Christine Kirk
Executive Director

Christine joined TeleSAFE in 2020 and brings nearly two decades of leadership experience to her role, with a career defined by a commitment to service and building a future where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. Her background spans the public, private, non-profit, and start-up sectors, providing her with a unique perspective on addressing complex challenges and driving systemic change.

As Executive Director, she successfully led the program through restructuring, expansion, and implementation, ultimately establishing it as a national leader in remote sexual assault examination support. She has a proven ability to build strong partnerships and navigate complex systems, improving patient access to care and outcomes.

Christine’s expertise includes strategic design, finance, and operations, and she has a unique talent for using data and thoughtful design to drive program development and innovation. Christine is also deeply invested in colleague development, fostering a culture of growth, and leading with humility, dignity, and compassion to create a more equitable world.

Tina Bates
BSN, RN, CCRN, SANE-A, SANE-P, NYSAFE, EMT
Nurse Supervisor

Tina has been a registered nurse for 15 years and a forensic nurse examiner for six years. She joined the TeleSAFE team as a provider in 2018, and stepped into clinical leadership of the program in 2023. She holds certifications for SANE-A, SANE-P, IPVNE, CCRN, and EMT. 

Through her extensive background as a nurse educator with St. Peter’s Health Partners Forensic Nurse Examiner program, she has taught numerous Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) trainings and elder abuse courses and expanded the St. Peter’s Crime Victim Services SANE training course from 37.5 hours to 50.33-hours. She has presented at both the Rensselaer County SART conference as well as the NYS IAFN Chapter Annual Conference.3ed

Christi Waldron
Director of Partnership Development

Christi comes to TeleSAFE with nearly two decades of experience in the fields of healthcare and victim services. Her career has been dedicated to ensuring survivors have access to quality care after an assault. Christi began her work in 2005 as a counselor/advocate, later managing and overseeing partnerships that directly impact survivors of sexual violence. Christi has collaborated with hospitals, law enforcement, correctional facilities, colleges, and K-12 institutions to ensure compliance with industry best practices to improve outcomes for survivors.

Prior to joining TeleSAFE, Christi’s work included coordinating statewide trainings with the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA) to optimize collaborations between advocacy centers and college campuses, among other types of organizations. Additionally, Christi has presented at national conferences on the importance of taking a multi-disciplinary team approach to building partnerships that best serve survivors. Christi believes TeleSAFE will help to expand access to quality care and bridge the gaps so that sexual assault survivors do not fall through the cracks.