Lori Foster

Rose Ebaugh

Chava Tuckman

Julie Matt

Quintin McShan, NMSP Captain

Honorable Judge Clay Campbell

Reed Shepard, 2nd Judicial District Court DV Commissioner

Russell Garcia

Darlene Reid-Jojola has been specializing in direct victim advocacy for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault for over 25 years.  Presently, she is serving as the Executive Director and Founder of the Urban Indian Advocacy Program which serves Indian women and children from surrounding tribal communities who have fled and/or are living in the city of Albuquerque, NM.  The program strives to provide culturally appropriate educational classes, empowerment skills, and assistance to Indian women and children with a high regard for safety issues, traditional spiritual healing, and respect for tribal traditions and customs of their tribe.

Her past experience includes Victim/Witness Program Director for the White Mt. Apache (WMAT) Tribe, of which as Co-Chairman of the Domestic Violence Task Force, she initiated codifying the Domestic Violence Criminal Codes.  She briefly served as Executive Assistant to WMAT Tribal Chairman Dallas Massey.

In the city of Albuquerque, Darlene is serving on a number of community organizations dedicated to addressing domestic violence and sexual assault issues.  She has served on the Steering Committee of the Statewide Network Organization, consisting of all New Mexico domestic violence and sexual assault programs.  Since 2003, she has been on the New Mexico Intimate Partner Violence Death Review Team, which publishes “Getting Away with Murder.”   She authored the “Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocate Guide” and developed a “Training Plan for Paralegals” for private attorneys and paralegals when serving domestic violence and sexual assault victims.

Darlene’s credentials include a B.A. in Criminal Justice and English, an A.A. in Communications, an A.A.S. in Legal Studies, and national certification as a paralegal.  She is a member of the Comanche Tribe of Oklahoma.