Merkeb Yohannes is the Co-Executive Director of the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCEDSV). She has worked at MCEDSV advocating for survivors and domestic violence service providers in Michigan since 2017. Before joining the coalition, she spent 10 years working in advocacy and program management at a non-profit organization serving those with disabilities. Prior to that she lived in Atlanta, Georgia primarily working in social services amongst Immigrant and Refugee families and was an active member of various social justice community groups. Merkeb has vast experience working in developing countries with international non-profit organizations, local governments and faith-based organizations in areas of woman and girl empowerment, grant management, HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention, media material development for public health issues, and workforce training and development. As a Lansing resident, she continues to volunteer in her community with local agencies that advocate and support survivors as well as with the Refugee community.