Bridgette Stumpf, Esq., is the CEO and co-founder of Volare, a national leader in trauma-responsive services and systems change. Since founding the organization in 2012, she has grown Volare from a $200,000 startup into a nearly $13 million organization with a multidisciplinary team of 50+ advocates, therapists, and attorneys that has served more than 13,000 survivors of crime.

With more than 15 years of experience working at the intersection of trauma, law, and organizational leadership, Bridgette focuses on building systems that respond effectively to people impacted by trauma while strengthening the resilience of the professionals and institutions serving them. She leads Volare’s trauma education work, equipping legal, healthcare, corporate, and public-sector professionals to apply trauma-informed practices while addressing vicarious trauma and burnout.

Bridgette is a nationally recognized advocate, educator, and policy leader who has advised Congress and the DC Council, participated in federal rulemaking implementing the Violence Against Women Act, and currently serves on the Department of Defense’s Sexual Assault Advocate Certification Program review board. She also teaches Trauma & the Law at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in DC and co-hosts the TraumaTies podcast.