Leadership

In 2000, Jean led a successful capital campaign to build a 32-bed safe house, greatly expanding shelter capacity. She has overseen and empowered staff to launch several groundbreaking programs, including Georgia’s first domestic violence-specific Supervised Visitation and Exchange Center, a summer camp for children exposed to family violence, and a teen outreach program promoting healthy relationships.

Jean has guided ISC through major challenges—including the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic—without layoffs or program cuts. In 2025, she led ISC’s most significant expansion: the acquisition of Day League/DeKalb Rape Crisis Center, establishing the agency as DeKalb County’s primary provider of both domestic violence and sexual assault services.

A recognized leader, Jean has served on the boards of the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Georgia’s WIN List, and was a longtime member of the DeKalb County Domestic Violence Task Force. A 2012 graduate of Leadership DeKalb, she has been featured in national and local media and honored as an African-American Trailblazer by the Atlanta Hawks (2012) and a Diamond of the District by Congressman Hank Johnson (2022). Her steadfast leadership continues to guide ISC’s work grounded in safety, compassion, connection, advocacy, and prevention.

Barbara’s expertise extends beyond direct service. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence and chairs the Membership and Programming Committee. She has completed the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia Expert Witness Training and has designed and led trainings at the local and national levels on domestic violence, resilience, and self-compassion.

A dedicated practitioner of trauma-informed healing, Barbara is a 200-hour registered yoga instructor and meditation guide on Insight Timer. She holds certification from the Connection Coalition in Trauma-Informed Outreach Yoga and is a certified Community Resiliency Model teacher through the Trauma Resource Institute. She has also completed Shambhala Training Levels I and II, as well as Cognitively Based Compassion Training (CBCT). Passionate about holistic well-being, she encourages others to develop regular self-care practices that promote resilience and healing.

Barbara has been featured on various radio and television programs, shedding light on the critical importance of creating safe spaces for survivors, including children. She is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology and is a member of the Leadership DeKalb Class of 2027.

Since joining In Safe Company in 2006, Amber has played a key role in strengthening the agency’s financial sustainability, public visibility, and strategic direction. As Chief Development Officer, she leads fundraising, donor relations, and communications—securing grants, cultivating donor relationships, and producing major events like the Champions for Change Gala. She oversees all aspects of marketing and branding, including digital campaigns, social media, websites, and media outreach, and coordinates with legislators on contracts, grants, and public partnerships.

Amber also supervises development staff, interns, and volunteers, and serves on the executive leadership team. She has held board roles with Georgia Shares and the Field Education Advisory Board for Georgia State University’s School of Social Work, and has been active in her local PTA.

A graduate of Leadership DeKalb, Amber co-led a focus group on poverty, presenting policy solutions to address homelessness and the need for long-term, wraparound services. She has appeared on national and local media to advocate for survivor-centered responses to domestic and sexual violence.

With two decades of nonprofit leadership experience, Amber continues to use her expertise to create lasting impact for survivors and their families.

With more than a decade of experience supporting survivors, Tess specializes in trauma-informed, survivor-centered advocacy that empowers families to build safety, stability, and community. She works closely with clients to develop individualized service plans, coordinates community resources, and provides strengths-based coaching to help survivors achieve their personal goals. She also oversees program operations, staffing, data collection, and community partnerships to ensure survivors and their children receive comprehensive, coordinated support throughout their healing journey.

Tess has completed extensive professional training in Trauma-Informed Care, the Housing First Model, the Community Resiliency Model®, Cognitively-Based Compassion Training, Crisis and Conflict Resolution, Substance Abuse and Addiction Services, and HMIS. Her approach emphasizes resilience, compassion, and collaboration, helping survivors rebuild their financial and housing stability while creating supportive communities that contribute to long-term wellbeing.

In her role as Director, YuHua oversees WRCDV’s legal advocacy program, supervising a team of legal advocates and ensuring grant compliance. She provides advocacy and mediation in court hearings, leads trainings on trauma-informed advocacy, and facilitates ISC’s legal clinic, expanding access to justice for survivors in civil cases.

Before her career in advocacy, YuHua practiced law in Taiwan, where she was admitted to the bar in 2007. She also brings extensive experience in teaching and research, having served as a graduate instructor and research assistant at Emory University’s Department of Economics and Rollins School of Public Health.

YuHua holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Financial Law from National Taiwan University and a Master of Arts in Economics from Emory University. Fluent in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese, with additional proficiency in Japanese and Korean, she brings a global perspective to her work with survivors.

Throughout her career, YuHua has combined her legal expertise with a deep commitment to trauma-informed, client-centered advocacy. Her leadership continues to strengthen ISC’s ability to help survivors understand and exercise their legal rights.

Jenna began her career in 2010 as a labor and delivery nurse, building expertise in women’s health across labor and delivery, obstetric emergency, antepartum, and postpartum care at South Fulton Medical Center, DeKalb Medical, and Piedmont Hospital. At Piedmont, she also served as charge nurse and unit scheduler, strengthening the leadership and operational skills she brings to program direction today.

In 2016, Jenna joined LiveSafe Resources in Marietta as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, where she spent more than ten years providing forensic care to survivors. She also served as the organization’s Intimate Partner Violence/Non-Fatal Strangulation Coordinator, a pilot program that helped expand Georgia’s capacity to identify and respond to one of the most serious indicators of lethality in abusive relationships.

Jenna holds national certifications in forensic nursing (GFN-C), interpersonal violence strangulation evaluation (IVSE-C), and sexual assault nurse examination for adults and adolescents (SANE-A). She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University in 2010.

In her role at ISC, Stephanie oversees volunteer engagement, public education campaigns, and agency communications. She recruits, trains, and supports a diverse corps of volunteers; manages the organization’s social media presence and digital content; and coordinates public events and outreach efforts that raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence. From developing monthly newsletters to promoting legislative advocacy and facilitating community-wide campaigns like Domestic Violence Awareness Month, she ensures ISC’s message is clear, consistent, and impactful across platforms.

Stephanie holds a Master’s degree in Creative and Innovative Education from Georgia State University, with a concentration in Nonprofit Leadership, and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Elon University. She believes in the power of storytelling to build connection and inspire change, a belief that drives both her professional work and her personal creative practice.

Outside of her nonprofit leadership, Stephanie is a professional actor, voice talent, and visual artist. Her passion for using the arts to engage and uplift communities continues to inform her work as an advocate, educator, and changemaker in the movement to end violence.

A passionate advocate for social-emotional learning, Cassie serves as the agency’s SEE Learning specialist, equipping educators with tools to cultivate emotional and ethical intelligence in their classrooms. She is trained in Cognitively Based Compassion Training and the Community Resiliency Model, and has completed the Sanity School Certification Program for Professionals, a neurodiversity-informed training that enables her to coach and train both parents and professionals in supporting complex kids with evidence-based strategies.

Her leadership and innovation have earned widespread recognition. In 2022, she was named one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s 40 Under 40 (Top 10) and one of Atlanta’s 40 Under 40 Most Innovative Leaders by Best Self Magazine. In 2024, she was selected for the Educators’ Neighborhood cohort by the Fred Rogers Institute, joining a global network of educators advancing peace education and child development inspired by Fred Rogers’ legacy.

Cassie holds a B.A. and M.A. in Religious Studies with a concentration in Nonprofit Management. Her graduate thesis, Project Peace: A Nonprofit Project Proposal, explored the integration of mindfulness meditation in public schools as a trauma-informed strategy for fostering resilience across diverse student populations.