About Us

For 30 years, the Support Network has provided help and hope to survivors of domestic violence. We are proud to share with you what we do and to introduce you to the people who help us change lives every day.

 

Mission and Vision

 

The mission of the Support Network is to empower our diverse community to live free from domestic violence. Our vision is to end domestic violence, one family at the time. We look forward to the day that we are able to close our doors because no one in our community will have to fear harm from her/his intimate partner.

 

History

 

In 1978 the Santa Clara County Commission on the Status of Women offered a small grant to assess the need to address domestic violence in north Santa Clara County. Nine months later, in response to an overwhelming community need, project staff increased from one to five. Additional funding was obtained. Peer counseling and safe homes were developed to provide emotional support and immediate temporary housing for battered women and their children. MORE >

Executive Staff and Board of Directors

Staff:

 

Ken Goldstein, Interim Executive Director

Denise Henderson, Clinical Services Director

Ilona Profota, Controller

Laura Chyou, Development & Communications Director

 

Lorraine Michelle, Volunteer Program Director

 

Board:

 

Co-Chair:   Desa Bubnovich, CEO Amigo Environmental, Inc.

 

Co-Chair:   Dr. Evert Wolsheimer, Semiconductor Industry Executive, Retired

 

Secretary:   Barbara Wakefield, IT Management, Strategic Planning, Hewlett-Packard, Retired

Treasurer:   Nicola Sandars, Tax Manager, CPA

Margie Bell, Vice President, Accretive Solutions

Nora Denzel, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intuit, Inc

Judy Gaffney, Community Volunteer

Mary Anne Gillespie, Consultant for high tech sales

Crystal Gocka, Program Manager, Cisco Systems

Nancy Kidney, former Senior Director-Global Communications, Royal Philips

Electronics

Patti Lynch, Officer, Santa Clara Police Department

Silvana Torik, Marketing Services Manager, Agilent Technologies

Job Openings

 

Bilingual Family Care Manager

 

Mailing Address and Main Office:

 

Support Network

1257 Tasman Drive, Suite C - Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Office Phone: - Office Fax: 408-541-6100

24-hour Crisis Line (English and Spanish):

 

Directions to the Support Network Office

 

E-Mail Addresses:

General Information: supportnetwork@supportnetwork.org

Mailing List: supportnetwork@supportnetwork.org

Donations: development@supportnetwork.org

Volunteering: volunteer@supportnetwork.org

Educational Materials: outreach@supportnetwork.org

Newsletter: Lifeline@supportnetwork.org

Cell Phone: cellphonedrive@supportnetwork.org

 

 

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