Dr. Michelle Campbell Toohey

Honored by:
The Blackburn Center of Westmoreland County

We are all victims of a violent society. As an educator, I have learned that the classroom must be a space where students cam name this violence, understand how it dehumanizes both perpetrators and survivors, and learn ways to work toward a world where it will no longer be tolerated.

Dr. Michelle Campbell Toohey has been a champion for the
rights of battered women and sexual assault survivors since the
mid-1980s, and has never wavered from that commitment. She is
an eloquent and tireless advocate for the rights of women. As
Assistant Professor of English at Westmoreland County
Community College, she consistently reaches out to young
women and men, and challenges them to think critically about
the world, about social justice, and about what it will take to
end violence.

Michelle joined the Board of Directors at Women´s Services of
Westmoreland County (now Blackburn Center) in 1984 and has
been active with the agency ever since. Her work for Blackburn
Center has included Board President, Fundraising Chair,
Volunteer Legal Advocate, and PR/Fundraising Committee member.