Finding Your AVA Regional Coordinator

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AVA Regional Conference Coordinators make up the AVA National Leadership Team. The team will help provide direction, set goals and assist in implementing the strategic plan. These coordinators have been equipped to educate clergy and lay leaders at the local level as well as assist churches in the development of their own AVA ministry. Regional Conference Coordinators will conduct educational workshops and seminars on adult and teen domestic violence, and adult survivors of sexual abuse for local churches, Women Ministries groups, and clergy. They will also conduct AVA training for local church advocates.

AVA DIRECTOR	Yvonne DeVaughn	Casa Grande, AZ	devaughn3 (at) gmail.com
Canada Conference	Karen Bayley	Hope Community Strathmore, AB	ckbayley (at) telus.net
Central Conference	Karen Brewer	Atonement Covenant Church Chicago, IL	kbrewer (at) northpark.edu pastorbrewer1 (at) sbcglobal.net
Central Conference	Joanne Nelson	Resurrection Covenant Chicago, IL	jerome.nelson (at) sbcglobal.net
Central Conference	Dawn Price	Covenant Church Schaumburg, IL	dawnyk01 (at)aol.com
East Coast Conference	Sarah Stewart	Community Covenant Bridgewater, MA	lizziegal20 (at) gmail.com
Great Lakes Conference	Tina Hooper	Saranac Community Saranac, MI	tina (at)hooperprinting.com
Great Lakes Conference	Connie Nafziger	Faith Covenant Westerville, OH	connie (at)chloeinc.org
Midwest Conference	Kyle Kelly	Mead Covenant Mead, NE	kylekelly (at)alltel.net
North Pacific Conference	Becky Sayan-Baxter	River Ridge Covenant Lacey, WA	rebeccasayan (at)gmail.com
Pacific Southwest Conference	Lynda Delgado	Redeemer/El Cino Covenant Downey, CA	lyndadelgado4wm (at) yahoo.com
Pacific Southwest Conference	Lori Gossman	Redwood Covenant Santa Rosa, CA	lori (at) redwoodcovenant.org
Pacific Southwest Conference	Rolando & Lesvia Leiva	Elk Grove, CA	lleiva (at) sbcglobal.net
Southeast Conference	Beverly Corridon	Faith Christian Center Miami, FL	doxy (at) bellsouth.net

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AVA Ministry Requirements:

recommendation from the Conference
completion of 40-hour training through local agencies
complete AVA Regional Coordinator training
a 2-yr. commitment and a minimum of 10-hour volunteer time per month

AVA Ministry Responsibilities:

Leadership AVA Regional Coordinators will be a part of the national leadership team. The team will help provide direction, set goals and assist in implementing the strategic plan for the denominational ministry.
Training Regional Coordinators will conduct AVA workshops and seminars on adult domestic violence, teen domestic violence and adult survivors of sexual abuse. Regional Coordinators will conduct regional training for local AVA advocates.
Education Regional Coordinators will provide educational seminars for local churches, Women Ministry groups and clergy.
Travel Regional Coordinators will travel to regional annual conference meetings, Women Ministry meetings/retreats, clergy cluster meetings and Ashrams.
Support Regional Coordinators will serve as leadership support to local advocates and liaison to the AVA denominational team.
Resources Regional Coordinators will be required to be aware of State laws on domestic violence and rape. Coordinators will maintain a library of: