Maryland's Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, a important entity serving crime victims in our state, is seeking to fill the following positions: Special Assistant, Coordinator of Victim Services Programs, Revenue Recovery Specialist, and Claims Examiner.
For more information, please contact:
Cortney Fisher, JD, PhD Cand.
Executive Director
Maryland Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
6776 Reisterstown Road, Ste. 206
Baltimore, MD 21215
Main: 410.585.3010
Office: 410.585.3042
Email: clfisher@dpscs.state.md.us
Fax: 410.764.3815
May 21, 2010
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Events
Please click on the announcement below to view the events MCVRC will be participating in through partnerships with Protecting Elders Against Crime and Exploitation (P.E.A.C.E.) and the Prince George's County Task Force on Elder Abuse.
MCVRC Welcomes Legal Intern John Ozkirbas
MCVRC is pleased to once again host a University of Baltimore law student intern.
John Ozkirbas will be with us four days a week throughout the summer months.
Prior to attending law school, John attended the University of Maryland in College Park where he participated in a sexual-assault peer-education group called "Student Advocates for Education about Rape" (S.A.F.E.R.) for two years, graduated with degrees in Criminal Justice and Psychology, and minored in English.
He is currently attending the University of Baltimore: School of Law. His ultimate goal is to graduate with a criminal law concentration and work as a state's attorney who promotes victim's rights in and out of the court room.
As this summer's UB SPI intern, he is excited to work with the MCVRC and for the opportunities his work here may present.
John Ozkirbas will be with us four days a week throughout the summer months.
Prior to attending law school, John attended the University of Maryland in College Park where he participated in a sexual-assault peer-education group called "Student Advocates for Education about Rape" (S.A.F.E.R.) for two years, graduated with degrees in Criminal Justice and Psychology, and minored in English.
He is currently attending the University of Baltimore: School of Law. His ultimate goal is to graduate with a criminal law concentration and work as a state's attorney who promotes victim's rights in and out of the court room.
As this summer's UB SPI intern, he is excited to work with the MCVRC and for the opportunities his work here may present.
MCVRC's Dee Gardner Honored by Governor
Dee Gardner, Director of Victim Services for Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, pictured left of Roberta Roper, was recently honored at the 2010 Governor's Victim Assistance Awards Ceremony for her work with crime victims. The entire MCVRC team is proud of Dee and wants to extend our congratulations.
Apr 7, 2010
MCVRC Seeks a Director of Finance and Human Resources
Job Announcement
The Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center, Inc. is seeking a dynamic, organized, mature individual to fill the position of Director of Finance and Human Resources. The position is a full-time, salaried employee of the Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center, Inc. (MCVRC) and reports directly to the Executive Director.
The position is responsible for financial processes of the organization, including but not limited to general accounting, grant accounting, budgets, billing of the agency’s grant funders and the maintenance of all procedures necessary for the management of grant funds including allocations, cash management, and oversight of external audit and preparation of financial governmental reports. Human resource duties include liaising with the state health insurance system, assisting employees accordingly, processing leave and timesheets, and completing payroll. The position will maintain QuickBooks electronic bookkeeping, budget tracking, revisions and forecasting as required, provide necessary financial documentation and reports to funders on time, maintain all appropriate electronic and/or hard copy financial files and documentation, work with the agency CPA, and assist with other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.
Job Requirements include:
• Experience in nonprofit accounting, including grants and costs allocations is preferred; government contract accounting experience will also be considered.
• A four-year degree is required; in Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience with QuickBooks software is preferable, however applicants with other accounting software experience (i.e. Peachtree, Deltek, etc.) will also be considered.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite software is mandatory. A level of high proficiency in Microsoft Excel is preferable.
• Experience with nonprofit human resources, fund development, fundraising, and grant writing are preferred.
How to Apply:
Applicants should submit their resume and cover letter as ONE attachment via email ONLY to jobs@mdcrimevictims.org.
The Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center, Inc. is seeking a dynamic, organized, mature individual to fill the position of Director of Finance and Human Resources. The position is a full-time, salaried employee of the Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center, Inc. (MCVRC) and reports directly to the Executive Director.
