Marigail Sexton, M.S.,
Director of Communication

You cannot be free, if you are not safe. This statement, I love. I do this work so we can all be free. Free to live a life without fear. Free to love and trust. Free to take risks. Free to be ourselves. Free to share. Free to succeed. Free to expect the best from others, and get it. This intense desire for full and complete freedom drives me in this work. The anger I feel when I see our freedom oppressed and the sadness I know when I listen to stories of freedom denied, propels me forward in the effort to get it right.

I spent years and years doing good work in this field…hosting events, planning awareness weeks, bringing in speakers, publishing newsletters. I never once, however, thought what I was doing could really end violence. I just knew I had to make some noise. I convinced myself that doing these things was good enough. It was a comfortably numb place to be. It wasn’t until Green Dot was born that I felt my numbness being replaced by a stinging drive to mix it up, rethink everything I’d learned and thought was gospel, and do something that made sense in a new way. I have been reignited by Green Dot, as have many people across the country. I am honored to be a part of this new approach to violence prevention and look forward to the new-found freedom it will bring us all.

Professional Information

Marigail Sexton, M.S. has 20 years of experience in the field of sexual violence and related issues. She is currently the Director of Communications for Green Dot and in collaboration with Dorothy Edwards, she worked on the initial development of the Green Dot violence prevention strategy. Her work experience has focused on the prevention of sexual violence and substance abuse across settings, and prior positions include: Communications and Program Development Coordinator for the Violence, Intervention, and Prevention Center at the University of Kentucky; Executive Director of Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs; Program Coordinator with the Kentucky Governor’s Office of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services; and Project Coordinator for the UK Center for Research on Violence Against Women. Marigail was also active in sexual violence prevention work in Virginia. During her time there, Marigail directed substance abuse and sexual violence prevention programming and intervention services at the University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University. She provided statewide leadership on those issues during her employment as a Student Affairs Specialist for the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.