Terry's professional affiliations include the following:

* Served as an elected Executive Board Member of Domestic Violence Network of Greater Indianapolis (DVNGI).

* Served two terms as President of the Domestic Violence Network, Inc. (Indianapolis, Indiana) prior to their merger with Safe Haven Foundation to form DVNGI.

* Member of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) Batterer Program Standards Committee.

* Co-Founder of the Shelby County Domestic Violence Task Force.

* Past President of Indiana Counselors Association on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ICAADA).

Terry has conducted numerous seminars statewide on the topic Understanding the Dynamics of Family Violence; A Look Into The Mind of a Batterer. He is a certified Law Enforcement Instructor and was at one time a regular presenter at the Indiana State Police Academy on the topic of domestic violence.

Mattie Herald, CADAC II, Franklin Women's Program Facilitator

Mattie facilitates the women's class at our Franklin, Indiana office.  She is Certified by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence as a Batterer Intervention Program Facilitator Trainer and currently conducts our women's Nonviolence Training Program in Franklin. She is herself a thirty year survivor of domestic violence.

Mattie formerly owned a business in Shelbyville and was a volunteer advocate for victims of domestic violence for four years. She is a Co-Founder of the Shelby County Domestic Violence Task Force and is also a member of Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET).

Mattie is certified by the Indiana Law-Enforcement Academy as a trainer for Officer and Victim Safety, and Investigation. Contact Mattie if you are interested in Domestic Violence educational training for your group or organization. She offers training programs for "Violence in the Work Place", and "Recognizing a Violent Relationship". She has been a guest speaker for the Candle Light Service during National Victims Rights Week held each year in April in Shelbyville.

In the area of substance abuse, Mattie is a licensed instructor for Prime for Life, a drug and alcohol educational program implemented statewide by Indiana Judicial Center Certified Court Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs.

In her private life, Mattie is an accomplished and extremely talented singer. To learn more about her visit her personal website at mattiescollection.com.

Kim Moore, Facilitator and Assistant Program Director

Kim currently facilitates the women’s class in Lafayette and the men’s class in Shelbyville.  She has received victim advocate training as well as her training to be a Batterer Intervention Program Facilitator.  Her experience gives a glimpse into her passion for families and children. A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Kim has done volunteer service at the community level in addition to the State.  Spending six years on the Board of Managers for the Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers (PTA), her work included chairing the Issues Committee and guiding the development of “Keeping Kids Safe”, a statewide resource for schools and parent groups to use in programming. She is also certified to present the programs, “Building Successful Partnerships” and “The Parent Connection.” Kim has presented these and other workshops at the Indiana Secondary School Principals Conference, Indiana State PTA convention, as well as many local venues throughout the state.   She also worked in coordinating “Reflections at the Children’s Museum” a statewide art and literature education program which culminated in the display and recognition at the museum of the students work. She has also participated on the Governor’s Roundtable for Education and worked with the Indiana Department of Health on a HIV education resource. While working at the state level, Kim served for 2 years as the Warren Township Council President. In this position, she coordinated, communicated and gave oversight to 14 schools in the district and worked as the parent liaison to the superintendent and school board, where she sat on committees for policy development. Kim is the mother of three daughters. Twins, Rebekah who graduated from University of Indianapolis, Jennifer who graduated from Purdue University and Laura who is currently attending the IU Kelley School of Business.  Kim says she is honored and humbled to be a part of the work of Nonviolent Alternatives.

Angie Best-Boss, Facilitator

Angie Best-Boss is a facilitator in the Franklin and Shelbyville offices.  She has a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Virginia Wesleyan College and earned her Masters degree in Counseling from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia in 1994. 
 
She is also the author of five books, inlcuding:  "Surviving Your First Year as Pastor:  What Seminary Couldn't Teach You" (1997), "The Heart of a Shepherd:  Devotions for Pastors," (1998), "Living with PCOS" (2000) and "Funding Fertility," which will be released in Fall 2008 by Simon and Schuster.  "Before Your Time" will be released in 2009.
 
Angie served over ten years as a Quaker church Pastor. She and her husband DuWain have been married for sixteen years and have three delightful daughters.

Harry Heyer, Co-Facilitator

Harry currently co-facilitates men's classes in Lafayette and Franklin.  He worked for eight years in retail management prior to returning to school at Purdue Univerisity.  He earned his Bachelors Degree in Psychology in 2004.  Since graduating, he has been working for a local Psychiatric hospital and is very excited to build a new career in Social Service.  He is planning to begin graduate school in 2008 to work toward earning his Masters Degree.  Harry and his wife Jennie have been married for nine years and have three wonderful children.  During his spare time his hobbies include reading, sports, and he is a Masters level dart thrower.

Ursula Williams, Contract Consultant Victim Advocate Program Monitor

As a trained and experienced domestic violence advocate, Ursula has been providing valuable feedback to the Nonviolent Alternatives staff since August 2003.  She monitors our program to ensure that all Facilitators effectively promote the cessation of abusive behaviors and we are accountable to the overall safety and empowerment of victims of domestic violence.

Ursula relocated to Indiana in 1997 due to domestic violence.  Having to uproot her life and her children’s lives is what has motivated her to commit to making a difference in the lives of homeless individuals and families as well as domestic violence survivors.  The gaps in services she personally observed has motivated her to help others and assist them in achieving their own road map towards self sufficiency.  In addition, it has motivated her to be part of the solution by applying her skills to enhance and develop community’s supportive networks to reduce domestic violence.

She earned her bachelors degree from Indiana University and was a Deans Scholarship winner which was granted to only 1 student from all IU campuses the year she received it.  In addition she was certified in 2004 thru the Indiana Commerce as a CSBG administrator, in 2003 was certified as a Family Development Specialist, and in 1999 was certified as a law enforcement instructor.  Prior to relocating to Indiana, she participated in alcohol and drug abuse education workshops and 12 step programs enabling her to develop a unique understanding of the challenges many of her clients have faced.

Ursula has held various titles and has served in various roles with non-profit organizations throughout her career.  Currently, she serves as Community Services Director of a local domestic violence agency.  In this position she spends 70% of her time as a Domestic Violence Community Educator and Trainer and 30% as a Case Manager.  She provide crisis intervention and strength based case management including safety planning, goal setting, self sufficiency, information and referral, legal advocacy and transportation as needed, and a support group facilitator.  In her spare time, Ursula enjoys reading, hiking, and spending time with her family.

Program Director Note:  Ursula is interested in contracting to monitor other batterer intervention programs in addition to Nonviolent Alternatives.  If you are seeking expert professional monitoring of your program let us know and we will put you in touch with her.

Carrie Moore, Part-Time Administrative Assistant

Carrie works part-time on Saturdays in the main office in Franklin.  She does all the data entry for our client tracking database, recording all client attendance and absences.  She also sends weekly Status Reports and Incident Reports and well as Monthly Status Updates to all referral sources. 

Carrie is a full-time student at IUPUI and has a four year old son.