Lori A. Rivenburgh, Executive Director

Lori is a graduate of Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY where she received a Masters degree in Counseling and Community Psychology. She joined the WSS family in May 2008. Lori has spent her career working with children and families throughout New York State. She is thrilled to be a part of the northwest corner community and looks forward to continuing to enhance domestic violence awareness and education in the area.

Liz Davis, Adult Counselor Advocate

Liz has been working at WSS since September 2007. She has had a diverse career in human services for over 25 years, with 19 of those years focused in the field of domestic violence. Liz has also worked in the substance abuse field and with those living with HIV/AIDS providing individual counseling, group counseling and advocacy. She brings a wealth of experience to her work at WSS. As a formerly battered woman, Liz is passionate about the Battered Women’s Movement and her work with victims of domestic violence.

Rebecca Cohen, Child Advocate/Community Educator

Rebecca joined the WSS team in October 2011.  She has her M.S. in Secondary School Counseling from Marywood University in Scranton, PA.  Rebecca has worked with children of all ages both within and outside of the classroom.  She is excited about joining WSS and is looking forward to expanding the prevention education programs in the public and private schools.  

Denise Leclair, Family Violence Victim Advocate

In August 2004, Denise joined the WSS staff. She spends most of her working days at Bantam Criminal Court advocating for victims of domestic violence. Prior to her employment at WSS she was employed as a Healthcare Fraud Investigator for major Insurance companies in Connecticut. She has made Connecticut her home for the past 11 years.

Vicki Kirkpatrick, Office Administrator

Vicki started at WSS in September of 2009. She has worked at a variety of non-profits in the New York area. This included work with the underserved and impoverished communities as well as with mediation centers. As Office Administrator, she wears many hats to ensure that the day to day operations of the agency run smoothly. She currently resides in Lagrangeville, NY with her husband, two children and grandson.