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The DomesticShelters.org Team
Meet Our Team
DomesticShelters.org is a program of Alliance for HOPE International and is managed and operated by our expert team. We're also grateful for our contributing writers and Editorial Advisory Group who make our quality content possible.
Catherine Johnson
CEO and President, Alliance for HOPE International
Catherine Johnson is the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Alliance. With her extensive experience in supporting survivors of domestic violence and her leadership at the Guilford County Family Justice Center, Catherine is poised to guide the organization into its next chapter. Johnson, the Guilford County FJC's first director, built the organization from the ground up. Under her leadership, the FJC served over 100,000 individuals since opening in June 2015, expanding to include two locations in Greensboro and High Point. Guilford County has received local and national recognition for the FJC's successful collaborative efforts. Johnson, with more than 18 years of experience working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Florida State University and a master's degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist in North Carolina. Her honors and recognitions include the Outstanding Practitioner of the Year Award from the North Carolina Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, the Early Career Award from UNCG's School of Education, the Outstanding Women in Business Award from the Triad Business Journal, and a 2023 Dogwood Award from the North Carolina Attorney General.
Ashley Rumschlag
National Director of DomesticShelters.org
Ashley joined the team in 2017 after over a decade in the hospitality industry where she focused on growing membership bases and leveraging technology to improve the client experience. Her work for DomesticShelters.org includes helping launch the Purple Ribbon Awards, Facebook Group and a variety of website enhancements. She is a trained domestic violence advocate, supporting victims and survivors who reach out to DomesticShelters.org. For Ashley, the best part of working with this organization is the opportunity to solve problems that otherwise might not be solved for domestic violence survivors.
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Rita Smith
Expert Consultant
Rita is a nationally recognized expert in domestic violence who has been interviewed by hundreds of newspaper reporters, appeared on many local and national radio and television news shows, including the Washington Post, USA Today, People Magazine, NPR, The Today Show, Good Morning America and Oprah Winfrey Show. She began her career in 1981 as a shelter crisis line advocate and ascended to lead the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) from 1992-2014 where she established the original relationship between DomesticShelters.org and NCADV. Rita doubles as a consultant to the non-profit 501(c)3 Theresa's Fund Inc., which operates DomesticShelters.org. Smith currently serves as a senior advisor to the National Football League on policy and training issues related to domestic violence and sexual assault.
Hannah Craig
Director of Content
Hannah Craig is the Director of Content for DomesticShelters.org, where she has been a driving force in the organization’s digital growth since 2021. Leading development of DomesticShelters.org as a virtual platform for domestic violence support, Hannah develops and implements comprehensive digital strategies designed to connect more survivors and professionals with essential education and resources. Specializing in content marketing and search engine optimization (SEO), Hannah oversees DomesticShelters.org’s multimedia content, ensuring that vital information reaches those who need it most.
A trained domestic violence advocate and longtime digital native, Hannah combines her knowledge and experience with over a decade of expertise in content creation and online marketing. Her work has been featured in publications such as USA Today, Cosmopolitan, Bloomberg, and Essence.
Amanda Kippert
Editor-in-Chief
Amanda Kippert joined the DomesticShelters.org team in 2014. As an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years experience, as well as a trained domestic violence advocate, she has spent the last decade reporting exclusively on issues surrounding intimate partner violence and abuse. Her work has been featured in several national publications including A&E and HuffPost. Her year-long investigation into domestic violence in the military, "A Forgotten Crisis," was nominated for a New York Deadline Club award. Amanda also co-hosts the podcast Toxic.
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Rachael Myers
Senior Digital Services Specialist
Rachael joined the team in 2020 after 8 years in the product management field where she used her creativity to improve the product management cycle and grow sales. Her work for DomesticShelters.org includes assisting domestic violence programs with account management and onboarding, marketing projects such as email campaigns, social media, content creation and all things DomesticShelters.org.
The following guidelines are used by DomesticShelters.org to determine which books we will make available in our Recommended Books section. If you are an author and would like us to consider your book for our site, please review the guidelines carefully before submitting. To submit a book, email us at info@domesticshelters.org and include a PDF copy of the book.
- Your book must be published by a traditional publisher, not self-published.
- The book must be professionally written, researched, fact-checked, edited and copyedited.
- The book must meet book publishing industry standards for formatting, structure and presentation.
- The writing must exhibit expert understanding of domestic violence or related topics.
- The author is ideally widely recognized for their expertise on the topic presented.
- The book must have an ISBN 10.
- The book must be available through amazon.com.
- You must submit a PDF version of the book so that it can be easily reviewed.
While we receive many book submissions and reserve the right to determine which books will become available on DomesticShelters.org, we’re nonetheless greatly appreciative of all the good work created by the many people working to help survivors and end domestic violence.
