TurnAround | About Us | History

About Us

Agency History

TurnAround, Inc. opened its doors in 1978 as the Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Center (SADVC) with the mission of providing counseling and support services to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in Baltimore County. Our Baltimore City office opened in January 1995 to fill a gap in services for sexual assault victims and expanded to serve victims of domestic violence as well. The agency's name was changed to Second Step, Inc. in 1998 as we celebrated 20 years of service to the community. In celebration of the new millennium, we became TurnAround, Inc., the first place to turn. Our mission has always been the same: to provide counseling and support services to victims of rape, incest and domestic violence and to increase community awareness and understanding of these problems.

Board of Directors • Officers

Alice Gail Dvoskin, Ph.D, President
Psychologist

Erica Fry Cryor, Esquire, Vice-President

David Strouse, Treasurer
Birchwood Capital Partners

Claudia Grimm, Secretary
Marketing, WBAL Radio

Leonard Kaplan, Assistant Secretary
Former restaurant owner

Courtney G. Capute, Esquire, Past President
Venable LLP

Board of Directors • Members

Kristin Blumer, Esquire
Baltimore City Police Department, Office of Legal Affairs

Hon. Colleen Cavanaugh
Judge, Orphan's Court for Baltimore City

Sarah Fleischer
98 Rock

Sue Guben, Esquire

Maria Jacobs, MD
Mercy Medical Center

Sherri Kronthal
LifeBridge Health

Howard Maleson
The Breakthrough Group

Enechi A. Modu, Esquire
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Beverly F. Wise, LCSW-C
Medical Office, Baltimore City Circuit Court

Christine Wright, MSW, MBA
Retired, Mental Health Administrator

Tom Strong
Legal Counsel

Rosalyn Branson
Executive Director

Advisory Board

Kendel Ehrlich
Senator Paula Hollinger
Gail Kaplan
Cynthia Mather
Jean Satterfield
Sandra Unitas

Funding Information

TurnAround is a private, nonprofit agency that is funded in part by a Victims of Crime Act Grant, the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, and State of Maryland Department of Human Resources. TurnAround is registered with the Maryland Secretary of State as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit agency. A copy of the current financial statement is available upon request to TurnAround, Inc., 401 Washington Avenue, Suite 300, Towson, Maryland 21204.

TurnAround currently receives 85% of its funding through state and federal grants. Other sources of revenue include donations from individuals and businesses, fund raising activities, and grants from private foundations. Please refer to the Volunteer, Donate or Join Us At Events pages for information on how your donation of time or money can make a difference in the life of a victim of sexual assault or domestic violence.

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