Hello. I'm Stacy Vaughan (formerly Pendarvis), MSW, MA, a prevention specialist and owner/consultant at Strategic Social Impact. As a macro social worker, I am qualified and competent to work in a wide variety of human and social service sectors. My professional focus has mainly been in the areas of youth victimization and safety, interpersonal violence, child maltreatment, child sexual abuse, peer abuse, digital dangers, online exploitation, and human trafficking. I have partnered with a variety of national organizations such as the Center for the Prevention of Violence Research, the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation, Darkness to Light, and Stop It Now! on awareness and education campaigns, content and product development, and other prevention strategies. I have developed adult- and child-focused curricula and resources, managed a variety of projects related to child protection, helped organizations and communities establish communications campaigns and prevention initiatives, and I frequently provide professional trainings and presentations on child safety, abuse, and exploitation prevention issues.
With expertise in child victimization and prevention, a commitment to safeguarding at-risk populations and to social justice and equity, and a strong, expansive network, I can support clients, foster collaboration and partnerships for growth, and maximize social impact in prevention and child safety. For more than eleven years, I was the Vice President of Programs at the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, a national nonprofit, where I was the primary author of multiple comprehensive, evidence-based, trauma-informed curricula. In this role, I helped hundreds of schools, child advocacy centers, and other organizations around the country establish and expand community prevention initiatives.
I have two Master’s degrees from East Carolina University (Social Work and Academic Psychology), and I am currently completing my doctorate in Social work at the University of Alabama (UA) where I am also an adjunct faculty member. Throughout my career, I have received several awards for my work to protect children and I stay actively engaged in the field as a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, the Alliance of Social Work in Sport and a variety of other organizations. I also serve on the Community Advisory Board of the First Coast Child Protection Team, as a proposal reviewer for the National Children’s Alliance, and as Secretary of the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation where I co-authored the revision of the National Plan to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation in 2021.
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