Robert Wilfred Dumond

Background

Dumond, Robert Wilfred was born on November 1, 1952 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wilfred Albert and Claire Marie (Dumas) Dumond.

Education

Bachelor in Psychology, University Massachusetts, 1974. Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1982.

Career

Child care counselor St. Anne's Home, Inc., Methuen, Massachusetts, 1971-1974. Director region IV The Key Program, Inc. (formerly Community Advancement Program), Lawrence, 1974-1979.

Director victim/witness assistance program Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Essex County District Atty' General’ s Office, 1979-1983, Haverhill, 1983-1987. Member continuing education faculty Franklin Pierce College, Salem, New Hampshire, since 1984. Principal psychologist Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department Correction, Concord, 1987-1991.

Mental health clinician EMSA Correctional Care, Inc., various cities, Massachusetts, 1992-1994. Mental health administrator Correctional Medical Services, Inc., Gardner, 1994-1995. Volunteer mental health consultant, educator Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire, since 1997, State of New Hampshire, Concord, since 1997.

Pastoral/correctional liaison Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester and State of New Hampshire Department of Corrections, 1997-1999. Vice president, board directors C'ESTA, Inc., Manchester, 1995-2000. Consultant Safer Society Program and Press, Orwell, Vermont, 1992-1994, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Boston, 1991-1992.

Member, provider Department Mental Health, Community Mental Health and Retardation Area Board, Lawrence, 1981-1983. Consultant, faculty member National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Hackensack, New Jersey, 1980-1982. Consultant City of Hartford, Connecticut, 1976.

Governor's appointee New Hampshire State Rehabilitation Council, Concord, since 1998. Member New Hampshire Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Community Planning Group, Concord, 1998-2000. Senior lecturer division Graduate and Professional Studies Franklin Pierce College, New Hampshire, since 1998.

Invited witness, presenter United States Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2002, 2002. Invited participant 1st National Conference on Prison Rape, Washington, 2002, United States Attorney General's Symposium on Child Molestation, Washington, 1984. Invited witness President's Task Force on Crime Victims, Boston, 1982.

Consultant, author, since 1999.

Achievements

• Robert Wilfred Dumond has been listed as a noteworthy consultant, worker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Pastoral care volunteer St. Joseph's Hospital, Nashua, New Hampshire, 1997-1999. Board directors Lazarus House Ministries, Inc., Lawrence, 1986-1989, Family Services Association Greater Lawrence, Inc., 1982-1984, Mental Health and Retardation Services, Inc., Lawrence, 1981-1983, New Hampshire Brain Injury Association, 1997-2000. Member human rights committee Area Agency for Developmental Disability, Nashua, 1997-2000.

Disability rights advocate University New Hampshire Institute Disabilities, Concord, since 1997. Member steering committee Citizens for Discipline in the Schools, Hudson, New Hampshire, 1995-1997. Participant, panelist, professional expert various conferences, commissions, public hearings, in areas of juvenile justice, prison sexual assault, prison conditions, child abuse, and violent crime.

Member Northern Essex (New Hampshire) Committee Against Sexual Assault, 1985-1987, co-chair, 1986-1987. President Massachusetts Department Social Services Area Board #12, 1980-1981. Member Massachusetts Office for Children Statewide Advisory Council, 1975-1977.

President Greater Lawrence Council for Children, 1975-1976. Volunteer coordinator prison ministries Roman Catholic Diocese Manchester, New Hampshire, since 1998. Governor appointee New Hampshire Department Corrections, Citizen's Advisory Board Executive Committee, Concord, since 2001, New Hampshire State Prison-Men, since 2000.

Board advisers Stop Prisoner Rape, Los Angeles, since 2002. Member prison rape steering committee Hudson Institute, Institute on Civil Justice Reform, Washington, since 2000. Member Diocesan Prison Ministries committee Diocese of Manchester, since 2000, member public policy committee, since 1998.

Founding member Prison Ministries Association New Hampshire, Manchester, since 1998. Member American Psychological Association (associate member, chair symposium 103rd conference and session 98th conference 1990 division 18 criminal justice section), National Association Catholic Chaplains (student member), Academy Criminal Justice Sciences (roundtable convenor 1995, workshop panelist 1992), American Academy Psychiatric Services to Children (presenter 36th and 37th Annual Conferences, 1985, 86), National Organization Victim Assistance (presenter Annual Conference 1981, nominated to the United States Department Justice Symposium 1984), The Perspectives Network, Incorporated, New York England Association Child Care (presenter 1975 spring and fall meetings), Knights of Columbus (Grand Knight 2001-2002, council 5162, officer since 1998, 4th degree member, youth director since 1997, Knight of Year 1997).

Interests

• Avocations: playing guitar, Biblical archeology, antiquarian books, on-line computing, writing. E-mail: [email protected].

Connections

Married Doris Ann Cocchiaro, May 1, 1976. Children: Amy Marie, Matthew Christian, Claire Elizabeth.

Father:

Wilfred Albert Dumond

Mother:

Claire Marie (Dumas) Dumond

Spouse:

Doris Ann Cocchiaro

child:

Claire Elizabeth Dumond

child:

Amy Marie Dumond

child:

Matthew Christian Dumond