About the Members
Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings reconvened the Orange County Domestic Violence Commission (DVC) in October of 2019. The DVC is co-chaired by the Honorable Alice Blackwell, Ninth Judicial Circuit Judge and Mr. Dick Batchelor along with judges, the state attorney and the public defender from the Ninth Judicial Circuit. Law enforcement, service providers, community leaders, academia as well as survivors are represented on the Commission.
Chairs
| Role |
Name |
| Co-Chair |
Honorable Alice Blackwell, Administrative Circuit Judge, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida |
| Co-Chair |
Dick Batchelor, President, Dick Batchelor Management Group, Inc. |
Committees
Court Process
| Role |
Name |
| Chair |
Honorable Alicia Latimore, Circuit Judge, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida |
| Member |
Jay Corzine, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida |
| Member |
Honorable Tiffany Moore Russell, Orange County Clerk of Courts |
| Member |
Honorable Donald Myers, Chief Judge, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida |
| Member |
Louis Quinones, Chief of Corrections, Orange County Corrections Department |
| Member |
Honorable Robert Wesley, Public Defender, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida |
System Process
| Role |
Name |
| Chair |
Michelle Sperzel, Chief Executive Officer, Harbor House of Central Florida |
| Member |
Honorable Aramis Ayala, State Attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida |
| Member |
Lui Damiani, Executive Director, Victim Service Center of Central Florida, Inc. |
| Member |
Honorable John Mina, Orange County Sheriff, Orange County Sheriff's Office |
| Member |
Orlando Rolon, City of Orlando Chief of Police, Orlando Police Department |
Community Services & Resources
| Role |
Name |
| Chair |
Gerry Glynn, Chief Legal Officer, Embrace Families |
| Member |
Jana Jasinski, Ph.D., Pegasus Professor of Sociology, Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence, University of Central Florida |
| Member |
Marie Martinez, CEO/Executive Director, the Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families - Orlando Health |
| Member |
Monica Rodríguez, Survivor |
| Member |
Sharron Washington, Regional Director, Florida Department of Children and Families |
Public Awareness & Community Education
| Role |
Name |
| Chair |
Heather Wilkie, Executive Director, Zebra Coalition |
| Member |
Lisa Alexander, Survivor & Founder of Stand Up Survivor, Inc. |
| Member |
Diana Mejia, Founder & President, Nuevo Sendero, Inc. |
| Member |
Tekoa Pouerie, Director Center Advancement, Pace Center for Girls |
| Member |
Bob Smedley, Chair, Orange County Domestic Fatality Review Team |