Rebecca Henry
Acting Director

Rebecca Henry is the Acting Director of the Commission, where she is responsible for developing and implementing technical assistance programs for civil attorneys with a domestic violence practice. As Acting Director, she manages all aspects of Commission programming with the mission of improving access to justice and safety for domestic violence victims by mobilizing the legal profession, including: fundraising, budget management, staff recruitment and management, program development and policy development.

Rebecca has been advocating for victims since 1998, first as a legal services fellow representing DV survivors and their children in complex family matters, and then as Staff Attorney and Project Director of the OVW-funded Elder Justice Project. She is a frequent presenter on issues of domestic violence and elder abuse intervention and coordinated community response for civil attorneys and social service providers in both the DV and elder services communities. She served as a consultant for the Penobscot Indian Nation as they drafted their tribal elder abuse statute, and has served on several local and state-wide elder abuse/domestic violence coalitions and boards.

Rebecca is admitted to the New York and Maine bars, and clerked on the Sixth Circuit Court of Federal Appeals in Nashville, TN. She received her law degree from New York University, where she received the New York Bar Association’s Legal Ethics Award and served as a senior editor of the Review of Law and Social Change. Rebecca received her MA in philosophy and feminist theory from the University of Minnesota.

Deborah Whang
Program Assistant

Deborah Whang joined the Commission in August of 2008 as a Project Assistant. Previously she worked at the National Council for International Visitors as an event planner, and interned at Shared Hope International where she developed a passion for combating trafficking in persons, and women's rights. Deborah received a B.A. with Honors from Pepperdine University in International Relations and plans to attend law school in the near future. While in college, Deborah was active in the campus chapters of International Justice Mission and Amnesty International. She also worked at the student volunteer center, and as a research assistant for the International Studies Division where she helped create a course on Islamic Asia. Originally from Denver, Colorado, she enjoys hiking, running, and reading in her spare time.