The position is responsible for financial processes of the organization, including but not limited to general accounting, grant accounting, budgets, billing of the agency’s grant funders and the maintenance of all procedures necessary for the management of grant funds including allocations, cash management, and oversight of external audit and preparation of financial governmental reports. Human resource duties include liaising with the state health insurance system, assisting employees accordingly, processing leave and timesheets, and completing payroll. The position will maintain QuickBooks electronic bookkeeping, budget tracking, revisions and forecasting as required, provide necessary financial documentation and reports to funders on time, maintain all appropriate electronic and/or hard copy financial files and documentation, work with the agency CPA, and assist with other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.
Job Requirements include:
• Experience in nonprofit accounting, including grants and costs allocations is preferred; government contract accounting experience will also be considered.
• A four-year degree is required; in Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience with QuickBooks software is preferable, however applicants with other accounting software experience (i.e. Peachtree, Deltek, etc.) will also be considered.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite software is mandatory. A level of high proficiency in Microsoft Excel is preferable.
• Experience with nonprofit human resources, fund development, fundraising, and grant writing are preferred.
How to Apply:
Applicants should submit their resume and cover letter as ONE attachment via email ONLY to jobs@mdcrimevictims.org.
Apr 2, 2010
MCVRC Attorney Lauren Tabackman Fights for Victims
By: ALAN SUDERMAN
Examiner Staff Writer
April 2, 2010
A Maryland appeals court has rejected the state's offer of $213.87 to a former inmate who lost his right eye after he was attacked by another inmate.
Instead, the Court of Special Appeals ruled, Marco Neal should be paid $25,000 -- the maximum amount for his injury -- from the state's Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
Neal, a former Prince George's County resident, was sleeping in a pre-release center in Jessup when he was attacked, court records show. His right eye was injured during the attack and later had to be removed, records show.
Neal's rap sheet includes multiple convictions for drugs and theft. His attorney, Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center staff attorney Lauren Tabackman, declined to say why Neal was in prison while he was assaulted.
But Tabackman said the reason why Neal was in prison is besides the point, and that Neal was a victim of a crime and was required to be fairly compensated.
A spokesman for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, which administers the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, declined to comment on the case.
The board argued in court that Neal's disability was only temporary, because it had not affected his future earning potential. Instead, it ruled that Neal was due the $213.87 because the injury had sidelined him from his work-release employment for three weeks.
A Prince George's County Circuit Court judge agreed with the board, before the appeals court changed the ruling.
"It was too low, obviously," Tabackman said. She said the court's ruling would help future victims get their fair share from the state's compensation fund.
The General Assembly established the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in 1968 as a way to help repay innocent victims affected by crimes. The fund has paid out more than $100 million, including more than $6.5 million in fiscal 2009. Revenues are generated through court fees.
asuderman@washingtonexaminer.com
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/State-offer-of-_213-for-lost-eye-rejected-by-appeals-court-89730602.html#ixzz0jxtmtDG8
Examiner Staff Writer
April 2, 2010
A Maryland appeals court has rejected the state's offer of $213.87 to a former inmate who lost his right eye after he was attacked by another inmate.
Instead, the Court of Special Appeals ruled, Marco Neal should be paid $25,000 -- the maximum amount for his injury -- from the state's Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
Neal, a former Prince George's County resident, was sleeping in a pre-release center in Jessup when he was attacked, court records show. His right eye was injured during the attack and later had to be removed, records show.
Neal's rap sheet includes multiple convictions for drugs and theft. His attorney, Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center staff attorney Lauren Tabackman, declined to say why Neal was in prison while he was assaulted.
But Tabackman said the reason why Neal was in prison is besides the point, and that Neal was a victim of a crime and was required to be fairly compensated.
A spokesman for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, which administers the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, declined to comment on the case.
The board argued in court that Neal's disability was only temporary, because it had not affected his future earning potential. Instead, it ruled that Neal was due the $213.87 because the injury had sidelined him from his work-release employment for three weeks.
A Prince George's County Circuit Court judge agreed with the board, before the appeals court changed the ruling.
