Credit: NOVA
The leader of Bucks County’s Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA) is retiring after 25 years.
NOVA Executive Director Barbra Clark, a resident of Doylestown, will retire early this year after leading the nonprofit that helps victims of sexual assault and other serious crimes in Bucks County. Clark has seen NOVA through budget cuts, capital campaigns, new initiatives and the changing of laws surrounding victims, their families and the perpetrators.
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“The Board of Directors is deeply grateful to Barbara for her vision, her passion for NOVA’s mission, and her strategic leadership over more than two decades,” Karen M. Kern, search committee chair and member of the board of directors, said in a statement. “Her legacy to the board and the community is a vibrant organization.”
From NOVA’s press release:
Under Ms. Clark’s leadership, NOVA evolved from being a small nonprofit victim services agency with a budget of $235 thousand in 1991 to a significantly larger, financially sound and nationally recognized victim services organization whose budget surpasses $3.27 million. She has overseen the establishment of permanent headquarters in Jamison and two satellite offices in Fairless Hills and Perkasie; a major capital campaign that exceeded its goal, raising over $2.1 million by its close last October 2014; formation of the Bucks County Children’s Advocacy Center; development of a talented staff dedicated to providing the highest levels of support, counseling, advocacy and prevention education; and creation of a strong fundraising base with a wide network of supporters.
NOVA’s board of directors have begun their search for Clark’s replacement by hiring Leadership Recruiters of Philadelphia to assist.
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Inquiries regarding the executive director search should be directed to Marion Biglan, Leadership Recruiters, at 267-625-0916 or MHBiglan@LeadRecruit.com.
