Vanessa Green

Vanessa Green is the Senior Supervisor of the VCS Domestic Violence Program for Men, a NY Model batterer program in Rockland County, NY. She is also the Racial Justice Organizer, for Gay Pride Rockland and for all additional anti-oppression work at VCS Inc. Vanessa began her journey of anti-oppression work as an advocate for the Rape Crisis Program in Orange County, NY. She was soon promoted to Director of that program. During that time, Vanessa was also hired part-time as an instructor in the VCS Domestic Violence Program for Men.  Two years later, Vanessa was promoted to Supervisor of that program’s Orange County, NY division and in September 2006, Vanessa began working full-time for VCS Inc. Vanessa is recognized as a New York State activist in the work to end racial injustice and men’s violence against women.  As to her LGBT work, Vanessa says, “I consider myself a Sister in a movement, because to me it is a family affair.   Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender people are my brothers and sisters.”