Tricia Krohmer
Associate Professor/Executive in Residence, Olivet Nazarene University
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Merrill Lynch
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Lynne Johnson
Policy and Advocacy Director Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE) CAASE.org
Lynne Johnson has been working in the violence against women movement for over 10 years. As an attorney in Maryland, Lynne represented battered women in Protective Order hearings and also worked in Baltimore City's Juvenile Court system representing children in the foster care system.
Since relocating to Chicago in 1999, Lynne managed domestic violence and rape crisis programs and has advocated for improved community responses to violence against women. Lynne holds her 40 Hour Crisis Intervention certifications in both domestic violence and sexual assault. Johnson is a trainer for the Chicago Rape Crisis Hotline and the University of Chicago's Resources for Sexual Violence Prevention program.
Lynne joined Chicago Foundation for Women in 2005 as the Program Officer, and later served as its Director of Advocacy, working in areas of reproductive justice, violence against women, and women's health. In June 2009, Johnson joined the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation as the Advocacy Director.
Lynne holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore's School of Law.