A Joint Partnership of
Seven & Nine Consulting
and Chrysalis Network
HF+C works to create environments where sexual harassment will not be tolerated. Through a collaborative process with our clients, HF+C redefines expectations around how to effectively respond to and prevent the pervasive problem of sexual harassment. Let us help.
Clients
We work with colleges, schools, organizations and businesses interested in creating positive change.
Unfortunately, no organization is immune from sexual harassment. Knowing this, we work with clients who:
- Are just getting started in their prevention and response efforts,
- Want an expert perspective on their existing systems, and
- Have learned the hard way that the systems they had in place were insufficient, caused harm, and must be improved.
Services
HF+C focuses on the future, helping our clients most effectively respond to and prevent sexual harassment from this point forward. Our work is evidence- and trauma-informed, and is designed to comply with relevant laws and policies.
Primary service:
- Holistic external reviews (institution- or division-wide)
À la carte services include, but are not limited to:
- Campus incident response strategy
- Communication/media assessments
- Culture audit (focus groups, individual interviews, surveys)
- Leadership development (support leaders in navigating the integration of compliance and advocacy)
- Policy reviews
- Review/condense documents and educational materials for relevance and clarity
- Specific program audits
About Us
HF+C is a joint project of Chrysalis Network and Seven & Nine Consulting. Having worked together for nearly 20 years, Amy and Juliette bring synergistic expertise in the field of preventing and responding to sexual violence, assessing Title IX compliance, and implementing trauma-informed and effective programs. They provide objective feedback on current efforts and offer insight and a fresh perspective on strategies for continued improvement toward a safer community.
Juliette Grimmett, Co-Founder
Juliette (she/her) has over 25 years of professional experience advocating for the individual and systematic needs of survivors of sexual violence as well as helping to build community capacity to renounce such violence. As Founder of Chrysalis Network, Juliette implements interactive gender-based violence prevention and response programs that call people to action. She most enjoys creating and facilitating engaging and customized workshops for businesses, schools, and colleges and universities.
Additionally, Juliette serves as the Sexual Assault Victim Policy Strategist for the NC Department of Justice where she works closely with advocates, law enforcement, legislatures,, ADAs, and SANE. She is a survivor of campus sexual assault and a fierce advocate for other survivors, holding offenders accountable, and dismantling all forms of oppression. She holds a Master of Public Health degree from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Amy Circosta, Co-Founder
Amy (she/her) brings decades of experience in higher education administration and consulting, blending her expertise in law and psychology to drive meaningful change. From spearheading award-winning initiatives to resolving nuanced conflicts and avoiding costly litigation, Amy’s leadership ensures institutions not only meet compliance requirements but supports a culture in which faculty, staff, and students can thrive.
Amy evaluates internal systems, designs policies related to anti-discrimination, offers training on compliance and institutional culture-related strategies, and has extensive experience in preventing and addressing sexual violence on campuses.
Prior to founding Seven & Nine, Amy served within higher education institutions in roles including: Interim Vice Provost for Institutional Equity & Diversity, Associate Vice Provost for Equal Opportunity, and Title IX Coordinator.
HF+C Believes:
1) The eradication of sexual harassment cannot occur without the elimination of all forms of oppression. HF+C’s work stems from this foundation, which will be incorporated into all deliverables.
2) The only way to stop victimization is by preventing perpetration. Consequently, HF+C employs the Center for Disease Control & Prevention’s prevention approach to sexual harassment, while ensuring compliance with relevant laws and policies.
3) Achieving optimal and sustainable outcomes requires involvement from all levels of the community, working both together and contemporaneously to end sexual harassment.
Our Name
Originally founded in 2018 as “Harassment Free NC,” HF+C has expanded beyond North Carolina and aims to support organizations everywhere (C = campuses, communities, change, culture, colleges, and collaborations of all kinds!).
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