Stacey Sheppard

Stacey Sheppard is no stranger to the field of human services. She retired as a sergeant from law enforcement after serving the Salem community for nearly 21 years. She currently oversees TAP’s Domestic Violence Services and Sabrina’s Place Safe Exchange/Supervised Visitation programs, and serves as the community education coordinator for both. Stacey holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Ferrum College. She helped found, and continues to serve on, the Roanoke Valley Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team. Children’s Trust awarded her the Golden Halo for her work in advocacy for adults and children.

Ms. Sheppard credits her work with families and victims to the love and enthusiasm she has helping survivors of abuse. She feels that no one should hide in the shadows of intimate partner violence and fights for adults and children of abuse. Her greatest activist passions are children’s rights, foster care advancements, adoptive parenting supportive rights, and intimate partner violence prevention.