Lynn Rosenthal

[5] From 1992 to 1995, Rosenthal was the Executive Director for Refuge House, a battered women's and rape crisis center in North Florida serving eight counties.

Rosenthal founded a sexual violence outreach program to serve three rural counties in North Florida while director.

[5] Rosenthal created new models of service for rural domestic violence shelters and developed innovative legal strategies.

She will be a leader in this White House in stopping the violence and sexual assault of women and will be an integral part of this Administration.

[1] Rosenthal and Vice President Biden co-chaired the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault.

[1] The Task Force's primary mission was to work with agencies to coordinate a federal response to campus rape and sexual assault.

From March 2019 to December 2022, Lynn Rosenthal served as the President for The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

[4] As President, Rosenthal worked closely with local activists and community partners, such as the Franklin County Children’s Service, Columbus Division of Police, Columbus City Prosecutor Office, Ohio Domestic Violence Network, and CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence.

[2] The IRC made 82 recommendations in four lines of effort: accountability, prevention, climate and culture, and victim care and support.

[4] In July 2021, president Joe Biden endorsed the Secretary of Defense's announcement to accept the core recommendations created by the IRC.

[9] While being on the IRC as chair, Rosenthal appeared before the House Armed Services Subcommittee Hearing on Sexual Assault in the Military.

She also stated that changing the military justice system alone will not reduce sexual assault without investing in preventing, improving command climates, and enhancing victim care.

After Rosenthal's White House service, she acted as the Vice President for Strategic Partnerships for the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

Their mission is to support high-quality clinical services, evidence-based programs, and research and evaluation in order to inform policy and engage communities.

[12] Lynn Rosenthal has been widely recognized at the local, state, and federal levels as a key player in policy and sexual and domestic violence advocacy.

In 1999, the Florida Governor's Peace at Home Award was given to Rosenthal for making a difference in battered women and children's lives.

[6] In 2005, Doris Buffet's National Sunshine Lady Foundation distinguished Rosenthal to honor her work on the Violence Against Women Act.

[14] Biden acknowledged her critical presence while he drafted the Violence Against Women Act twenty years earlier and its reauthorization in 2000 and 2005.

Lynn Rosenthal, the Executive Director for National Network to End Domestic Violence, served as a witness in the Judiciary Committee in Congress for the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act
President Joe Biden, joined by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chair of the Independent Review Commission on Military Sexual Assault Lynn Rosenthal, signs an executive order for 2022 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, strengthening the military justice system’s response to gender-based violence, Wednesday, January 26, 2022, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)