"It was too low, obviously," Tabackman said. She said the court's ruling would help future victims get their fair share from the state's compensation fund.
The General Assembly established the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in 1968 as a way to help repay innocent victims affected by crimes. The fund has paid out more than $100 million, including more than $6.5 million in fiscal 2009. Revenues are generated through court fees.
asuderman@washingtonexaminer.com
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/State-offer-of-_213-for-lost-eye-rejected-by-appeals-court-89730602.html#ixzz0jxtmtDG8
Mar 29, 2010
MCVRC Appeals Jurisdiction Ruling in Maryland Case
Trial nears in music producer's slaying
Widow will face man accused of killing husband in Lake Arbor
by Liz Skalski | Staff Writer
Less than two months before the trial for her husband's murder is scheduled to begin — and more than three years since he died in her arms near their Lake Arbor home — Danielle Steele Brown is preparing to face the man accused of killing her husband, music producer Raymond Brown, known as "Scottie Beats."
"Having to sit and answer questions and be cross-examined by a group of attorneys who are willing to defend, to me, these monsters — that scares me," said Steele Brown, 37. "[But] I don't have a choice — I have to do this because if I don't, Scottie doesn't have a shot at having justice."
The trial is scheduled to begin May 10 and expected to last approximately three weeks. Jamaal Alexis, 23, of Landover was indicted July 31 on murder charges for Brown's death Oct. 13, 2006, three months after the Browns were married.
Alexis is accused of towing Brown's Chrysler 300 sedan early that morning, then allegedly shooting and killing Brown, 36, as he approached the tow truck.
During the trial, Alexis also be will tried for murder and retaliation for testimony for the October 2008 deaths of Bobby Ennels, 22, of Capitol Heights, an alleged accomplice in Brown's murder who was expected to testify against Alexis as a witness for the prosecution, and friend Anthony Cash III, 22, of Capitol Heights. They were found shot dead in a car in Landover.
In addition, Alexis will be tried for the attempted murder and first-degree assault of a 16-year-old girl who also was in the car.
Alexis is accused of arranging from jail to have Ennels killed by Alexis' brother, Rashadd Alexis, 21, of Landover. Rashadd Alexis was also indicted July 31 in Ennels' and Cash's deaths, as well as charges of attempted murder and first-degree assault of the girl, retaliation for testimony and handgun charges.
Rashadd Alexis' murder trial had been scheduled to begin May 10, but is expected to be delayed, although a new date has not yet been set.
Rashadd Alexis was indicted July 31 on 10 counts, including murder, first-degree assault and retaliation for testimony, among other charges, according to court documents.
Four days before jury selection for Jamaal Alexis' murder trial was scheduled to begin in January, the case was postponed for the seventh time to May to give the defense more time to prepare.
"My life stopped dead in its tracks [that night]. May 10 is the day the wheels start to move again," Steele Brown said. "I will never, ever see [my husband] again, but I don't think I can live with the possibility of them walking away. I know what I had to do as his wife. I wouldn't leave his side when he got shot, and I'm not going to leave his side before the trial is over.
Steele Brown is also fighting for continued representation by a crime victims' attorney during the trial.
In February, Prince George's County Circuit Court Judge William D. Missouri ruled that Steele Brown's crime victims' attorney for the last two years, Jani Tillery of Washington, D.C., would not be allowed to represent her because of jurisdictional limits to her license to practice in Maryland.
On behalf of Steele Brown, the Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center Inc. in Upper Marlboro filed a motion after a March 12 hearing requesting that Tillery be reinstated as Steele Brown's representation. A ruling is expected in early April.
Steele Brown said she spent March 6, which would have been her husband's 40th birthday, with his closest friends.
"His birthday is always a beautiful day. I don't remember a March 6 since he's died that hasn't been a beautiful day. It was as if Scottie was smiling down on me," she said.
Steele Brown said she now finds herself thinking about the vacations she and her husband never enjoyed and the children they never had.
"The fact that I am 37 years old and I am no longer married and I don't have a family on my own, all those things I was robbed of. I waited 34 years for him, and he was snatched from me," she said.
