WHO WE ARE

ICESA helps the helpers.
Pronounced “EYE-KESS-uh”

As the only U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated sexual assault coalition for the state of Indiana, ICESA is unlike any other organization. As a coalition, we specialize in:

  • Building partnerships
  • Coordinating prevention and response services
  • Fostering collaboration among sexual violence service providers, survivors and their families, healthcare professionals, and other allies throughout Indiana.
  • Advocating for survivors in policy spaces
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What We Do

ICESA’s comprehensive Victim Services Capacity Building Program aims to improve the quality and effectiveness of Indiana’s sexual assault service providers by facilitating inter-agency coordination, resource development, and knowledge sharing across the state. We pay special attention to service improvement and education for those providers who serve marginalized communities, victims of equity and racial injustice, and underserved communities. ICESA’s Victim Services Capacity Building Program focuses on:

The ICESA Team

ICESA is fortunate to have an incredible group of passionate, dedicated professionals who are determined to

  • Ensure sexual assault victims have access to the victim centered, trauma informed, and culturally competent services they need and deserve
  • Guarantee victim advocates across the spectrum of services are trained and equipped to serve their clients using evidence based best practices
  • Recruit campuses and communities across Indiana as partners in the prevention of sexual assault
  • Engage Hoosiers as allies in sharing our vision of an Indiana without sexual assault.

Board of Directors

Beth White
President & CEO
Priscilla Keith
President
Kimberly Gallagher
Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer at Clevertech
Michael Weiseman
Chief Operations Officer
Kelly Gartland
Director of Sexual Assault Response Programs
Karen Maher
Director of Anti-Trafficking Initiatives
Whitney Nixon
Director of Sexual Violence Prevention 
April Evans
Business Manager
Merissa H
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Mariah T
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