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Teen Violence Month

About RCIS

Rape Crisis Intervention Service of Carroll County (RCIS) provides free counseling and other support services to victims of sexual violence and their families. We also offer prevention education programs and professional training in order to eliminate sexual violence through education and advocacy.

Our Mission

No one has the right, under any circumstances, to rape or sexually assault another person. Victims and survivors of sexual violence deserve all the support possible to aid in their recovery. We will provide quality treatment to victims and survivors and their families, ever seeking to improve our expertise and services. An equal part of our energy, resources and personnel will be devoted to creating a community awareness and energy that will actively work toward the elimination of sexual violence in all forms.

Who Are We?

Rape Crisis is a private, non-profit agency with its own Board of Trustees. Services are provided free of charge. We ask people who take advantage of counseling services to help by making a personal donation when possible, but it is not required.

Funding sources which help make it possible for us to provide free services include local, state and federal governments, United Way, private donations and agency fund raising projects.

We are registered with the Maryland Secretary of State as a non-profit 501C-3 organization. Our registration number is 666. (Visit the How You Can Help section of this web site for additional information on this topic.)

For more than 30 years, Rape Crisis has been providing treatment services and education programs to the Carroll County, Maryland community.

Board of Trustees

President - Jeanne A. Dussault
Vice President - Diane Steckel
Treasurer - Kimberly Madeja
Secretary - Roberta Windham

Steve Aquino
Michele K. Carroll
Jesse DiMura
Ronald E. Drager, Jr.
Tracey Ellison
Linda Grogan
Janice Hobart
Michael Rittase
Michael Shank
Ruthann Shae
Pamela Zappardino

Staff Members

Janice A. Kispert, CEO
Lisa Aughenbaugh, Business Administrator
Stacey Ezersky, Agency Therapist
Emily Gebhart, Hotline Services Coordinator
Sarah Hund-Brown, Community Educator
Terri Mack, Agency Therapist
Eldon Watts, Clinical Supervisor
Adrienne Whitney, Client Services Coordinator
Eunice Wooten, Crisis Counselor