![]() Prior to coming to NOVA, Jeremy was contracted by the State of Michigan, Division of Victim Services to oversee a statewide Mass Violence Response program that included 300 CRT-trained volunteers. Jeremy has assisted with mass violence response planning to the Oregon District Shooting in Dayton, Ohio, Oxford High School shooting in Oxford, Michigan, Tops Market shooting in Buffalo, New York, and Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Jeremy facilitates NOVA’s National Crisis Response Team to assist local communities during emergencies and is working toward the creation of a National Crisis Response Credential. He is focused on helping local, regional and state CRT-trained individuals and teams create response plans that can be utilized when an emergency or disaster occur. Jeremy coordinates the NOVA section of the Improving Community Preparedness Training and Technical Assistance grant through DOJ/OVC. He is a certified NOVA Crisis Response Team® instructor and assists teaching CRT Basic and Advanced courses, and is a NACP Credentialed Victim Advocate. Jeremy is the CRT Response and Technical Assistance Manager. Claire holds a BA in English from Columbia University and a Master’s in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Claire provided on-call advocacy, individual counseling, and psychoeducational groups to survivors of sexual assault/abuse and domestic violence while working at Prince George’s Hospital Center, Children’s National Medical Center and Women Empowered Against Violence. She has managed state and national anti-violence programs at the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Claire has extensive experience developing policies, anti-violence campaigns, training curricula and facilitating national trainings for military and civilian audiences. ![]() Prior to joining NOVA, Claire served for over five years as the Project Manager for the Army’s Victim Advocacy and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Contract managing a staff of 164 Victim Advocates at 56 Army installations around the world. Since 2013, Claire has served on the NOVA staff in the following roles: Deputy Director Director of Education and Director of the DoD Sexual Assault Advocate Certification Program (D-SAACP). In this role, Claire leads the strategic vision for the organization serves as the agency’s primary spokesperson and manages all operations and staff. ![]() In April 2020, Claire was appointed by the NOVA Board of Directors to serve as NOVA’s new Executive Director. Claire Ponder Selib has over 25 years’ experience providing direct advocacy services to victims of crime and managing victim assistance programs for civilian and military agencies.
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