David S. Lee, MPH

David S. Lee, MPH, is the Director of Prevention Services at the California Coalition against Sexual Assault (CALCASA).  Mr. Lee manages CALCASA’s statewide social marketing campaign, MyStrength, which targets teen men to take action to stop sexual violence.  More information is available at www.MyStrength.org .  He provides technical assistance and training to rape crisis centers and rape prevention programs in California and throughout the country.  Mr. Lee is the co-author of the article “Sexual Violence Prevention” in April 2007 issue of The Prevention Networker.  Mr. Lee manages Prevention Connection – a national project to promote on-line discussion of primary prevention of violence against women.  The project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct web conferences that advance public health approaches to primary prevention of violence against women. More information is available at www.PreventConnect.org

Mr. Lee has been involved in the movement to end sexual assault and domestic violence since 1982 working with a variety of local sexual assault and domestic violence prevention agencies including STAND! Against Domestic Violence in Contra Costa County, California.  He focuses on prevention and the development of community responses to end violence against women.  He has spoken at conferences throughout the country on violence prevention.  He has developed and provided training to educators, health care professionals, law enforcement, clergy, faith leaders, business leaders, social workers, therapists, welfare workers, substance abuse treatment providers, youth, men’s groups,  and community organizations.  Mr. Lee completed his Masters degree in Public Health at University of California Berkeley in Community Health Education focusing on violence prevention, evaluation and violence prevention research.