To see information on our Board of Directors, please visit the Our Board page.
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|  Executive Director
Neil Irvin
Neil Irvin is Men Can Stop Rape's new Executive Director. Irvin recently served as Senior Director of Programs, a position he held since 2008, following five years as Director of Community Education. He joined Men Can Stop Rape in 2001.
Neil Irvin is a highly committed and collaborative professional with over 25 years of youth development and leadership experience. Neil is the Executive Director of Men Can Stop Rape (MCSR), which seeks to mobilize men to use their strength for creating cultures free from violence, especially men’s violence against women. He is responsible for leading the organization’s national work, as well as cultivating strategic partnerships with state and federal agencies and private and corporate foundations; and overseeing all programs, which include the award-winning youth development program, training and technical assistance for youth-serving professionals, and Strength Media public awareness campaign.
Named one of the most promising “50 Strategies to Prevent Violent Domestic Crime” by the National Crime Prevention Council, the Men of Strength (MOST) Club, provides middle school and high school age males with a structured space to build individualized definitions of masculinity that promote healthy relationships. Since joining the organization in 2001, Neil has grown this program from one site in Washington, DC, to over 100 locations in ten states across the country. In 2007, he brought the MOST Club to every public high school in the District of Columbia, the largest city-wide effort of its kind in the country.
Well known throughout the country in the field of gender-based violence prevention, Neil currently serves on the Dept of Justice’s National Advisory Committee and is a member of the NoVo Foundation’s prestigious Move to End Violence initiative. He has also served as a consultant to The White House Commission on Violence Against Women and Girls, Boys and Girls Club, Ford Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Liz Claiborne Foundation. In addition, he is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health and has been a regular lecturer at American University, George Washington University, and Howard University.
Neil has a long history of working to enrich the lives of youth, especially young men. Having worked as a basketball coach, camp counselor, and director of after-school programs at the YMCA, he decided to dedicate his professional career to working with youth as it always felt “inspiring, energizing, and effortless.”
Contact Neil at
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or at (202) 534-1837
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Director of Strategy & Planning
Pat McGann, Ph.D.
Pat has been involved with Men Can Stop Rape since the organization’s inception in 1997. Pat oversees the licensing of Strength Media - Men Can Stop Rape's groundbreaking media initiative - which is widely recognized as the nation's best-designed and most effective public service advertising campaign of its kind.
Contact him at
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or at (202) 534-1834.
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|  Senior Director of Programs
Kedrick Griffin
Kedrick oversees the development of the middle and high school Men of Strength (MOST) Club at the national level. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland College Park in the Department of Family Science, represents Men Can Stop Rape at community events, and facilitates conference workshops nationally.
Contact him at
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or at (202) 534-1838.
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| Director of Finance
Erin McCarley
Erin supervises the finances, budget, payroll, and human relations components of Men Can Stop Rape.
Contact her at
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or at (202) 534-1831
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|  Director of Training & Technical Assistance
Joseph Vess
Joe conducts dozens of trainings, workshops and presentations around the world every year, building the skills of professionals to engage men and boys and guiding MCSR’s Campus Men of Strength program for college and university men.
Contact him at
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or at (202) 534-1836.
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| Director of Foundation & Government Grants
Rachel Friedman
Rachel writes grants, seeks out new funding sources, and conducts outreach to funders and donors.
Contact her at
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or at (202) 534-1833.
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| Director of Community Education
Jason Page
Jason conducts Men of Strength (MOST) Club facilitator trainings locally and nationally, facilitates MOST CLUB weekly sessions at DCPS middle and high schools, and facilitates workshops at community events.
Contact him at
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or at (202) 534-1839
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|  Training & Technical Assistance Coordinator
Joseph Samalin
Currently based in New York City, Joseph Samalin is the Coordinator of Training & Technical Assistance for Men Can Stop Rape. Joe Samalin has been working on issues of gender-based violence for over 15 years.
Contact him at
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or at (914) 450-3118
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|  Administrative Assistant
Abigail Eisley
Abigail is responsible for administrative support, program support, and other as-needed tasks.
Contact her at
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or at (202) 534-1829.
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