Board and Staff

EFC staff 

We have a dedicated and hardworking team- board, staff and volunteers- working together with a common vision.

Our staff is energetic and dedicated. Many of us have been with the agency for over ten years, others have returned to the agency because of a commitment to its cause. We believe EFC staff should reflect the communities we serve: 66% of us are survivors, 44% of agency leadership and 38% of all staff are people of color, 21% are bilingual, 17% identify as LGBTQ, and 20% are disabled. We range in age from 19 to 74.

Our board includes members from throughout the county with business, financial, public relations, clinical, educational, legal, management and medical backgrounds.

Our volunteer base continues to grow and includes volunteer counselor/advocates who work in our shelter, on our hotline, and in the courts. We have volunteers who organize our donations and our offices. One long-time volunteer founded and works in our SafePet program.

Executive Director: Divya Chaturvedi

Director of Programs: Jennifer Goewey

Clinical Director: Lisa Piemont

EFC Board members:

Marie Paradise, Co-President

Diane DeGiacomo, Co-President

Leslie Ioffredo, 1st Vice President

Lorena Dus, 2nd Vice President

Ann Miller, Treasurer

Susan Birns

Cheryl Callahan

Pamela Czach

Susan Gordon

Hillery Hinds Maxymillian

Lois Hobbs

Jackie Sadera

Sabrina Tan

The Elizabeth Freeman Center Board of Directors, January 2024. Not pictured: Lorena Dus, Susan Gordon, Ann Miller, Sabrina Tan