Angela Hirsch

Angela Hirsch joined the Missouri Network Against Child Abuse in 2026 as the Multidisciplinary Team Program Specialist. In this role, she is dedicated to overseeing the MDT Enhancement Initiative and supporting child advocacy center staff and MDT members to strengthen Missouri’s statewide response to child abuse and neglect.

Angela began her career serving as an Advocate for vulnerable and underserved populations after earning a degree in Child and Family Development at Missouri State University. As a Victim Advocate within the criminal justice system and then establishing a victim services program for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, she had the opportunity to earn her graduate certificate in Victimology from Washburn University. Prior to joining MO-NACA, Angela served as the Executive Director of Rape & Abuse Crisis Service (RACS) for five (5) years where she expanded services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Central Missouri and implemented the “Healing Hearts” children’s program for children residing in shelter. Utilizing her experience working with communities, families, state, and national organizations to address local causes and conditions of poverty gained during her 15 year tenure with Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA), Angela has extensive experience transforming service delivery models from crisis intervention to community organizing and family support. She gained national recognition for her innovative and strategic approaches to poverty.

A trained facilitator, Ms. Hirsch has more than 20 years experience in strategic planning, poverty simulation, nature and dynamics of domestic violence, interpersonal violence, poverty 101, and Compassion Fatigue facilitated trainings and workshops. She has worked with more than 500 organizations in two countries in these areas. A native Missourian, Ms. Hirsch resides in Jefferson City with her husband and fur baby, Willow, while their two adult children, an attorney in New Hampshire, and a pediatric trauma nurse in St. Louis, carry on the family tradition of service.