Regan Wood

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  www.summitdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040415 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/16/2004    Last Visited: 4/16/2004  

  Regan Wood, executive director of Advocates for Victims of Assault, said Jeremy's presence is degrading to women.
  
  "I find it distasteful in a community this size," Wood said.

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  Board of Directors - Family & Intercultural Resource... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/12/2007    Last Visited: 11/12/2007  

  Regan Wood is the former Executive Director for the Advocates for Victims of Assault, Inc.She has BA in History and completed the Paralegal Institute at USD.She currently works for the family business RKR Inc. and part-time with Omni Real Estate as an agent.She has lived in Summit County since 1992 and resides in Summit Cove.

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  Summit County Chamber of Commerce - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/28/2001    Last Visited: 11/3/2001  

  This month's guest speaker will be Regan Wood , Director of the Advocates for Victims of Assault.She will discuss the mission of the Advocates here in Summit County , and how they provide services for women and men in domestic violence situations.This program will be very informative , and we are delighted to be able to focus on such an important topic , especially since October is Domestic Violence Month.
  
  The fee for the program is $15.00 , and includes a dinner.Please call.

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  Summit Daily - News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/19/2003    Last Visited: 10/19/2003  

  "Domestic violence affects everyone in our community," said Regan Wood of Advocates for Victims of Assault.
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  Sharon had reportedly made a recent decision to leave the marriage, and Wood said that is a turning point in an abusive relationship.
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  "The most lethal time for a woman in a domestic violence relationship is when she finally makes a decision to leave a relationship," Wood said.

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  Summit Daily News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/17/2003    Last Visited: 1/18/2003  

  Shortly after her arrival in Summit County, Tobey met Regan Wood, director of Advocates for Victims of Assault, who said there was indeed a need for a local women's center.

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  Summit Daily News for Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/13/2004    Last Visited: 2/14/2004  

  "Under one roof, you have wine, chocolate and shopping," said Regan Wood, executive director of Advocates for Victims of Assault.
  
  The evening features chocolate delights created by about 10 professional chefs and plenty of amateur bakers and children.
  
  "We've been getting three to four calls a day for two weeks steady from amateurs who want to enter, so I think there's going to be plenty of chocolate," Wood said.
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  The organization usually raises anywhere from $7,000 to $10,000 from the event, and Wood said it's hoping to raise $10,000 this year.

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  Summit Daily News for Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/7/2003    Last Visited: 2/7/2004  

  Regan Wood, director of the Advocates, said the money taxpayers donate will stay in Summit County.Wood sits on the board of the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence and said she's pushed hard to allocate funds to mountain community programs.
  
  The Advocates organization operates a shelter for men, women and children in Summit County.The tax checkoff money helps pay for food, medication, clothing and other items families need while staying at the shelter.
  
  "Last year, we received 2,562 calls to our agency," Wood said.

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  Summit Daily News for Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/26/2004    Last Visited: 4/28/2004  

  Whereas 12 rape victims called the rape crisis line by this time last year, only five victims have called so far this year, said Regan Wood, director of the Summit County Advocates for Victims of Assault.
  
  Numbers of rape victims seeking assistance in Summit County dropped 39 percent between 2002 and 2003, from 32 cases down to 23 cases.
  
  Wood and her rape crisis counselors say they have reason to believe the rapes are still happening in Summit County.The typical sexual assault occurs during spring break in the resort communities, Wood said.
  
  "Last March we had to have backup volunteers during spring break season in the mountains," Wood said.
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  The concern increased after Wood recently talked with counselors from across the state who are associated with the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
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  Victims who do not seek professional help after nonconsensual sex experience intimacy problems and post-traumatic stress disorder, Wood said.

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  Summit Daily News for Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/5/2004    Last Visited: 5/5/2004  

  The policy represents three years of work by Advocates director Regan Wood and Breckenridge Police Assistant Chief Dave Miller, with help from other county officials.
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  "The premise is that, if they're treated with fairness, dignity and respect right off the bat, then they're more likely to want to go forward with prosecution," Wood said.
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  Wood said developing a comprehensive policy meant getting all of the different people involved and "on the same page."
  
  "Collaboration is key because we're all working for the victim," Wood said."In the past, though, there was some stepping on toes or information that wasn't being shared.This will make things go smoother."
  
  Wood has worked with the Advocates for 10 years and has seen reports of sex assaults increase steadily.
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  Wood said Summit County Public Health nurse Nancy Schorr has also been instrumental in working with the medical community in this area, putting copies of the new policy in the emergency room and stocking clinics with sex assault exam kits.
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  Wood will now take the collaborative process to tackle a new domestic violence policy for Summit County, but couldn't say how long it would take to complete the document.

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  Summit Daily News for Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper... - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 10/1/2004  

  Executive director Regan Wood learned at a Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence emergency board meeting last week that the state must refund $459 million to taxpayers in the next two years - and cut $263 million from the budget - under the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR).
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  Wood put out the plea, and in the past two weeks, the community came forth, donating or helping raise $36,500 to keep the shelter open for another year.
  
  At a Healthquest fundraiser at Copper Mountain Sept. 11, people participated in a women's health symposium, a fire department auction and dinner, a health expo and 5- and 10-kilometer races to raise $7,000.
  
  The annual Winemaker's dinner and silent auction at the Hearthstone raised $18,000, and members of the community chipped in an additional $11,600 after a Summit Daily News article and Channel 4 news spot Sept. 5.
  
  "It's a huge relief," Wood said."I can sleep now."
  
  Wood said it costs the Advocates about $35,000 a year to keep the shelter running.
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  Wood said she doesn't know what to expect for 2006, although she is writing grant applications.
  
  "I'll plead," she said, half jokingly.

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