RESPOND Executive Team

• Jessica C. Brayden, Executive Director

  

  Selected by the board of directors in early 2008 to lead RESPOND, Inc., Ms. Brayden brings over 15 years of not-for-profit management experience to New England's first domestic violence agency. She oversees all aspects of programs and management to ensure efficiency, fiscal and service accountability, and the organization's creative and innovative growth. Ms. Brayden's career has focused on program development and stabilization and she has distinguished herself through creative change management and strategic programmatic enhancement. Prior to RESPOND, she served as the Director of Programs and Operations for Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries, Inc. in Salem, Massachusetts. Additionally, she has held leadership positions at Family Continuity Program in Lawrence, Massachusetts, including Director of Administrative Operations, Director of Human Resources, and Program Director. Ms. Brayden holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Salem State College and a Masters of Business Administration from Endicott College.

  Email: jessica@respondinc.org

• Darcie DeLuca, Controller

  

  Ms. DeLuca is responsible for overseeing RESPOND’s finance, human resources and information technology functions. She brings over 13 years of financial experience in both for profit and nonprofit industries, most recently serving as Financial Analyst at Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries. There she was a key member of the management team and oversaw the financial control and reporting, audit, budget creation/monitoring and deposit and loan operations. Her experience includes risk management, budgeting and asset/liability management. Darcie holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Suffolk University and a Masters of Business Administration from Endicott College.

  Email: darcie@respondinc.org

• Michelle T. Fine, Director of Programs and Service

  

  Ms. Fine graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Massachusetts Boston and brings over 15 years of direct service and program experience in the field of domestic violence. At RESPOND, Michelle served first as an AmeriCorps volunteer, then as Advocate, Volunteer Coordinator, Direct Services Coordinator, Program Director and finally as Director of Programs and Services. Ms. Fine has extensive experience as a domestic violence trainer, having developed curricula and led trainings throughout Greater Boston for employers, civic groups, healthcare providers, human services agencies, domestic violence provider staff and legal service agencies. Ms. Fine oversees all RESPOND’s education, intervention, advocacy and prevention efforts including the Community Based Programs, Crisis Hotline and Shelter Programs.

  Email: michellef@respondinc.org