Lynn Fairweather, MSW is an abuse survivor who has worked in the domestic violence response and prevention field for over 24 years. As principal of Presage Consulting and Training, she provides both public and private sector professionals with domestic violence threat assessment and management training, workplace violence program and policy consultations, and 24/7 individual case response. Her presentations are engaging, informative, and well-well-recieved. Lynn holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Science and a master’s degree in Social Work. Her threat management skills were developed by working on thousands of cases throughout the social service, criminal justice, university and shelter systems. She has served on several interpersonal violence task forces and has facilitated victim support groups as well as batterer’s intervention programs.
Lynn is the President of Oregon VAWPAC, America’s only political action committee focused on violence against women. She is a member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals and holds training certifications from Homeland Security’s Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and Gavin de Becker’s Advanced Threat Assessment Academy. Lynn also writes professionally on the subject of domestic violence, releasing her first book in 2012 (Stop Signs: Recognizing, Avoiding, and Escaping Abusive Relationships” - Seal Press) and contributing a chapter to Asta Publishing compilation “Tales of Women Survivors” in 2014.
