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Board of Directors
Tiffany Carr, Board Chair
Victoria Shire Dinges, Vice Chair
Christine Cappello, Secretary
Fernando R. Laguarda, Past Chair
Michael Driver
Lupita Reyes
Karen Rogers
Tiffany Carr: Tiffany, a native of Florida, currently serves as the President and CEO of Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV), the statewide professional association representing Florida's 42 certified domestic violence centers. Tiffany, a 13-year veteran of the organization, spent much of her early tenure with FCADV organizing initiatives in Florida's rural communities and training nationally on the barriers to providing services to rural victims of domestic violence and their children. Tiffany serves as the primary individual responsible for advocating to the legislature for the passage of critical public policy initiatives and securing additional funding for Florida's centers. In 2005, Tiffany was appointed by President Bush to the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women and most recently served as a key leader on Governor Charlie Crist's Transition Team. Tiffany served as the group leader overseeing the transition of six of Florida's state agencies that were responsible for public safety related issues. In 2005 Tiffany was honored with The Governor's Peace at Home Award, presented by Governor Jeb Bush for outstanding statewide leadership and advocacy. Additionally, Tiffany has been awarded a multitude of both state and national awards for her extensive advocacy fighting violence against women.
Victoria Shire Dinges: Victoria is the Assistant Vice President of Public Social Responsibility for the Allstate Insurance Company. As Assistant Vice President, she is responsible for furthering Allstate's efforts to build leadership through strategic philanthropy and corporate social responsibility. Victoria leads and coordinates Allstate's public social responsibility efforts in the key focus areas of The Allstate Foundation, Allstate's Teen Safe Driving and Domestic Violence signature programs, volunteerism, annual corporate social responsibility reporting and the company's Chicago cultural and civic initiatives. Victoria is a member of the Arthur W. Page Society and the Executives' Club of Chicago, and a President's Circle Member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Victoria earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Northwestern University's J. L. Kellogg School of Management.
Christine Cappello: Christine serves as the manager of the PepsiCo Foundation. Before entering into this most recent position, Christine was the manager of Corporate Contributions of Altria Corporate Services, Inc. Christine worked for Altria Corporate Services for 30 years, beginning in the graphic arts department and eventually transitioning to corporate philanthropy. As the manager of Corporate Contributions, Christine was responsible for the Directed Altria Employee Fund, a public charity managed by employees; the Altria Dollars for Doers employee volunteer program, which generated approximately $200,000 in annual corporate donations; and Altria's Technical Assistance Program, which enhanced capacity and sustainability of nearly 200 nonprofit organizations in the New York tri-state area. In addition to her service with the National Network to End Domestic Violence, Christine is also on the Leadership Council of the Support Center for Nonprofit Management in New York, NY and sits on the Board of Directors of Hillside Food Outreach in Thornwood, NY. Christine received her B.A. from Marymount College and completed a course in the Leadership Development Program at Wharton.
Fernando Laguarda: Fernando is the Vice President, External Affairs and Policy Counselor at Time Warner Cable. In addition to successfully representing the first cable music service to be licensed under the Digital Performance Rights Act of 1995 he has litigated and appealed numerous issues involving music rights in federal court and has represented digital media companies before the Copyright Royalty Board proceeding to set rates and terms for licenses to make and distribute digital downloads. Fernando has extensive experience counseling clients in mergers, joint ventures, network formation, licensing and strategic planning. Prior to attending law school, Fernando was a social worker and spent two years as a health policy analyst in the Massachusetts Governor's Budget Bureau. He was born in Uruguay and speaks Spanish fluently. Fernando has previously served as General Counsel to the National Network Against Domestic Violence and as the Board Chair. Fernando is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. He received an A.B., cum laude, in government from Harvard College (1988), and a J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University (1994), where he was Notes and Comment Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal.
Michael Driver: Michael Driver is a Partner at Patton Boggs, LLP, practicing in the areas of Energy and Natural Resources, International Practice, and Public Policy and Lobbying. He has carved out a unique practice as strategic counsel engaged in finding revenue-creating opportunities for his clients. Michael's deep understanding of his clients' businesses also makes him adept at solving their problems. Following the 2008 Presidential Election, Michael was actively involved in helping NNEDV strategize for the Administration Transition and develop transition recommendations for the Obama-Biden Administration. Michael is a member of the Denver Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association and American Bar Association. He is also dedicated to pro bono, community and political activities, including the Native American Rights Fund and the John. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Lupita Reyes: Lupita was appointed National Program Director of the Verizon Foundation in January 2006. In this role she is responsible for strategy development, grant administration and relationship management for the Foundation's safety and health programs including domestic violence prevention, healthcare, accessibility, and internet safety. Promoting relationships with national organizations in domestic violence, Lupita has appeared in local and multi-lingual TV markets in New Jersey, DC, and Florida to advance domestic violence prevention, healthcare and Thinkfinity.org, Verizon's signature cause. In 2008, Lupita was one of several Hispanic corporate executives recognized by ASPIRA for distinguished service professionally and in the community. Previously, Lupita sat on the Board of Los Angeles Valley College, a college serving primarily disadvantaged communities in Los Angeles. Lupita holds an undergraduate degree in Business Management from Incarnate Word College.
Karen Rogers: Karen Rogers has championed domestic violence prevention since 2000, serving on the Board of Directors of the YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas and on the Advisory Council for Faith and Liberty's Place, a supervised visitation facility for parents and their children affected by domestic violence. Between 2001 and 2003, Karen managed a ran Court Partnership, a court monitoring program that places volunteers in designated domestic violence courtrooms in Dallas County. In 2005, Karen joined the Board of Directors of the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation, of which she is currently the Vice President. The Foundation awards millions of dollars every year to a variety of causes, including domestic violence prevention and research on cancers affecting women. Karen graduated from Southern Methodist University where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. She is the proud mother of two sons and is the granddaughter of Mary Kay Ash.