Crisis Line 1-800-477-0466
24 Hours (507) 625-3966
Shelter/TTY (507) 625-3966
Business (507) 625-8688

CADA of Blue Earth County Victim Services - 507-625-8688
CADA of Faribault County Victim Services - 507-526-5275
CADA of LeSueur/Sibley County Victim Services - 507-237-5977
CADA of Nicollet County Victim Services - 507-625-8688
CADA of Waseca County Victim Services* - 507-835-7828
CADA of Watonwan County Victim Services* - 507-375-3040

* Serves Sexual Assault Victims and Domestic Violence Victims

Board Members

 

Maria Bevacqua
Silas Danielson, CPA
Pat Earle
Susan Goecke
Annelies Hagemeister
Victoria Hanson
Robert Sutter
Susan Tousignant


        Annelies Hagemeister, CADA Board Chair,  has been on faculty in the Department of Social Work at Minnesota State University, Mankato since 2003. Prior to this, she worked as a project coordinator for the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA), as an instructor in social work and family social science at the University of Minnesota, and as a therapist at the Domestic Abuse Project in Minneapolis. As project coordinator with the Collaborating for Women and Child Safety Project,  she provided technical assistance, curriculum development, and training for professionals serving families impacted by domestic violence. She facilitates trainings, gives presentations, and teaches courses in the areas of domestic violence and social work research and is a licensed independent social worker. She has been involved with CADA as a volunteer and intern co-supervisor since 2004 and has been on the board since 2006.
 
       
       

        Robert Sutter and his wife, Cheryl,  have been married for 39 years.  They have three grown children.  Their two sons are married they have one grandson and a new grandchild on the way.  Their daughter just graduated from college and,  a few months ago ventured out on her own.  They still have their golden retriever at home,  and he doesn’t think she is leaving anytime soon.  Retired from a 24-year career in Corrections in 2003.  Bob’s last position with the Department of Corrections was as an Intensive Supervision Agent (Parole Officer).  He is currently a full-time Instructor of Criminal Justice with Rasmussen College.  Also, for 7 years he was a Board member on the Mankato Area Public Schools, District 77 School Board.  He began his term on the CADA Board of Directors in February of this year.  He believes strongly in making this community a safe and vital place to live.  He is honored to be serving on CADA’s Board.
          
Victoria M. Hanson, MSW, LICSW is Director of Behavioral Health, Family Focus and Social Work Services at Immanual St. Joseph's - Mayo Health System in Mankato.  She is also an adjunct instructor in the Department of Social Work at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and a PhD candidate at Indiana University School of Social Work.  She completed her Master's thesis on healthcare personnel's knowledge, attitude, beliefs and behaviors when working with domestic violence victims.  She has worked as an advocate in two domestic violence shelters, as a victim advocate in the Minneapolis and Indianapolis courts as well as volunteered for the Ramsey County sexual assault hotline.  She is married and has two children.  She began her term on the CADA Board of Directors in February of this year.


Silas Danielson is an attorney at the Blethen Gage & Krause law firm.  He has been there for 14 years, practicing business and estate planning and business litigation.  He is also an adjunct professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato.  He serves on the YMCA and the MRCI boards.  He grew up in Denton, Texas; graducated from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, in 1987; worked as a CPA for four years; and graduated from Hamline University Law School in St. Paul in 1994.  He enjoys spending time with his wife and children, playing handball, reading and running.