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Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA) is pleased to announce that Grace Wheeler has been promoted to Director of PREVENTION & TRAINING. Wheeler previously served as NOVA’s County Coordinator for the Safe and Healthy Communities Initiative. Prior to joining NOVA, Wheeler was the Program Coordinator at the Peace Center in Langhorne.

Wheeler provides leadership for prevention and training programs to children, youth, and community members and professionals who work with young people. She leads the prevention and training team with strategic development and implementation of prevention and training goals and strategies.

Wheeler has a Master of Arts degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from Arcadia University and has a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in International /Global Studies and Anthropology from the State University of New York College at Cortland. She is a certified mediator in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a certified facilitator in multiple trainings including: Stewards of Children®, Safe Touches, and Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities. In addition, Wheeler has worked in conflict zones such as Rwanda, Northern Ireland and Sierra Leone.

“Grace has done great things throughout her career and we are very pleased that she is now the Director of Education & Prevention,” said Mandy Mundy, Associate Director, NOVA. “I am confident that Grace’s skills, style and experience will serve NOVA’s prevention department well in working to advance abuse, assault and harassment prevention and training efforts in Bucks County.”

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ABOUT NOVA

Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA) supports, counsels and empowers victims of sexual assault and other serious crimes in Bucks County and works to prevent and eliminate violence in society through advocacy, training, community education and prevention programs. Founded in 1974, NOVA is a non-profit 501(c)(3), community-based organization operating out of three offices in Fairless Hills, Jamison and Perkasie. Services are made possible through the financial support of federal, state and local government grants and contracts, corporations, foundations and private donations. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. For more information, visit www.NOVABucks.org.

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Grace Wheeler has been promoted to the position of Director of Education & Prevention at Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA). She previously served as NOVA’s County Coordinator for Safe and Healthy Communities. She has been a member of the NOVA staff since 2018