Bridgette Stumpf, Esq. is the CEO and co-founder of Volare, a nationally recognized nonprofit she has led since co-founding the organization in 2012. With more than fifteen years of experience as a crime victims’ rights attorney, advocate, and nonprofit executive, Stumpf focuses her work on advancing trauma-responsive systems that ensure survivors have meaningful access to rights, services, and accountability.
Under Stumpf’s leadership, Volare has grown from a $200,000 startup into a $5 million-plus organization employing more than 50 advocates, therapists, and attorneys. Together, the Volare team has served over 13,000 survivors through an integrated model that combines legal advocacy, therapeutic services, and systems reform. The organization’s work has been recognized nationally, including honors from the American Bar Association, the National Crime Victim Law Institute, the U.S. Congressional Crime Victims’ Rights Caucus, and the Conference on Crimes Against Women.
Stumpf is a frequent contributor to local and national policy conversations on victims’ rights and criminal legal reform. She has advised members of Congress on issues including sexual assault prosecution transparency and worked with the DC Council to strengthen victims’ rights through an equity-centered lens, contributing to several landmark reforms. Her public service includes appointment to the District of Columbia Crime Victims’ Compensation Commission, service on the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Advocacy Certification Program Review Board, and participation as a Negotiator on the U.S. Department of Education’s rulemaking committee implementing Violence Against Women Act amendments to the Clery Act.
Committed to advancing trauma-responsive ecosystems, Stumpf led the launch of Volare’s Trauma Education Project and co-hosts TraumaTies, a podcast examining systemic barriers to addressing trauma after crime. She currently serves as an adjunct professor teaching Trauma and the Law at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in Washington, DC, and brings more than sixteen years of experience teaching undergraduate Victimology.
