Dawn Riley, Founder and Executive Director

Dawn “Sparkles” Riley, Founder and Executive Director of Creating Unity Inc. D/B/A Domestic Violence Ambassadors (DVA) was born in Delaware where she still resides. She put herself through college while being a single mom. She has a bachelor’s degree in business management and human resources from Wilmington University. She is a paralegal and has studied Architectural and Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Nursing, and Accounting. She became a Public Ally in 2022. Dawn is currently pursuing law programs.

In her formative years, abuse was normalized. Her abuse overlapped and followed her into adulthood. Abuse was all she knew. In 2018, she started dating her abuser. In 2019, she escaped after only 8 months. There was nowhere to turn.

After suffering alone in silence and pain, Dawn took her experiences to the community to find those still suffering and let them know they are not alone. Being a humanitarian, an activist, with a passion for helping others, she listens, shares untouched resources, and offers assistance.

She learned to become a part of the solution for herself and the masses. In 2017, Creating Unity, One Community at a Time. Turned into Creating Unity Inc. D/B/A Domestic Violence Ambassadors in February 2021.

She is not a quitter. As a survivor she is a champion of domestic violence. With her passion and determination, change for domestic violence communities will happen. The work to change the systems, laws and eliminate the violations of our human, civil, civil, constitutional, life rights and civil liberties, is just beginning.

Her fight to ensure that domestic violence communities are incorporated in all violent crimes and demand that our Human, Civil, Constitutional, Life Rights and Civil Liberties are no longer violated.

She will combine and aligns domestic violence with all social justice Issues built on human rights. Domestic Violence is not listed.

Her goal is to see that as many people as possible never experience what she has!

#Together No One Suffer Alone

We are Warriors. With a team as strong as DVA, Failure is not an option.

Robert Ray, President

Robert was raised in Wilmington, Delaware and has lived in the first

state for his entire life. He previously worked for Stockley Center which

is part of the Division of Health and Social Services where he worked

directly with adults with mental and physical disabilities. He

worked in coordination along with the doctors and nurses. In

2000 Robert was unable to continue in the workforce. After some

time Robert wanted to find ways to increase his quality of life. He knew he wanted to give it back to the community. He joined Delaware manufactured homeowner association (DMHOA) in 2015 and is still an active participant of DMHOA. He is also association since 2017. DMHOA has taught Robert the legislation process and the importance of speaking with our elected legislators. After 2 years of searching for a domestic violence organization to join, in 2021, Robert chose to join domestic violence ambassadors (DVA) team!

#Together We Never Suffer Alone

Goals

Prevention and Awareness

Provide national level training on all topics aligned with domestic violence. Survivors are the champions and should be included when new bills and laws are being heard on domestic violence and all topics that align with domestic violence. The more aware the community is on domestic violence the better prepared they will be to fight for our Human, Civil, Constitutional, Life Rights and Civil Liberties.

End Violation of Victims Rights

DVA is fighting to end violations of domestic violence victims Human, Civil, Constitutional, Life Rights and Civil Liberties.

Build Victim Based Infrastructures

We are actively gathering information from victims and the loved ones left behind to be presented to legislators. to expose the laws that are currently not being implemented for dv victims. It is time that domestic violence no longer be kept a "Secret" DV Victims Human, Civil and Constitutional rights and Civil Liberties are being violated. People are dying at alarming rates. Victims and those left behind are living in complete fear due to an infrastructure that is built to protect the abuser.

Stop The Silence

We offer events for victim's, survivors, and the loved ones left behind to speak their truth. Raise your voices for change.

Breaking the Stigma Attached to Male Victims of Domestic Violence

DVA stands with male victims and survivors of domestic violence. We are always looking for new and untouched resources built specifically for men. Men are less likely to report because their masculinity is attacked.