Batterer Intervention Program (BIP) Advisory Committee

The Crime Victim and Survivor Services Division (CVSSD) hosts the Batterer Intervention Program (BIP) Advisory Committee. The Committee meets three to four times a year and is responsible for making changes to administrative rules, approving pilot projects and other work critical to the program’s statewide mission.

For a complete list of BIPs, please see the Oregon Batterer Intervention Providers Directory (PDF) »

Contact the CVSSD BIP Advisory Committee

Shannon Sivell, CVSSD Director

Phone: 503-378-5348
Email: Shannon.L.Sivell@doj.state.or.us

BIP Advisory Committee Members:

  • Amy Benedum, Oregon Judicial Department
  • Steve Berger, Oregon Association of Community Corrections Directors
  • Vivien Bliss, Solutions Domestic Violence Intervention Program
  • Don Chapin, Crossroads Nonviolence Education
  • Melissa Erlbaum, Clackamas Women’s Services
  • Susana Escobedo, Department of Justice, Victim Advocacy Expert
  • Nathaline Frener, Department of Corrections
  • Aaron Hartman, Klamath County Community Corrections
  • Chris Huffine, Allies in Change Counseling Center
  • Maureen Lowell, San Jose State University
  • Eric Mankowski, Portland State University
  • Shannon Sivell, Department of Justice

Upcoming BIP Advisory Committee Meetings:

  • October 22, 2021

Previous BIP Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes:

For a copy of archived minutes, please reach out to CVSSD@doj.state.or.us.

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