Amy Daher-Waller, Disabilities Grant Coordinator
Amy Daher-Waller has been with the Sexual Violence Center (SVC) since March of 2018. She is co-director on a project to increase her organization's capacity to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have experienced sexual violence funded through the Office on Violence Against Women. The project is a collaboration with the Arc of Minnesota which provides many opportunities for her to consult on organizational changes within this disability advocacy organization.

Amy comes to SVC with ten years of disability service experience. She has worked in a variety of positions including direct services, program management, and service innovation. Outside of her professional work she has a passion for social justice issues specifically as they apply to women's rights and under-served communities. Her position at the Sexual Violence Center provides the opportunity to combine her professional experience with her personal interests in a meaningful way.


Georgann Rumsey, Project Director
Georgann Rumsey joined The Arc Minnesota - Greater Twin Cities Region in 2011. She has provided leadership in the development and implementation Arc’s programs and services, established community collaborations and fostered involvement in opportunities to network, increase civic engagement critical to quality supports for individuals and families.   Georgann currently directs a project funded by the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women conducted in partnership with the Sexual Violence Center.  The project’s goal is to generate organizational change relating to improving services for victims/survivors of sexual violence. 

 Prior to joining The Arc Minnesota, Georgann worked for more than 25 years supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their family members.  She served in a number of positions where she was responsible for developing and implementing programs to serve youth and adults with disabilities.


Katie McDermott, Advocate Associate
Katie McDermott joined The Arc Minnesota-Greater Twin Cities Region in 2015 as an Advocate Associate.  Katie is the staff liaison to The Arc’s Self-Advocacy Advisory Committee and is responsible for organizing and facilitating meetings.  She also represents the self-advocates’ perspective in The Arc’s collaboration with the Sexual Violence Center on a major grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. 

Katie has distinguished herself as an emerging leader in the self-advocacy community.  She has served in leadership roles with Self-Advocacy of Minnesota, Advocating Change Together and Remembering with Dignity, and she is a 2011 graduate of Partners in Policymaking.