DEBORAH HORAN, MSW, LCSW-C, has more than 20 years experience working on issues affecting women and children. She received her undergraduate degree in Education and holds a masters degree in Social Work. Currently, Ms. Horan provides mental health services to individuals, families, and groups and serves as President of the Montgomery County Commission for Women. She has worked as a lobbyist, policy analyst, and consultant for organizations including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association, the Family Violence Prevention Fund, the National Sexual Assault Resource Center, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She has authored articles and monographs addressing violence against women and violence prevention. She and her partner have college-age twin daughters.
NANCY MARKOE, MPM, MSW, LICSW, LCSW-C, has worked with women and children in clinical settings for over 10 years. She currently serves individuals and groups in private practice and as a consultant. Ms. Markoe holds masters degrees in Social Work and in Public Policy from the University of Maryland, and trained as a therapist in the Georgetown University Cooperative Clinic. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Markoe worked extensively with trauma survivors, most recently at the House of Ruth with adult survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Ms. Markoe also writes about working and raising a child. Her most recent essay appeared in Washingtonian Magazine. Ms. Markoe is married with a toddler and lives in Washington, DC.