JAC Patrissi
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Email JAC

Recipient of the Patrissi Crime Victim Services Award,
State of Vermont April 25, 2006.

This award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and have made an outstanding contribution to victim services in Vermont over the expanse of their career or lifetime.

The Patrissi Award was specifically created in honor of JAC and Jason Patrissi, in order to recognize individuals who, in their exemplary work in victim services, advocacy or activism, have changed the culture and practice of Vermont to be safer and more responsive to the needs and rights of victims of crime. This honor will be awarded when individuals are leaving their victim services work and are clearly deserving of a place in Vermont history beside other leaders in victim service efforts.

JAC is a former recipient of a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for her creative writing.

"JAC's attention to detail make her adept at all aspects of planning- from budget to logistics to content. However, her true gifts are her leadership and communication skills. I have watched her facilitate for years. JAC can coax meaningful participation from even the shyest or most confrontational of attendees. She meets people at their level, whereever that may be. Anyone who has the opportunity to work with JAC will find her truly unforgettable. We may have hired someone to fill her position at the Center, but no one will ever be able to replace her.

MK Hewlett
Director of Victim Services
VT Center for Crime Victim Services

JAC is the only person I thought of to bring into facilitate the Victim/Survivor of Crime Council when they were challenged by an internal conflict and structural changes needed to be made to make the Council a more formalized group.Working with a group of survivors of crime has its unique challenges around safety, respectful communication and process. She is able to ask the hard questions in a respectful manner and this skill I have found is unmatched by professionals in the field of facilitation that I have worked with. She is able to break down barriers so that participants are able to feel safe and respected while working on concerns they would normally be challenged to participate in. For this, I look to her when dealing with internal conflicts, structural changes and mechanisms that help the Council succeed. She is a gifted communicator and an insightful mentor.

Sharon Davis
Staff Liaison to the Vermont Victim/Survivor of Crime Council

JAC is a vibrant and strong leader!!! One can't easily find such a capable leader with such integrity, strength, and personal warmth for others. She is an outstanding facilitator- JAC can lead meetings or trainings or conferences in a most positive and creative way; she makes people feel they are truly involved and listened to. I have seen JAC bring together diverse groups with competing agendas and find that common ground. I must mention her planning- JAC's knowledge and determination helps her plan national, and statewide projects, conferences and events exceptionally well; her organization skills put me to shame! You can't miss her training- JAC's enthusiam, energy and knowledge helps her put on outstanding training workshops and presentations; she really knows how to get people to connect and learn the information. This is a human being with incredible communication skills-- she develops a rapport with everyone and is always tries to be accessible to people.

Keri Darling
Director
Deaf Victim Advocacy Services

A training designed by JAC is inspired and unforgettable. A dynamic presenter and a highly skilled facilitator, she also has the gift for coaching other trainers and speakers to raise them to their personal best. It is no exaggeration to say that JAC is brilliant at everything she does.

Barbara Whitchurch
Public Education Coordinator, VCCVS, former colleague

I have known and worked with JAC Patrissi for over 10 years. I have always found her to be incredibly clear sighted with regards to design and implementation of trainings. She is meticulous, a consummate professional in all that she does. It is an honor to know her.

Will Roberts
Training Specialist