Staff Members

BARCC Directors

Gina Scaramella, LICSW
Executive Director
BARCC's Executive Director provides overall leadership and management of the agency, working closely with our Board of Directors, staff, and volunteers to support and promote BARCC's mission and activities.

Melissa Gopnik
Managing Director
Our Managing Director oversees BARCC's operations, providing financial stewardship and ensuring that the agency is run in accordance with best in non-profit management and in a manner that supports its strategic goals.

Peggy Barrett
Director, Community Awareness and Prevention Services (CAPS)
Our Director of Community Awareness and Prevention Services oversees BARCC's awareness building, training, and prevention programs, working with BARCC's partners in the communities we serve.

Lois Glass, LICSW
Clinical Director
Our Clinical Director provides clinical oversight of all BARCC programs.




BARCC Staff

Adolescent Counselor
Our Adolescent Counselor provides clinical services, including short-term individual counseling and on- and off-site group counseling, to adolescent rape survivors at BARCC and at collaborating agencies.

Bilingual Counselor
Our Bilingual Counselor provides clinical services, including short-term individual counseling and on- and off-site group counseling, to rape survivors in English and Spanish at BARCC and at collaborating agencies.

Case Manager
Our Case Manager provides direct case management to survivors, including assisting with access to housing and disability resources; financial, immigration, and translation services; public benefits; and other community and government social service assistance.

Coordinator of Community Awareness and Outreach
Our Coordinator of Community Awareness and Outreach promotes greater awareness of the issue of sexual assault and BARCC's services throughout the communities we serve.

Development Manager
The Development Manager is responsible for assuring that BARCC has the best appropriate systems to support raising funds effectively and efficiently. They are also responsible for the stewardship of small individual donors.

Hotline Coordinator
Our Hotline Coordinator oversees our hotline program and recruits, trains, and supervises volunteer hotline counselors.

Immigrant Outreach Coordinator
Our Immigrant Outreach Coordinator mobilizes and works with the Boston Haitian community and other designated communities to raise awareness of and prevention of sexual violence through partnerships, workshops, and public education.

Legal Advocate
Our Legal Advocate provides legal advocacy services, including brief consultations and referrals, to clients.

Manager of Clinical Training
Our Manager of Clinical Training is responsible for the development of training curriculum for staff at non-SANE hospital sites and others designated as first responders. They are also responsible for assuring that all trainings that BARCC education staff provides have appropriate clinical content.

Manager of the Clinical Intern Program
Our Manager of the Clinical Intern Program is responsible for recruiting, supervising, and training clinical interns. They also maintain relationships with graduate level clinical intern programs at colleges.

Manager of Counseling & Hotline
Our Manager of Counseling & Hotline is responsible for ensuring high-quality service to clients through the management of the Counseling & Hotline programs.

Manager of Medical Advocacy
Our Manager of Medical Advocacy oversees BARCC's medical advocacy program and promotes survivor-focused policies and practices at area hospitals.

Manager of System Advocacy and Policy Development
Our Manager of System Advocacy and Policy Development oversees BARCC's legal advocacy and case management programs, working with police departments, legal agencies, and universities to champion policy changes that will benefit survivors.

Medical Advocacy Clinical Coordinator
Our Medical Advocacy Clinical Coordinator recruits, trains, and supervises volunteer medical advocates to ensure that survivors' immediate post-assault needs are met.

Program Assistant
Our Program Assistant provides administrative support to BARCC's hotline and counseling programs to ensure comprehensive, high-quality client service.

Volunteer and Program Assistant
Our Volunteer and Program Assistant provides comprehensive, high-quality customer service to BARCC staff interns, and potential or current volunteers.

Youth Outreach Coordinator
Our Youth Prevention Services Coordinator promotes and implements programs aimed at changing beliefs and behaviors about sexual violence among youth ages 12 to 18, and the organizations that work with them, in the communities BARCC serves.




Have a question about what BARCC does or how we can help you? Contact us.

24-hour hotline: 800.841.8371