Domestic Violence 911: Annual Domestic Violence Conference

Deputy Chief Dottie Davis

Former Director of the Wayne Police Training Center, Fort Wayne (IN) Police Department

Ms. Davis is a nationally recognized speaker who previously served 32 years with the Fort Wayne Police Department where she attained the rank of Deputy Chief and was last assigned as the Director of Training of their police academy. She implemented and wrote policy for their Crisis Intervention Team and the Lethality Assessment Program and served as a hostage negotiator for 7 years. During her career she received two Meritorious Service Citations, was named law enforcement officer of the year by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rocky Mountain Women in Law Enforcement organization. She is a QPR and C-SSRS trainer dedicated to the prevention and intervention of suicide. She is a contracted trainer for the International Association of Chiefs of Police, CIT International, the Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Consortium (LETTAC), and Fair and Impartial Policing. Davis is a graduate of the National FBI Academy, Gavin de Becker & Associates Advanced Threat Assessment Academy, and Purdue University, and is the owner of Davis Corporate Training, Inc., a private consulting firm focusing on violence prevention.  She also provides expert witness testimony in both civil and criminal cases.

C.T. Moulton

Retired Police Officer in Special Victims Unit, Henrico Co. Sheriff’s Office,
and National Speaker

CT has more than 25 years of experience in law enforcement, having served with the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office and Henrico Police Division in the Richmond, Virginia area. During her career, she focused on investigations and spent considerable time in the Special Victims Unit, working on sensitive cases like domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual assault. CT is passionate about raising professional standards and addressing these critical issues through her work at Justice 3D. She helps design and deliver training programs and workshops across the country, equipping professionals with the tools they need to make a difference.  CT is the current Director of Personnel and Recruiting at RMC Events, Inc. She also works as an independent contractor, conducting background investigations for the Federal Government.  Her expertise in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault has offered her experience as an expert witness in court. Over the years, her work has been recognized with awards like the Henrico County Police Division Meritorious Award and recognition from the Henrico County Child Advocacy Center Multidiscipline Team. CT has built strong partnerships throughout her career, collaborating with federal agencies, social services, advocacy groups, healthcare providers, and legal professionals to ensure justice and support for survivors.  Adding to her accomplishments, CT recently earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Old Dominion University, reflecting her commitment to lifelong learning and professional growth.

Shelly Smith

LPC, NCC, CIMNTT, Trauma Treatment Specialist,
Family Resource Center, Inc.

Ms. Smith is a Board-Certified, Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia. She currently serves as a certified Clinical Trauma Treatment Professional, as well as an Integrative Medicine and Nutrition Practitioner, specializing in mental health nutrition and non-pharmaceutical methods for healing, for a local non-profit Domestic Violence service provider. Shelly is also a Certified First Responder Provider, offering trauma-specific therapeutic services for Mental Health Wellness to First Responders.

John Clair

Chief of Police
Blacksburg, Virginia

Chief John Patrick Clair began his law enforcement career in 1999 as a U.S. Army Military Police Officer, concluding his military service with the 947th MP Detachment (K-9), 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) at Fort Myer, Virginia. He currently serves as the Chief of Police in Blacksburg, Virginia, and has previously served as Chief of Police for the Town of Quantico and the Town of Marion, Virginia. Clair holds a Bachelor of Science in Religion, a Master of Arts in Executive Leadership, and has completed graduate coursework in theology and philosophy at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Taylors, South Carolina. He is a regular columnist and essayist in local and regional print media, and in 2022, his writing was featured in the symposium volume Breaking Ground: Charting Our Future in a Pandemic Year, alongside contributions from public intellectuals in the faith and political communities.

Ashley Manuel

Lethality Assessment Program Coordinator/Victim Specialist,
Virginia Office of the Attorney General

Ms. Manuel is a Certified Trauma Services Specialist through the Association of Traumatic Stress. She currently oversees the statewide Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) and provides training and technical assistance to high-risk multidisciplinary teams, comprised of Law Enforcement and Domestic Violence Service Providers, to enhance coordinated community response to Intimate Partner Violence. She also provides notifications, court accompaniment and assists victims in  Sexually Violent Predator cases, post-incarceration, in the Southwest Virginia region. She brings with her 23 years of experience working in the Criminal Justice, Domestic/Sexual Violence and Human Services fields. She is a member of the Virginia Crisis Assistance Response Team and is trained in Critical Incident Stress Management. Her degree is in Criminal Justice.

Honorable H. Lee Chitwood

Judge, Pulaski County J&DR Court

The Honorable H Lee Chitwood graduated from the University of Virginia in 1983 and graduated from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1986. Judge Chitwood practiced law in Wytheville, Virginia for 13 years, and he was a substitute judge for two years in the 27th Judicial District. He has been a full-time Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judge since 1999.  He has served multiple terms as Chief Juvenile Judge of the 27th Judicial District.
Judge Chitwood chairs the Pulaski County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Best Practices Team, the Pulaski County Truancy Committee, and the Pulaski County Coordinated Community Response Team.  He currently serves on the Judicial Performance Evaluation Advisory Committee, the Judges Schools and Courts Committee, the CIP Advisory Committee, the Judicial Needs Assessment Committee, the Advisory Workgroup for CAC Standards for Parent/Guardian Counsel in Dependency Cases, the Advisory Committee for Judicial Mentoring Program for New Judges, and the Advisory Committee on Domestic Violence Issues in Virginia’s Courts.  He is serving a second term as a mentor for new judges under Virginia’s Judicial Mentoring Program. He has also been a Best Practices Judge for foster care matters since 2003.  Judge Chitwood was in the inaugural class of Peer-to-Peer Coaches appointed by the Supreme Court in 2022. Judge Chitwood is serving a three-year term on the Board of Directors of NCJFCJ, with assignments to the Membership Committee, the Family Violence and Domestic Relations Advisory Committee, the Diversity Committee, and the Finance Committee. He is a member of the NCJFCJ Judicial Responses to Animal Cruelty Work Group.  He was in the inaugural class for the Judicial Engagement Network (JEN) Fellowship Program in 2019.   OVW named the Pulaski J&DR Court as one of four nationwide domestic violence mentor courts in 2020. In 2024, the Pulaski JDR Court became one of six nationwide domestic violence mentor courts. The Pulaski County JDR Court DV Rural Courts Resource Guide is posted on the intranet page of the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Virginia Supreme Court.

Sharon Reed

Victim Service Program Specialist, VA Dept. of Criminal Justice Services

Ms. Reed has worked in the Criminal Justice field for over thirty years in many capacities. Her roles have included correctional officer, police officer, crimes against children detective, criminal justice instructor, victim witness director, and she is currently a DCJS grant monitor.  She served as the Washington County Virginia Victim Witness Director for approximately 13 years. During that time, her program was recognized by Virginia Victims Fund and the Virginia House and Senate in 2014.  Sharon instructs across Virginia on victim’s rights, domestic violence, basic advocacy, and collaboration regarding victim services and collaborating with community partners.   Sharon lives and works remotely from her home in Abingdon with her wonderful son, Richmond, and her two office mates (fur babies) Teeny and Miracle.

Angela Foran

ADC, CADDCT PAC trainer Mt. Rogers Community Services

Angie will give testimony about her mother’s experience as a victim of domestic violence. Her mother, “Sue Davis,” was a strong independent woman, with a beautiful heart, a daughter, a mother, and a nurse.