We believe that everyone has a role in creating a safer, healthier Oregon.
Scroll down to learn more about how Oregon SATF operates to accomplish our mission.
“Bringing people together for a common good is among the most important functions of the Task Force.”
Michele Schwartz, The National Center for Victims of Crime, former Oregon SATF Executive Director (2014-2022)
Our Core: Task Force Advisory Committees + Members
To accomplish our mission and ensure collaboration, we rely on the advice, work, and dedication of our eight Task Force Advisory Committees.
These committees are comprised of 200+ dedicated, inventive, and collaborative Oregonians from across the state, who together inform and guide the work of Oregon SATF staff.
Committee members work in a wide variety of disciplines across the spectrum of prevention and response, ensuring that our work at Oregon SATF is approached through a multi-disciplinary lens.
Committees meet quarterly, and appointed members commit to two hours of work between meetings to coordinate committee projects and business.
Scroll through to view and learn more about each of our subcommittees. Committees are arranged alphabetically.
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Advocacy Response Committee
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Campus Committee
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Criminal Justice Committee
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Legislative Public Policy Committee
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Medical Forensic Committeee
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Men's Engagement Committee
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Offender Management Committee
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Prevention + Education Committee
“The Task Force is a microcosm of all the good things that we want in a community. To be able to shift in a collective way . . . or pivot to make change for everyone. It happens at those tables.”
Mel Phillips , Men’s Engagement Committee
“I feel very grateful to be involved in what is not only an effective institution, but also these really inspiring and amazing people”
Mei Pomegranate , SATF SANE Coordinator
“When I meet with the Task Force I’m invigorated – toward our mission and finding unique ways to address other challenges. ”
Krista Evans , Medical Forensic Committee
Oregon SATF’s staff work under four program areas, each of which is informed by our Task Force Advisory Committees:
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Sexual Assault Training Institute (SATI)
Oregon SATF specializes in providing high-quality, relevant training for a multitude of disciplines, including advocates, prosecutors, Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs) and more.
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Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)
Providing support to those supporting survivors is paramount in our work. Learn more about our model SANE support program, including Oregon SANE certification commission and more.
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Violence + Abuse Prevention
Connecting the dots to prevent violence and abuse across the lifespan is our passion. Click to learn more about our efforts to achieve a healthier, safer Oregon for all through training, technical assistance, and resources.
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Campus
We believe that all Oregon students should have safe, healthy learning environments, free from violence. Click to learn how we support all 45+ of our state’s institutions of higher education in our nationally-recognized program.
“ In a way, the structure of the Task Force both allows for, and perhaps compels, that the conversation around how we accomplish goals and objectives includes a comprehensive approach so as to address concerns from various perspectives and representations. ”
“Transforming Space and Place: The Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force – A 20-Year Retrospective”, presented by the Center for the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect, University of Oregon
Our team
Staff at Oregon SATF work with committees and funders to establish our work priorities to meet the needs of Oregonians working to prevention violence and respond to survivor needs in our state.
Click on the button below to meet our team.
Our board
Oregon SATF’s Board of Directors work to ensure that our agency is sustained so that we can continue to support the great work of our partners across the state. The Executive Director of Oregon SATF reports to the Board of Directors.
Click on the button below to meet our board of directors.
Join us
Click on any of the tabs below to learn more about ways that you can stay connected to Oregon SATF, and prevention and response work across the state.
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Are you collaborative, creative, and eager to help Oregonians generate solutions to prevent and respond to sexual violence?
Click here to learn about our current job opportunities with Oregon SATF.
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The Task Force Advisory Committee is comprised of 100+ Oregonians dedicated to a multidisciplinary approach to preventing and responding to sexual violence in Oregon.
Click here to learn more about the committees, our work, and the application process.
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Your support ensures that our work continues to support survivors and identify solutions to prevent violence in Oregon.
Click here to learn more about supporting the work of Oregon SATF.
join us for our next chapter
join us for our next chapter
Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force’s 2024 Strategic Plan - Final Report
We all play a role in preventing violence and abuse – we can all have an impact. In 2024, Oregon SATF embarked on a strategic planning process to identify what our next chapter as an organization will include. In the contents of this strategic plan, we hope that our allied partners can see reflected a shared vision that includes the ways Oregon SATF will continue to play our role as a statewide convener and change maker.
This will include: Inclusive, diverse, cross-sector collaboration; Investing in our team and infrastructure for sustainability and growth; Growing our programs to improve the response to sexual violence across our state; Bolstering our communication strategies; and Enhancing data and evaluation capacity to best understand needs and impacts.
On behalf of the Oregon staff and board, thank you for all the roles that you play to make our world a safer, more joyous place to be. And thank you for being a part of our valued community.
Our funding
Oregon SATF is a registered 501-c3 nonprofit that believes in the value of transparency when it comes to funding and support.
Our funding streams include:
Individual donors from our dedicated community of stakeholders
Fundraising initiatives (annual raffle, etc.)
Competitive and non-competitive state and federal grant programs (VOCA, STOP-VAWA, etc.)
Committed funding from the Oregon State Legislature for the operation of the SANE Certification Commission
Private foundations (Ford Family, Oregon Community Foundation, etc.)
** While we receive support from and collaborate with the Oregon Department of Justice as part of our long legacy with the Oregon Attorney General’s office, Oregon SATF is not part of any state agency.