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The White House has tapped the executive director of a New Mexico domestic violence organization to fill a newly created post — that of White House Advisor on Violence Against Women.
Lynn Rosenthal, who has headed up the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the past year, was named to the post today, the Office of Vice President Joe Biden announced in a news release.
Here’s an excerpt from the news release:
Ms. Rosenthal is one of the nation’s foremost experts in domestic violence policy, and has worked at the local, state and national levels to create an environment where violence against women is not ignored and perpetrators are held accountable.
The release goes on to quote Valerie Jarrett, who is a senior adviser and assistant to President Obama , as describing Rosenthal as ”a life-long advocate for women and she has been a real leader in developing effective policies to combat domestic violence. She will be a tremendous asset to the President, Vice President and the entire Administration as we continue the battle against domestic violence and sexual assault.”
Prior to her post with the coalition, Rosenthal worked as the executive director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence, where she represented 54 state and territorial coalitions whose collective membership included more than 2,000 local domestic violence programs.
She held that post from 2000 through 2006, the release said.
Attempts to reach Rosenthal were unsuccessful.
