FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.
CONTACT:
Trina Rataiczak, Executive Director
EVE, Inc.
740-891-8819/director@evemarietta.org
EVE Announces Operational Pause to Strengthen Sustainability
New Board Formed to Move Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services Forward
MARIETTA, OHIO (May 22, 2026) – EVE Inc. is pausing operations for a minimum of 30 days to stabilize and strengthen the agency for long-term sustainability and future growth.
This operational reset will allow Executive Director Trina Rataiczak and a newly formed Board of Directors to focus on restructuring operations, strengthening financial systems, and revising governance documents to ensure EVE continues serving survivors in Washington County and the surrounding region for years to come.
During this period:
• All hotline and crisis calls will be diverted to Transitions, a domestic violence shelter in Zanesville. Survivors who need services should call 740 630-4354 beginning today.
• The staff has been reduced to the Executive Director. The Visitation Center will continue to operate. Questions about operations should be directed to Carla Archer at 740 350-7070.
• A newly formed Board of Directors will guide the organization through this transition.
• A consultant provided by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network will provide guidance and operational support.
“Domestic violence and sexual assault services are critically important in our community, and this reset is intended to ensure that EVE can continue its mission in a stronger and more sustainable way,” said Board Chair Linda Sistrunk, who noted that EVE opened in 1980. “We remain deeply committed to survivors and rebuilding an organization our community can rely on.”
The newly formed Board of Directors includes Sistrunk, Director of Behavioral Health Services at Memorial Health System, Jolie Kerenick, Chief Operations Officer at Westbrook Health Services, Inc., Chelsea Paitsel, owner of The Hair Hippie, and Vanessa Goins, an Outreach Specialist and Peer Recovery Support Specialist at Peer Solutions Behavioral Health. The board held its first meeting on Tuesday.