Meet SWIWC
Who We Are
History (Herstory)
SWIWC is a statewide tribal domestic and sexual violence coalition. Our primary purpose is to help tribes increase their capacity to respond to domestic and sexual violence in their communities, mainly through training and technical assistance (T/TA).


Vision and Mission and Service Area
SWIWC’s vision: To have safe indigenous communities.
SWIWC’s mission: To increase the capacity of indigenous communities to address and respond to violence through education, training, technical assistance, policy advocacy, and culturally sensitive and supportive services.
SWIWC’s service area: All 22 tribes in Arizona are welcome to receive services from SWIWC. However, SWIWC’s sister tribal coalition, the Hopi-Tewa Women’s Coalition to End Abuse serves the Hopi Nation and some tribes such as the Navajo Nation, Kaibab-Paiute, and Zuni participate in other tribal coalitions that are geographically closer to them.
Meet Our Governing Board
SWIWC’s Governing Board is comprised of Native women who are committed to the work of ending violence against indigenous women in Arizona. The Governing Board include the following:

Mary Howe
President
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
Fort Mojave, Az

Elayne Gregg
Member
Tohono O’odham
Coolidge, Az

Carrie Imus
Vice-President
Hualapai Tribe
Peach Springs, AZ

Madison Fulton
Member
Diné
Phoenix, AZ

Lorena Halwood
Treasurer
Diné
Chinle, AZ

Geraldine Laughter
Member
Diné
Kayenta, AZ
Meet Our Staff
Our expert staff is devoted to their service to this community and are an integral part of who we are.

Leanne Guy, Executive Director
Diné

Tania Harvey, Director of Tribal Engagement
Diné

Daniel Lucero, Chief Financial Officer
Taos Pueblo

Memory Dawn Long Chase, Domestic Violence Response Director
Hunkpapa Lakota, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Veronica Hunter, Director of Finance
Diné

Sabrina Davis, Bookkeeper
Diné

Gail Henry, Finance Assistant
Diné