More Than A Crisis Line
Jeanne Buffington, Executive Director
Jeanne provides overall leadership and management of the agency, working closely with the Board of Directors, staff and volunteers to support and promote Rape Response’s mission and activities.
Jeanne uses she/her/hers pronouns.
EMAIL: JEANNE@RAPERESPONSE.COM
Jen Tarnowski, Advocacy Director
Jen supervises Rape Response Advocacy staff and provides intervention, support and advocacy for survivors and their loved ones.
Jen uses she/her/hers pronouns.
EMAIL: JEN@RAPERESPONSE.COM
Angel Jackson, Community Engagement Director
Angel coordinates community outreach, education and donations for the agency.
Angel uses she/her/hers pronouns.
EMAIL: ANGEL@RAPERESPONSE.COM
Rebeca Ruelas, Volunteer Program Director
Rebeca coordinates our Volunteer Program & provides training, support & supervision for Rape Response volunteers & interns.
Rebeca uses she/her/hers pronouns.
EMAIL: REBECA@RAPERESPONSE.COM
Erica Autry
Erica provides crisis intervention, support and advocacy for survivors and their loved ones. She also assists with grant writing, reporting and various administrative tasks.
Erica uses she/her/hers pronouns.
EMAIL: ERICA@RAPERESPONSE.COM
Phoenix Garland, Campus Advocacy & Outreach Coordinator
As the Campus Advocacy & Outreach Coordinator, Phoenix provides outreach and awareness of Rape Response services on college campuses throughout our service area. She provides crisis intervention, support and advocacy to survivors and their loved ones.
Phoenix uses she/her/hers pronouns.
EMAIL: PHOENIX@RAPERESPONSE.COM
Ariel Donaldson, Mobile Advocate
As a Mobile Advocate, Ariel travels throughout our six county service area to provide crisis intervention, support and advocacy to survivors and their loved ones.
Ariel uses she/her/hers pronouns.
EMAIL: ARIEL@RAPERESPONSE.COM
Laura Rodriguez, Bilingual Advocate
Laura focuses on providing outreach and awareness of our agency and services to Hispanic communities in our service area. She provides support and advocacy to survivors and their loved ones.
Laura uses she/her/hers pronouns.
EMAIL: LAURA@RAPERESPONSE.COM
Kylie McGuire, Outreach & Awareness Advocate
Kylie provides crisis intervention, support and advocacy to survivors and their loved ones. She also focuses on providing outreach & increasing awareness of Rape Response services throughout our service area.
Kylie uses she/her/hers pronouns.
EMAIL: KYLIE@RAPERESPONSE.COM
Brittany Pirrello, Advocate & Social Media Coordinator
Brittany provides crisis intervention, support and advocacy to survivors and their loved ones.
Brittany uses she/her/hers pronouns.
EMAIL: BRITTANY@RAPERESPONSE.COM
Carrie-Anne Hunt, Educator
Carrie-Anne uses the Let’s Talk curriculum to educate students on Georgia laws regarding sexual assault, lowering risk of personal involvement, what constitutes a healthy relationship and how to make smart choices with social media.
Carrie-Anne uses she/her/hers pronouns.
Shori Maglio, Educator
Shori uses the Let’s Talk curriculum to educate students on Georgia laws regarding sexual assault, lowering risk of personal involvement, what constitutes a healthy relationship and how to make smart choices with social media.
Shori uses she/her/hers pronouns.
President: Melissa King
Vice President: Sally Walden-Crowe
Treasurer: Jeremy Perry
Secretary: Leigh Stallings-Wood
Members at Large:
Natasha Alvarado
Kris Brown
Debbie Edwards
Kevin Gaddis
Chris Gailey
Monica Hayman
Amanda Lammers
Gail Lane-Seabolt
Laura Major
Shelly Martin
Carol Martin
Sean McCusker
Ashton Meeks
Alyson Paul
Carol Shirley
Wanda Vance
Camille Viera
Trey Wood
Rape Response • PO Box 2883, Gainesville, GA 30503 • p: 770-503-7273 | f: 678-928-4209
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If you have an emergency or are currently in danger, please call 911. If you need to be speak with an Advocate immediately, please call our 24/7 crisis line at 770-503-7273. If this is not an emergency and you would like to speak with an Advocate, please complete the form below. An Advocate will contact you during our business hours.