The Erin Levitas Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing sexual assault through early education, has announced the hiring of Danielle Buynak Horner as director of community outreach and Debi Howard as director of program strategy and experience. These recent hires will allow the Foundation to fill key leadership roles in community outreach, program strategy, marketing and communications efforts to elevate the organization’s work in the community in partnership with the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and School of Social Work.
“The Erin Levitas Foundation is pleased to welcome Danielle and Debi to our team,” said Executive Director Marissa Jachman. “We are grateful to be working with these professionals who bring extraordinary gifts and talents to our organization. They recognize the importance of our mission and will be instrumental in helping raise awareness for preventing sexual assault, reducing the incidence of sexual assault and helping those who have experienced it to heal.”
As director of community outreach, Buynak Horner manages donor communications, supports grant and proposal development, oversees fundraising strategy and supports donor, sponsor and partner opportunities with the Foundation. Before joining the Erin Levitas Foundation, she served as director of development for the Brody Jewish Center Hillel at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she directed fundraising efforts, managed communications outreach and cultivated donor relationships. Buynak Horner has a Bachelor of Arts in literature and creative writing from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing – nonfiction from Eastern Washington University in Spokane, Washington.
As director of program strategy and experience, Debi Howard manages the Foundation’s digital communication strategy and implementation, including program design, marketing and cultivating relationships among partners and sponsors. Through her volunteer contributions to the Foundation over the past three years, she developed a passion for advancing its mission of touching as many lives as possible with its message of sexual abuse prevention, healing and hope.
Howard brings more than 25 years of experience in digital marketing, marketing strategy and user experience to her work for the Erin Levitas Foundation. She was principal and art director for an award-winning advertising agency that she owned from 1995 to 2009. A University of Maryland alumna, Howard holds a degree in graphic design and certifications in digital marketing and front-end web development.
ABOUT THE ERIN LEVITAS FOUNDATION
The Erin Levitas Foundation, a nonprofit organization located in Baltimore, Maryland, is dedicated to reducing sexual assault. The nonprofit works by providing early education resources for youth, young people, caregivers and educators to deconstruct negative attitudes and perceptions that give rise to sexual violence and support healthy behaviors. Through programs at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law that serves two Baltimore City middle schools, and additional programs offering virtual resources, a children’s book and supporting Mind, Body and Soul Empowerment programming at St. Timothy’s School, ELF is reaching families in Baltimore and throughout the country to provide education to prevent sexual assault. Visit the Erin Levitas Foundation for more information.
