John Clune, Esq

John Clune is the attorney for the Victim Justice Initiative.  He specializes in victim's rights and representation.  Mr. Clune spent six years in the Fifth Judicial District DA’s Office, leaving in 2002 as the Chief Deputy DA for Eagle County.  He represented the victim in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault prosecution in Eagle County and the related civil case of Faber v. Bryant in US District Court.   Mr. Clune received his Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University in 1996 and is a current member of the National Association of Victims’ Rights Attorneys and the National Crime Victims’ Bar Association. 

Sheri Vanino, is the victim advocate for the Victim Justice Initiative.  She is also a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma and sexual assault.  From 2004 to 2007 Dr. Vanino was the Director of Victim Services and Counseling Director for the Rape Assistance and Awareness Program, Colorado's largest rape crisis center.  Before getting her PsyD, she worked as an advocate for the 5^th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.  Dr. Vanino provides expert testimony in sexual assault cases and trains locally and nationally on sexual assault and trauma.  She is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver’s PsyD program and in their Masters in International Disaster Psychology Progam.  Dr. Vanino completed her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Pepperdine University as well as a Master’s Degree and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Denver.