Steele Brown said she began dating again a year ago, but it has been difficult because she still loves her husband and has not yet had closure because of the trial delays.
To help get her through the trial, Steele Brown said she is relying on her love for her husband and her faith for strength.
"I know [Raymond is] watching over me. I know God is watching over me," she said.
E-mail Liz Skalski eskalski@gazette.net.
Widow will face man accused of killing husband in Lake Arbor
by Liz Skalski | Staff Writer
Less than two months before the trial for her husband's murder is scheduled to begin — and more than three years since he died in her arms near their Lake Arbor home — Danielle Steele Brown is preparing to face the man accused of killing her husband, music producer Raymond Brown, known as "Scottie Beats."
"Having to sit and answer questions and be cross-examined by a group of attorneys who are willing to defend, to me, these monsters — that scares me," said Steele Brown, 37. "[But] I don't have a choice — I have to do this because if I don't, Scottie doesn't have a shot at having justice."
The trial is scheduled to begin May 10 and expected to last approximately three weeks. Jamaal Alexis, 23, of Landover was indicted July 31 on murder charges for Brown's death Oct. 13, 2006, three months after the Browns were married.
Alexis is accused of towing Brown's Chrysler 300 sedan early that morning, then allegedly shooting and killing Brown, 36, as he approached the tow truck.
During the trial, Alexis also be will tried for murder and retaliation for testimony for the October 2008 deaths of Bobby Ennels, 22, of Capitol Heights, an alleged accomplice in Brown's murder who was expected to testify against Alexis as a witness for the prosecution, and friend Anthony Cash III, 22, of Capitol Heights. They were found shot dead in a car in Landover.
In addition, Alexis will be tried for the attempted murder and first-degree assault of a 16-year-old girl who also was in the car.
Alexis is accused of arranging from jail to have Ennels killed by Alexis' brother, Rashadd Alexis, 21, of Landover. Rashadd Alexis was also indicted July 31 in Ennels' and Cash's deaths, as well as charges of attempted murder and first-degree assault of the girl, retaliation for testimony and handgun charges.
Rashadd Alexis' murder trial had been scheduled to begin May 10, but is expected to be delayed, although a new date has not yet been set.
Rashadd Alexis was indicted July 31 on 10 counts, including murder, first-degree assault and retaliation for testimony, among other charges, according to court documents.
Four days before jury selection for Jamaal Alexis' murder trial was scheduled to begin in January, the case was postponed for the seventh time to May to give the defense more time to prepare.
"My life stopped dead in its tracks [that night]. May 10 is the day the wheels start to move again," Steele Brown said. "I will never, ever see [my husband] again, but I don't think I can live with the possibility of them walking away. I know what I had to do as his wife. I wouldn't leave his side when he got shot, and I'm not going to leave his side before the trial is over.
Steele Brown is also fighting for continued representation by a crime victims' attorney during the trial.
In February, Prince George's County Circuit Court Judge William D. Missouri ruled that Steele Brown's crime victims' attorney for the last two years, Jani Tillery of Washington, D.C., would not be allowed to represent her because of jurisdictional limits to her license to practice in Maryland.
On behalf of Steele Brown, the Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center Inc. in Upper Marlboro filed a motion after a March 12 hearing requesting that Tillery be reinstated as Steele Brown's representation. A ruling is expected in early April.
Steele Brown said she spent March 6, which would have been her husband's 40th birthday, with his closest friends.
"His birthday is always a beautiful day. I don't remember a March 6 since he's died that hasn't been a beautiful day. It was as if Scottie was smiling down on me," she said.
Steele Brown said she now finds herself thinking about the vacations she and her husband never enjoyed and the children they never had.
"The fact that I am 37 years old and I am no longer married and I don't have a family on my own, all those things I was robbed of. I waited 34 years for him, and he was snatched from me," she said.
Steele Brown said she began dating again a year ago, but it has been difficult because she still loves her husband and has not yet had closure because of the trial delays.
To help get her through the trial, Steele Brown said she is relying on her love for her husband and her faith for strength.
"I know [Raymond is] watching over me. I know God is watching over me," she said.
E-mail Liz Skalski eskalski@gazette.net.
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