FCCAP Board & Staff
Debra Bekerian
Member At Large - Ph.D.
Since 2007, Dr. Bekerian began volunteering her expertise in child maltreatment; domestic violence and sexual assault to FCCAP and in 2014 joined the FCCAP Board as Vic President. Upon returning to the Fresno Community in 2005 from her work as a Research Scientist in Applied Psychology at Cambridge, England, Dr. Bekerian began donating thousands of hours in consultancy work in the arena of child development and abuse prevention for other Fresno County agencies such as; Dept. of Behavioral Health; Office of the Public Defender; Child Death Review, The Sanctuary, EOC; Office of Education; and Save the Children. Bekerian’s work has been acknowledged locally with a Child Advocacy Award in 2015 and the Marjaree Mason Top Ten Women Award in 2016. Dr. Bekerian continues to work as Core Faculty of the Clinical PsyD Program at California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, Fresno and also teaches at the Graduate Level in Gestalt Psychotherapy at the School of Psychology, University of East London, London, England (Clinical PhD Program)
Sgt. Marissa Jackson
Supervisor
was born & raised in Fresno, Marissa experienced trauma as a child and wanted to devote her life to giving back to the community so she became a police officer in 2005. In addition to 20 years of experience as a certified police officer, Sgt. Jackson earned a BS in Criminology from CSUF and two Masters from National University – Counseling Psychology & Public Administration with her thesis on “Recidivism Predictability & Use of Gun Related Crimes”. She served Marriage & Family Therapist Internships at Spirit of Woman & Resource Center for Survivors. With 7 years of Investigating Detective Specialty on Domestic Violence, she is an expert witness on the effects of spousal abuse & was awarded the Marjaree Mason Top 10 Women in 2023 & joined the FCCAP Board in 2024
Sandra Cramolini
Board President - RN, BSN, MHA
Sandra Cramolini has served on the FCCAP Board since 2013, with the majority of her tenure in a leadership role as the Board President. Sandra and her husband, Dr. G. Mark Cramolini, have given generously over the years to sponsor FCCAP prevention education programs such as Adam’s Project and the Annual April National Child Abuse Prevention Month Convenings.
Cruz Avila
Joined the FCCAP Board in 2021 & is currently the Executive Director of Alcohol Justice, an industry watchdog that promotes evidence-based public health policies and organizes campaigns with diverse communities and youth against alcohol and other drug industries’ harmful practices. Cruz was formerly the CEO at Poverello House for six years where he managed a $3 million-dollar budget, 37 employees, Naomi’s House, The Men’s Resident Rehabilitation program and a temporary overnight shelter for men and women. Cruz’s professional experience has focused on organizational management in non-profits, community and economic development and social services
