Emily Sack (Module 8) is an Associate Professor at the Roger Williams University School of Law in Rhode Island, where she specializes in criminal law, family law and domestic violence law. She previously was Deputy Director of the Center for Court Innovation, with responsibility for its Domestic Violence and Family Court Programs. She was closely involved in the planning and implementation of New York’s specialized domestic violence courts, and worked on the development of that state’s first integrated domestic violence courts, which bring criminal domestic violence cases and related family matters together in one courtroom. Ms. Sack is the author of Creating a Domestic Violence Court: Guidelines and Best Practices (Family Violence Prevention Fund, 2002).

Stan Whitaker (Module 2) was formerly a Domestic Violence Commissioner in the Second Judicial District Court and is currently an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Albuquerque.