DC TROV: Mandatory Reporting, Elder Abuse in DC
Feb 16, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Panelists will discuss who are mandated reporters in the District, possible legislative changes, how Adult Protective Services and Victim Services in the District of Columbia work in this context and what it means for older adults seeking support.
Panelists:
Bridgette Stumpf, Executive Director, Network for Victim Recovery
Bridgette Stumpf, Esq. is the Executive Director of Network for Victim Recovery of DC (NVRDC), a position she has held since co-founding the organization in May 2012. Bridgette developed the Legal Services and Pro Bono Programs at NVRDC, which offer assistance to victims of all crime types in assert their rights throughout the criminal justice process, civil legal assistant to survivors of survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking in DC Superior Court. Bridgette has led local and national policy efforts to advance the rights of survivors. For over a decade, she has spent her legal career advocating to ensure those impacted by crime are afforded meaningful rights and access to supportive services to mitigate the negative effects of trauma post-victimization.
Dr. Heather Stowe, Clinical Director for the DC Department of Aging and Community Living
Dr. Heather Stowe is the Clinical Director for the DC Department of Aging and Community Living. She oversees the direct social services functions of the agency, including the Aging and Disability Resource Center and Adult Protective Services. Dr. Stowe has worked in the DC metro area for over 20 years, holding leadership positions in child/adult welfare, mental health and protective services. Dr. Stowe is an assistant professor at Howard University School Social Work, where she also earned her Ph.D. in social work.
Jennifer Mika, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney/Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia
Jennifer C. Mika is the District's first elder abuse prosecutor. In this role, she works at both the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute elder financial exploitation. Prior to this role, she was an Assistant General Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel for the D.C. Department on Disability Services. She has been an adjunct professor of Elder Law and Legal Rhetoric at American University Washington College of Law since 2012. After law school, she served as a clerk for various judges and magistrate judges on the D.C. Superior Court. She received her B.A. from UNC-Chapel Hill with honors and distinction in 2006 and her J.D. cum laude from American University Washington College of Law in 2011.