Delaney Dixon
Crisis Intervention Spealist
Iowa City,IA
Summary
- Highly experienced domestic violence expert with over 20 years of advocacy, crisis intervention, and expert witness testimony in state and federal courts.
- Results-driven leader adept at strategic planning, operations management, trauma-informed training, policy development, and multidisciplinary collaboration to advance the safety, dignity, and rights of survivors.
- Enhanced DVIP/RVAP's ability to effectively support gender-based victim-survivors by expanding its network of service providers, transforming them into valuable collaborators and resources to serve the community better.
- Skilled in stakeholder communication, project oversight, with a strong background in team collaboration, organizational leadership, and resource optimization.
- Known for adaptability and reliability, with a focus on collaboration, innovation and sustainability.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Executive Director
Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP/RVAP)
01.2011 - Current
- Spearhead initiatives to improve accountability in judicial and social service systems
- Grant writing and strategic fundraising initiatives -Secure annual funding increases through grant writing and program innovation
- Managed program budgets and interagency reporting to maintain fiscal responsibility and transparency.
- Provide expert testimony in complex state and federal cases involving gender-based violence
- Develop trauma-informed curriculum and deliver training to law enforcement, judiciary, and community partners
Director of Youth and Outreach Services
Domestic Violence Intervention Program
01.2005 - 01.2011
- Public speaking, community engagement and community stakeholder relations
- Training facilitation
- Conducted systems audits identifying service gaps for African American survivors
- Increased awareness and education through evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies
- Collaborated with community stakeholders to enhance protections and advocate for survivors
Child Advocate, Director of Youth Services
Domestic Violence Intervention Program
01.1999 - 01.2005
- Supervised a team of 25+ staff and volunteers, managing daily operations and program goals
- Delivered expert consultation to families and community groups to reduce child welfare interventions
- Established training and protocols to improve systemic responses to domestic violence
Education
Strategic Leadership: Impact, Change, and Decision-Making Specialization -
Dartmouth College
Hanover, New HampshireIntercultural Relations Master’s Program -
Intercultural Communications Institute/ University of The Pacific
Stockton, CALicense in Practitioner Preparation Program - Elementary Education
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IABA - Sociology, Gender, and Women’s Studies
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IASkills
- Program Leadership and Oversight
- Comprehensive Policy Design
- Systemic Change Implementation
- Client Relationship Management
- Financial Resource Planning
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Strategic Advocacy
- Trauma-Informed Training Development and Delivery
- Strategic Planning and Impact Assessment
- Expert Testimony Experience
- Strategic Networking Skills
- Effective Public Speaking
Certification
- Certified Sexual Assault Victim Advocate, 01/01/25-Present, Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- Certified Domestic Violence Victim Advocate, 01/01/01- Present, Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Expertise
- Program Leadership and Policy Development, Specialization in systemic reform to protect victims and hold perpetrators accountable; development and implementation of strategies that increase client services and funding.
- Trauma-Informed Care and Advocacy, 25+ years of direct support for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
- Trauma-Informed Training, 20+ years delivering education to law enforcement, social services, and judiciary.
- Strategic Planning and Impact Assessment
- Expert Witness Testimony, 17+ years in state and federal gender-based violence cases.
Community Leadership Involvement
- Member, Remote Proceedings Task Force - Criminal Work Group, 01/01/23- Present
- Advisory Committee Member, Healthiest State Initiative, 01/01/22- Present
- Team Member, Connect and Protect - Cedar Rapids Area, 01/01/20- Present
- Board Chair, Johnson County Decategorization Board, 01/01/18-12/31/22
- Integrity, Action, and Justice: Strengthening Law Enforcement Response to Domestic and Sexual Violence Team, Iowa City Police Dept/ Iowa City International Association of Chiefs of Police, 01/01/18- 12/31/20
- Senior Facilitator, Ontario Domestic Abuse Recidivism Assessment Training Team, 01/01/16- Present
- Member, Johnson County Department of Human Services Multidisciplinary Team, 01/01/16-12/31/18
- Member, Victim Services Representative, Johnson County Domestic Abuse Investigative Team, 01/01/11- Present
- Member/Facilitator, Iowa Accountability Program Advisory and Curriculum Design Committees, 01/01/09 -12/31/19
Timeline
Assistant Executive Director
Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP/RVAP)
01.2011 - Current
Director of Youth and Outreach Services
Domestic Violence Intervention Program
01.2005 - 01.2011
Child Advocate, Director of Youth Services
Domestic Violence Intervention Program
01.1999 - 01.2005
BA - Sociology, Gender, and Women’s Studies
Grinnell College
- Certified Sexual Assault Victim Advocate, 01/01/25-Present, Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- Certified Domestic Violence Victim Advocate, 01/01/01- Present, Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Strategic Leadership: Impact, Change, and Decision-Making Specialization -
Dartmouth College
Intercultural Relations Master’s Program -
Intercultural Communications Institute/ University of The Pacific
License in Practitioner Preparation Program - Elementary Education
Grinnell College
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