Suzanne C. Dubus
Cognoscenti contributor
Suzanne C. Dubus joined the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center in 1995 and has served as its chief executive since 1998. She is credited with developing and administering domestic violence prevention programs that are effective, innovative and community-based.
![Suzanne Dubus: "While the public is confused about why Janay has rushed to [Rice's] defense and minimized the abuse that we all witnessed on that video, the outrage should be directed at the systems that failed her and all victims." Pictured: The NFL's Ravens announced on Monday, September 8, that they have terminated Ray Rice's contract hours after TMZ.com posted video of the embattled running back punching his then-fiancée during an altercation at an Atlantic City hotel in February. (AP)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DUBUS-Suzanne-Banner-400x219.jpg)