Grace Frances

Grace Frances is the Director of Community Partnerships for End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) and leads the collaborative partnership that created the new Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Exam (SAMFE) Virtual Practicum. She also focuses on fund development to expand EVAWI’s ability to improve criminal justice and community responses to sexual assault survivors. In addition, Frances co-manages the EVAWI Professional Membership Program. Prior to joining EVAWI, Frances worked for the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence (FCASV), where she ran the state’s first trauma-informed sexual assault investigations program for law enforcement and managed the first statewide SANE training program.