Elaina F. Marra, Executive Director
Education: M.A., International Relations, Syracuse University's Maxwell School, B.A. Political Science, College of New Rochelle
Agency Experience: 1995-Present
Trainings, Conferences, and Seminars:
Advisory Council of the NYS Office of Victims Services, Three Year Appointment (7/1/11-6/30/14)
NOVA National Conference on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, Salt Lake City, Utah
NYS Crime Victims Board Training, Utica, NY
NYS Crime Victims Board Conference & Training, Buffalo, NY
Department of Defense Training on Victims of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces, Washington DC
Orientation Conference meeting for New Grantees re: Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies, Arlington, VA
NYS Crime Victims Board Conference
New York State Children’s Justice Task Force, Forensic Interviewing Best Practices Training
NYS Crime Victims Board Conference
National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse, Arlington, VA
Eastern Conference on Child Sexual Abuse Treatment
Documenting Employee Performance Problems Northern Employee Assistance Services
Certified Grants Specialist, Certified Grant Specialist Training, The National Grant Writers Association, Atlanta, Georgia
NYS Coalition Against Sexual Assault “SAFE in the Courtroom” Training
NYS Division of Criminal Justice OFPA Regional Grantee Workshops
Conference Training- New York State Crime Victims Board
National Certification from the Victims Assistance Academy – U.S Dept. of Justice Office for Victims of Crime
Crime Victim Assistance Program Family Violence-The continuum Conference Training
Disaster Planning Conference for Domestic Violence Shelters, NYS OCFS
Executive Director’s Training- Employment Legislation, NYSCADV
Grant Writing & Research Training, The Grantsmanship Center, Los Angeles
Leadership Development Track Training, NOVA Conference, Los Angeles, CA
Community Response Team Workshops, Nova Conference, Los Angeles, CA
Victims Assistance Center of Jefferson County, Inc. hosted the Forum on Policy for Domestic Violence in the Work Place for the Governor’s Task Force and NYS OPDV, Watertown, NY
How To Do Outreach, Healthcare Association of NYS, Cooperstown
Training/Conference: Understanding & Treating Children Who Witness Domestic Violence, David Wolfe, PhD., ABPP, Ottawa, Canada
Conference and Training Partnership to Enhance Victim’s Safety: Criminal Justice and Advocacy Responses to Domestic Violence, NYS Office for Prevention of Domestic Violence, NYS Police, NYS Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The Interview Process
Recruitment & Employment Applications
NYSDOH Workshop, Training for Program Directors on Incest Counseling on Outcome Based Funding.
Pace University Battered Women’s Justice Center, Rape, Marital Rape and Sexual Assault Prosecutors Training
NYSCADV Syracuse Conference, Protecting Client Confidentiality In A New Era, Long Term Physical Impact of Domestic Violence
NYSDOH Program Director’s Supervision & Leadership Retreat at Thornfield Conference, Cazenovia
NYSCADV Training of Legal Systems and Law Enforcement
Advocacy for Battered Women’s Service Provider
Syracuse NY Volunteer Center’s Board Member Training Seminar
NYS Attorney General’s Dating Violence Conference
Crime Victims Board Conference for Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Victim Advocates
Seven Pines Counseling Group Team Management Training
Syracuse University College of Law Conference on Welfare Reform
NYS Attorney General’s Charities of Symposium for Non-profit Board: Resources and Responsibilities
Law and the Press Conference
Therapists Sensitivity to Domestic Violence
All About Grants- An Introduction to Successful Grant Seeking
Grant Writing Basics
NYSDOH Approved Domestic Violence/Rape Crisis Sexual Assault Advocacy Training
Outcome Funding: A New Approach to Seeking Resources
Pace University Battered Women’s Center Prosecutor’s Training on Domestic Violence
How to be a Better Communicator
Conflict Resolution and Confrontation Skills Training
How to Supervise People
Conference on Child Sexual Abuse Treatment
Stalking: Risk, Prevention, and Victim Services
Bullying Culture
New York State Children's Alliance
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