Lavinia Masters is an entrepreneur, loving wife, sexual assault survivor and victims advocate... as well as a Public Speaker for RAINN, Friends of the Family Denton County and the Dallas Police Department SEACAP (Sexual Assault Cold Case Program) initiative. As a victim of sexual assault at the age of 13, her life went through a lot of psychological, emotional, and physical changes. My world was shattered and my trust in man was gone. My healing and survival from sexual assault has come full circle by the grace of God. For more than 20 years I held my breath as I thought I would never find total closure after sexual assault. Follow me as I take you through my journey of mental, emotional and psychological changes that I endured after my assault and how my faith kept me grounded and led to the healing and solving of my sexual assault case over 20 years later and has finally allowed me to breathe again. Please be encouraged, and purchase my book entitled, "Breathe Again"; How rape brought a girl from misery to a woman of Ministry, via authors den, Amazon.com or Target.com.

1) May 23, 2006: Commendation from Gov. Rick Perry to the DPD in the solving of my case after 20 years.
2) April 6, 2006 : Won 2nd Place at the Friends of the Family March and Poetry Slam against sexual assault with my poem, "No Longer A Victim"
3) January 2007: TAASA Excellence in Advocacy Award Nominee
4) June 2007 : Dreamers, Doers & Unsung Hero Award Recepient to be awarded, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007!

I was a guest speaker at the following events: 1) 2006 Crimes Against Women March 6-8 Dallas, Texas Hyatt Regency Dallas 2) 2006 Take Back the Night and Poetry Slam April 6 Denton, Texas 3) 2006 DNA Media Briefing w/ Debbie Smith June 29 Dallas Police Department 4) 2006 Gulf States LECC/Victim Witness Conference July 12 Renaissance Hotel 5) 2006 DFW Close Up w/ host Joanne Castaneda, Sunday, Sept. 3 @ 7am, Channel 33 6) CNN Live w/ Fredricka Whitfield 7) CNN Paula Zahn Now 8) SEACAP Press Conferences on WFAA Channel 8, CBS 11, FOX 4 News, WB 33, KXAS Channel 5 9) Insights with Shaun Rabb 10) CNN...Nancy Grace...Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 11) WB 33...Follow interview w/ Barry Carpenter Fri. Feb 3 @9pm 12) 2007 TAASA Excellence in Advocacy Award nominee 13) The Real Estate Council 2007 Dreamers, Doers, & Unsung Hero Award Recipient 14) July 23, 2007 Guest Sexual Assault Victim Advocate on Nancy Grace

S.A.V.E. Ministry
A site about my purpose and ministry in sexual assault advocacy.

Delivered Out Ministry
A site about domestic violence that I am affiliated with

Friends of the Family Denton County
FOF provides services and shelter to victims of relationship violence and sexual assault, while partnering with our community to promote a society free of violence. I have decided to donate a percentage of my proceeds from my book sales to their non profit organization. I am also apart of their speakers bureau.

RAINN
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization and has been ranked as one of “America’s 100 Best Charities by Worth magazine. I am also apart of their speakers bureau.