The Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia is a unique and distinguished organization that provides professional and timely interventions to break the cycle of violence. AVP's coordinated programs are based on the public health model of violence prevention espoused by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and most other researchers on violence. The premise of this model is that the barrage of interventions sustained over time will gradually erode violent behavior.

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AVP 2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bios listed below

Ari Benjamin Bank
Nicholas A. Caruso
Razelle Frankl, PhD.
Anthony Johnson, Chair
William McEwan, Treasurer
Violet Melton
Sarah Snyder
Deborah Spungen, MSS, MLSP
Frank Spungen, CPA
Veronica Tyson, Secretary
Katherine Wade

Honorary Board Members

Giuliana & Eugenio Calabi
Louise Gilbert
Mark Lomax
Tom Seamon, MS, CPP
Eunice Trevor, Esq.

Board of Director Biographies

ARI BENJAMIN BANK
Ari Benjamin Bank, Assistant Professor in the English and Humanities Department at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP). Holds position of Faculty Advisor of the Human Rights Club of the CCP. Created an annual scholarship with AVP and CCP for a student who has suffered an act of violence, yet continues to move forward with his/her educational path.

NICHOLAS A. CARUSO
Nicholas Caruso, BA, State University of New York; MBA, University of Delaware. Currently the Line Manager/Head of the Production Services Department under the Technical Operations Division of the Vanguard Group. Received Vanguard Chairman Award in 2003, and Vanguard Award for Excellence in 2008.

RAZELLE FRANKL, Ph.D
Professor Emerita of Management, Rowan University. BA, Temple University; MS, Political Science, and Ph.D, Sociology, Bryn Mawr College; MBA, Drexel University. Co-founder and former Chair, Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia. Founder and Chair, Friends of Campbell Library, Rowan University. Director, Board of Musicopia. Author: Televangelism: The Marketing of Popular Religion and other publications. Lost to homicide: Son, Victor, 1975; Granddaughter, Miriam, 2009.

ANTHONY JOHNSON
Anthony Johnson, Operations Manager, Partnership Transportation Management Association. Graduate of Rowan University, now pursuing graduate studies at Chestnut Hill College. Currently Board Chair, with particular interest in AVP’s marketing and public relations initiatives.

WILLIAM MCEWAN
William McEwan, BA, Villanova's School of Business; now pursuing graduate degree in technology management at University of Pennsylvania. Active with Martin Luther King Day of Service and United Way. Currently manager in IT with Vanguard.

VIOLET MELTON
Ms. Melton, Travel Consultant and Substitute Teacher in Burlington City, NJ. Member of Kindred Readers and Zeta Phi Beta, where she serves on Social Amenities Committee. Active member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, serving as Sheepfold Leader, Editor of newsletter, and as member of Directory Committee.

SARAH SNYDER
Sarah Laureene Snyder is currently a project manager with Vanguard working in their Retail Business Technology risk management division. Ms. Snyder holds a BA in American Studies from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT and also studied Psychology at the University of Stockholm, Sweden. In her free time, Sarah participates in many outdoor sports activities, and travels domestically and internationally., and frequently attends the National Constitution Center where she is an active member.

DEBORAH SPUNGEN
Deborah Spungen, BA, University of Pennsylvania; MSW and Master of Law and Social Policy, Bryn Mawr School of Social Work and Social Policy. Founder, Families of Murder Victims (FMV) and Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia (AVP). Nationally recognized author, teacher, and trainer. Has appeared in print articles and television programs focusing on crime victims, especially co-victims of homicide.

VERONICA TYSON
Veronica Tyson, Graduate of Rosemont College, Leadership Philadelphia, and PBU Evening Adult Program. Support Specialist with Philadelphia Water Department. Youth Coordinator at Beulah Baptist Church, board member of Windows of Hope International Children’s Ministry, and CLIA Certified Travel Specialist.

KATHERINE WADE
Ms. Wade: staff attorney at Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority. Undergraduate degrees from Philadelphia Community College and LaSalle University; JD, Temple University School of Law. Completing term as President of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey. Member, Camden County Commission on Women; Women's Agenda of New Jersey; New Jersey State and Camden County Bar Association. Member of New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Character.

EUGENIO CALABI (Honorary Board)
Professor Calabi: mathematician and professor emeritus at University of Pennsylvania. Putnam Fellow as undergraduate at MIT. Ph.D, Princeton University. Appointed to Thomas A. Scott Chair of Mathematics at University of Pennsylvania in 1967. Won Steele Prize from American Mathematical Society in 1991 for work in differential geometry. Member, National Academy of Sciences.

GUILIANA CALABI (Honorary Board)
Mrs. Calabi is an artist, active with Main Line Center for the Arts. Exhibited recent works in over 18 juried shows—including University of Pennsylvania, Burrison Art Gallery, Penn Faculty Club; Artist Equity 2000 Exhibit; Woodmere Art Museum; Phillips Museum of Art; Franklin & Marshall, Ursinus College and the Main Line Art Center. Awarded first prize at plastic club in 1998.

ALFRED GILBERT (Honorary Board, deceased March 2007)
Mr. Gilbert: Realtor and Real Estate Developer, commercial and industrial real estate in tri-state area. Graduate, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton school. Since murder stepson and daughter-in-law, he and wife had been prominently active in AVP. Were founding members of the organization.

LOUISE GILBERT (Honorary Board)
Ms. Gilbert graduated from Stevens College in Missouri. Real estate broker and established Femme Soul Investment Group. Parent of murder victims. She and husband were founders of AVP

MARK E. LOMAX (Honorary Board)
Mr. Lomax: former Chair, AVP. Manager, Center for Police Leadership and Training at International Association of Chiefs of Police, Alexandria. BA, psychology, LaSalle University; MBA, Eastern University; MS, Higher Education, Drexel University. Graduate of FBI National Academy.

THOMAS M. SEAMON (Honorary Board)
Mr. Seamon: security and law enforcement consultant. President of Hallcrest Systems, Incorporated. BS in History; MS, Public Safety, St. Joseph's University. Adjunct professor, St. Joseph’s University Graduate School Public Safety Program. Graduate, FBI National Academy and Police Executive Research Forum's Senior Management Institute, Harvard University.

EUNICE TREVOR (Honorary Board)
Ms. Trevor: Of counsel, law firm Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky. Noted for record setting results in cases involving burn survivors. Listed in Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers for Product Liability, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice. Has gained recognition for work developing video settlement brochures. BA, MS, and JD, Temple University.