Resilience
Danielle A. Boachie, MA, ICDVP has a diverse and extensive work experience. Danielle A. currently holds the position of Director of Education & Training at Resilience since January 2021. Prior to this, they served as the Managing Executive Director at Sex Workers Outreach Project USA from July 2020. From January 2017 to January 2021, Danielle worked as the Director of the Centralized Training Institute at The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence.
Danielle A. Boachie, MA, ICDVP completed their education at three different institutions. From 2007 to 2009, they attended Campbell University, where the specific degree and field of study were not provided. Subsequently, from 2009 to 2011, they pursued their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Women's Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Finally, from 2014 to 2017, they obtained their Master of Arts (M.A.) in Women's and Gender Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. These are the sole details available about Boachie's educational background, and no strong assumptions can be made beyond this information.
Resilience
Resilience (formerly RVA) is an Illinois not-for-profit organization made up of many individuals with two primary goals: to assure that survivors of sexual assault are treated with dignity and compassion; and to affect changes in the way the legal system, medical institutions and society as a whole respond to survivors. Resilience focuses on both social service and social change. Through our presence in Chicago area emergency rooms, we provide nonjudgmental emotional support to victims of sexual violence, enabling them to become survivors. By providing basic legal and medical information, and referrals to other service organizations, we help the survivor make informed decisions. We also offer survivors continued support through telephone follow-up and our staff of counselors and legal advocates. Through these services, we enable survivors to regain control over their lives as quickly as possible. Through our work with the Chicago Police Department, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office and other area institutions, we strive to improve the treatment of survivors as a group in our society. Resilience offers three distinct program areas: Counseling (individual and group), Advocacy (legal and medical) and Education & Training.