Resume of Katherine Lawson

	Katherine W. Lawson 7919 Rock Creek Road Richmond, Virginia 23229-6643 Phone:(804) 288-3991 email: kwlawson@familiesatwork.org	Professional Background Community Action Special Recognition and Activities
	Community Action Appointed by Commonwealth of Virginia Attorney General: Youth/Gang Violence Task Force 1998 Facilitator, Hope in the Cities Diversity Curriculum 1996-Present Adult Forums Facilitator, Richmond Focus Forward 1995,1996 Appointed, Virginia’s Fatherhood Initiative Richmond’s Council 1996-1997 Appointed, Richmond Public Schools Safety and Security Collaboration Committee: Chair 1995 Member, RPS Future Search Conference Member, Virginia Adolescent Health Task Force, November 1993 to December, 1994 Member, Virginia Partnership for the Prevention of Youth Violence 1992, 1993, 1994 Member, One to One Partnership Leadership Council 1992, 1993, 1994 Consultant- Family and Children's Trust Fund Board, State of Va. Department of Social Services completing statewide preliminary analysis of Family Violence programs, conference development, organizational analysis. 1993, 1994 Member, Partners for Healthy Communities- Statewide Advocacy for Violence Prevention 1992, 1993-94 Member, Crime Prevention Center of Criminal Justice Services Advisory Committee on Violence Prevention 1992-1993 Chairperson, Richmond Far West Neighborhood Team 1992-12/1993 Vice Chairperson, and Secretary of Richmond Far West Neighborhood Team 1988-1992 Richmond Mayor's Committee on the Concerns of Women 1989 -1993 Child Day Care and Urban and Domestic Violence Recommendations Member, Urban Violence Task Force 1990-1991 Member of Committee which developed the Urban Violence Strategy for City of Richmond Member, Richmond Tomorrow Task Force: Human Services 1990-1991 Member, Metro Richmond Chamber of Commerce Crime Prevention Committee 1990-1994 Board of Directors, Virginia League of Planned Parenthood 1986-1990 Chair, Community and Public Affairs 1986-1990 Board of Directors, Richmond Chapter of Planned Parenthood 1987-1990 Member, Ecumenical Task Force to Northern Ireland June, 1989 Member, Richmond's Friendship Force May 1989, visit to Northern Ireland Member, Handicaps Unlimited of Virginia 1989, 1990 Member, Richmond Chapter Spinal Cord Injured Association 1989- present President, Mary Munford PTA 1989-1990 Member, Mary Munford Planning Council 1989 - 1993 Community Coordinator, Mary Munford 1990 -1992 Co-founder, Family Involvement Network 1988 Grant Development, Richmond Peace Education Center 1990 Violence Prevention Programs in Public Schools, Richmond Community Diversion Program Member, St James's Christian Education Committee 1993 and Adult Forum Committee, 1992-1993 Member, Hope in the Cities, Moral Rearmament Association

	Special Designations and Activities DAISY Award, Richmond Public Schools, 1990 for Outstanding contributions in the area of Family Life Education. Trainer, Free the Teacher: Corporate Parental Involvement Strategies, Spring, 1990, Richmond Public Schools Trainer, Parenting is Basic: Parental Empowerment, Fall, 1990, Richmond Pubic Schools Certified to the Minority/Female Talent Bank, Certified to Grade fifteen and above, Virginia State Government in 1988. Trainer, Male Responsibility Conference; Spring 1991 Richmond Center, Virginia Dept Family Planning Trainer, State Council of Higher Education Sexual Assault Conference, Charlottesville, Va. Spring, 1993 Speaker, Virginia Council on Human Rights Conference, December 1993., Community Based Violence Prevention Programs, What you can do! Speaker, Virginia Association of Health Care Social Workers Winter Conference, 1994 Speaker, Richmond Area Counselors Association, Conference, 1994; Violence and Its Impact on our Community