1984:  CCASA was formed by rape crisis advocates.

1988:  Helped make marital rape a crime in Colorado.

1989:  Provided statewide training on rural programs and new services.

1990-1993:  Advocated for legislation extending the civil statute of limitations for sexual assault from one year to six years, providing an avenue for adult survivors to file civil actions.

1992:  Began statewide training on Sexual Assault Exam protocol.

1993:  Initiated statewide training on Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS Protocol.

1995:  Led efforts resulting in passage of comprehensive sexual assault victim's rights legislation.

1995- Present:  Helped create the Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) Project - a statewide training team addressing sexual assault and domestic violence issues in communities.

1996:  Advocated for legislation to increase victim safety through identification, prosecution, treatment, monitoring, and incarceration of sex offenders.

1998:  Led efforts of Lifetime Supervision for Sex Offenders bill, providing the possibility of supervision of sex offenders by the justice system over the perpetrator's lifetime.

1999:  Led efforts to pass legislation making the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) a child abuse crime in Colorado; in collaboration CDPHE, released the first statewide survey on the prevalence of sexual assault in Colorado.

2002:  Led efforts to pass legislation extending Statute of Limitations for reporting childhood sexual abuse and requiring mandatory reporting of abuse for clergy; in collaboration CDPHE, launched the "Stimulate Conversation" Campaign on four Colorado college campuses.  This web-based sexual assault prevention campaign, geared towards young men, addresses the confusion, concerns and challenges that suround questions of sexual consent.  This program can be accessed at www.whynotask.org.

2003:  Hosted the first Colorado statewide conference on sexual assault, entitled "Making Connections: Human Rights, Social Justice, and Prevention and Advocacy."  The conference featured national speakers including Loretta Ross, Executive Director of the National Center for Human Rights Education; Jackson Katz, co-founder, Mentors in Violence Prevention Program, and foremost authority on sexual violence prevention programs for men; Dr. David Lisak, Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, and expert on sex offender tactics; Marc LeBeau, Investigator with FBI and author of "Drug -Facilitated Sexual Assault: A Forensic Handbook"; and Bonnie Campbell, former director of the Violence Against Women Office in Washington, DC.