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NOVA Board of Directors
NOVA's Board of Directors currently has twenty-four (24) members who are selected through a nominating committee process. Directors serve for a term of three (3) years and are limited to two terms before rotating off The Board for at least one year. The Board is the governing body and is responsible for the strategic decisions, financial oversight, and resource development of the agency. NOVA's Board develops a strategic plan for the agency and is comprised of 12 working committees. The Board meets six times a year as a full Board and the Executive Committee meets the alternate months as needed. All board members must adhere to the By-Laws as amended January 20, 1998.
NOVA Board of Directors
Michael Sheehy, President
Wealth Advisory Services, Inc.
Karen Kern, Vice President
Penn Foundation
Grace Deon, Esq., Secretary
Eastburn & Gray, P.C.
Helen Holweger, Treasurer
Certified Public Accountant
Elizabeth Biester
Community Volunteer
Janice Boe
Briarleaf Convalescent Home
Heather Cevasco
Office of State Senator Chuck McIlhinney
Jeane Coyle
First federal of Bucks County
Doris Fiorentino
IBM Software Group
Dorothy Gaboda
Rutgers University
Christina Greenwood
Community Volunteer
Kim E. Gronendahl
Barn Studio Gallery
Patricia Herstine
P.H. Herstine Associates
Hollie John, Esq.
Connolly, Jacobson & John, LLP
Karen Lasorda
Bucks County Bank
Louise McLeod
Community Volunteer
Charles Moyer, Esq.
Private Practice
Antonio Pugliese
TD Bank
Dr. Mary S. Struthers
Jamison Center for Health and Rehabilitation
Barbara P. Clark
Executive Director
Counseling
NOVA provides absolutely free one-on-one short-term counseling to help victims, their families and significant others to identify and work through their thoughts and feelings surrounding their victimization.
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Advocacy
NOVA is an advocate for victims’ rights. We provide support and accompaniment to all criminal justice proceedings. We speak in support of victims and victims’ right on the local, state and national levels.
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Education
We offer personal safety educational programs to children and youth, adults, older adults and individuals with disabilities in schools, community centers, and professional settings in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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