Violence Intervention Advocacy Program Team

Thea James, MD
VIAP Director, VP of Mission, Associate CMO BMC, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Elizabeth Dugan, LICSW
VIAP Clinical Director
Office Phone: 617.414.4926
Most rewarding part of this work: "Seeing people recover and move forward in their lives"
Favorite quote: "Keep hope alive"

Tracie Peaks-Sandy
VIAP Program Manager
Office Phone: 617.414.4496
Most rewarding part of this work: "Life comes full circle sometimes. I have always in one way or another been involved with my community's health and well-being. VIAP takes care of trauma victims' health and well-being as long as the client needs it. That's my kind of place to be affiliated with."
Favorite quote: "Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations." -Dr. Mae Jemison

Rusti Pendleton
Trauma Response Team Supervisor
Office Phone: 617.414.4483
Most rewarding part of this work: "Taking care of the families"
Favorite quote: "That's Incredible!"

Tereck Jamison
Community Outreach Supervisor
Office Phone: 617.414.4491

Troy Heggie
Workforce Development Coordinator / Mentoring and Alumni Coordinator
Office Phone: 617.414.3505

Paul Gregory
Violence Intervention Advocate
Office Phone: 617.414.4490
Most rewarding part of this work: "Not seeing what I do as work but rather the opportunity to help someone"
Favorite quote: "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

Manuel "Tito" Alicea
Violence Intervention Advocate
Office Phone: 617.414.4514

Ketsy Caraballo
Violence Intervention Advocate
Office Phone: 617.414.4462

Lavon Anderson
Housing Coordinator
Office Phone: 617.414.4483
Most rewarding part of this work: "Forging new relationships through healing"
Favorite quote: "Stand for something or fall for anything"

Rasheda Campbell
Housing Coordinator
Office Phone: 617-414-4490

Jacelys Suazo
Family Support Advocate
Office Phone: 617.414.4460

Lavone Carr
Family Support Advocate
Office Phone: 617.414.4949
Most rewarding part of this work: "Developing meaningful connections and being able to support individuals through their struggling times"
Favorite quote: "Happiness is not by chance, but by choice."

Julie Swain, RN
Home Visiting Nurse
Most rewarding part of this work: "Helping my patients with healing and recovery"
Favorite quote: "Live well, Laugh often, Love always, and remember to dance in the kitchen" 

Megan Georges, MS
Data and Research Manager
Office Phone: 617.414.7893
Most rewarding part of this work: "Being able to see the immense impact the program has on so many community members"
Favorite quote: "There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they're falling in." -Desmond Tutu

Andrew Pinto, MPH
Data and Research Coordinator
Office Phone: 617.414.4936