Victoria hougham

Victoria Hougham, Principal, is passionate about sharing tools and expertise with mission-driven organizations so they can be most effective in the work they do. She has over 15 years of experience in social services operations, program development, grant management, budget compliance and direct services at the National Center for Victims of Crime, RAINN, Polaris, and the DC Rape Crisis Center.

Victoria has written and coordinated proposal preparation for many winning federal and state awards resulting in millions in sustainable programming. She has led the resulting programmatic, operational, and financial oversight on many awards, including the VictimConnect Resource Center, a national phone, chat and text helpline for crime victims, and the DC Victim Hotline, a 24/7 local hotline. Victoria also has years of experience providing clinical case management, crisis intervention, and therapy to survivors of human trafficking, sexual assault, and domestic violence.

Victoria holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania, a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Kenyon College, and an executive certificate in nonprofit management from Georgetown University.