Scott Miller has worked for the Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs since 2000. Scott coordinates Duluth’s Coordinated Community Response to domestic violence which was a demonstration project funded by OVW called the Blueprint for Safety. Serving as both system advocate and coordinator of the CCR, he is instrumental in the evolving work being done in Duluth. Scott trains nationally and internationally on the components of the Duluth Model of intervention and helps develop new resource materials and curricula for use in communities working to end violence against women. Scott has also co-authored the newest DAIP men’s nonviolence curriculum Creating a Process of Change for Men Who Batter.
Scott works independently as an expert witness in criminal and civil trials to explain how the tactics of abusers and the associated risks generated by battering are linked to the counter intuitive behaviors of victims. Scott has testified in family court, state district court and federal/military court. From 2001 to 2015, Scott was a contract trainer and forensic interviewer for First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center in Duluth. Scott was responsible for conducting forensically sound interviews of children suspected of being physically or sexually abused as part of a criminal investigation. Scott also trained nationally on how to conduct interviews with children and work from a multidisciplinary team approach in the investigation of child abuse.
Scott Miller has been working in the women’s movement since 1985.
Jennifer Brunette has worked at the Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs since 2015. Jennifer began at DAIP as a volunteer and is now the Coordinator of the Parenting Time Center. She also does criminal justice reform work by facilitating a Men’s Non-Violence class, being a member of the DVRT team, participating in Veterans Court and is a trainer for DAIP on various topics. Jennifer’s experience working in the Parenting Time Center, facilitating both Men’s & Women’s Groups, along with updating government system’s policies and protocols has given her a range of experience and understanding within the movement to end violence against women and children.
Ty Schroyer’s background includes twenty-five years experience working in the field of domestic violence. As Men’s Program Coordinator for the Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs (DAIP) for sixteen years, he facilitated men’s nonviolence classes, trained and supervised facilitators, provided system advocacy and leadership for Duluth’s Coordinated Community Response. He has worked as a consultant and trainer for the DAIP’s National Training Project, teaching the Duluth Model for responding to violence against women, training law enforcement, social service workers, women’s advocates, counselors, educators, military personnel and faith communities. Ty was also involved in the creation and implementation of DV/SA curriculum for Duluth’s 7th & 10th grade classrooms. He and Barbara Jones-Schroyer, in collaboration with the DAIP and supported by Mending the Sacred Hoop, created a culturally specific class for Christian men who use violence – Changing Men, Changing Lives (CMCL). A faith based supplemental curriculum, video documentary and excerpts of a live class are available to organizations wanting to provide culturally specific programming. Ty left DAIP to work as the Director of Victim Witness Services for the St Louis County Attorney’s Office in Duluth, MN where he helped influence the development of the “Family Violence Unit”. Ty since has moved to the state of Washington where he became a certified counselor and developed & implemented DV programming for Sea Mar Community Health Centers. Ty has also worked as a Federal grant reviewer since 1999 for the Office on Violence Against Women. Ty is an activist, passionate about men’s work, is a husband, a father of three grown children, two grand children and a newly adopted three-year old Airedale Terrier named Archie – a gentle soul. With his wife Barb, he enjoys hiking, kayaking and biking in the great northwest and providing domestic violence trainings together as a team. Ty’s most impactful and greatest teacher/mentor/friend is the late Ellen Pence.
Barb Jones-Schroyer co-created a culturally specific class for Christian men who use violence – Changing Men, Changing Lives (CMCL), in collaboration with DAIP and supported by Mending the Sacred Hoop, Inc. Barb lives in the state of Washington with her partner Ty. Together they enjoy hiking, kayaking and biking in the great outdoors and providing domestic violence training as a team. Barb began facilitating Men’s Non-Violence class and training on both Creating a Process of Change for Men Who Batter (CPC) and Changing Men, Changing Lives (CMCL) in 2008.