Gael Strack is the CEO and co-Founder of Alliance for Hope International. She led and continues to lead many innovations in Domestic Violence work including co-founding the first Family Justice Center in San Diego, publishing ground-breaking me

Interview with Jane Stevens

May 15th, 2018 57m 18s

Jane Stevens has worked for nearly 40 years as a journalist primarily covering science, health and technology. When she learned about Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, she saw unmet needs to disseminate the findings of ACEs science and to

Interview with Sonya Passi

May 8th, 2018 1h 1m

Sonya Passi is the founder and CEO of FreeFrom, a non-profit helping survivors of domestic violence achieve financial stability and greater long term safety. During her time in law school, Sonya was also instrumental in creating the Family Viol

Interview with Will and Jackie Yancy

May 1st, 2018 1h 4m

Pastor Will Yancy, M.A. Ed., and Jackie Yancy, PhD, MSC/MFCT lead Triumph Educational Center in Oakland, California. Here they lead domestic violence abusers through the 52 week court mandated batterer intervention program. They also train othe

Interview with District Attorney Nancy O'Malley

Apr 24th, 2018 58m 41s

Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley has worked in the DA's office for over thirty years. She is nationally known for her revolutionary work on behalf of Domestic Violence survivors, and for sexually exploited people, especially chil

Interview with Aparna Kota, MD, MPH

Oct 24th, 2017 1h

In this last episode of season two, Carey talks with Dr. Aparna Kota, a pediatrician with Kaiser Permanente. She works in San Francisco, where she is a local leader for child abuse prevention and advocacy. She is also on the board of Safe and S

Interview with Katie Albright, Esq.

Oct 16th, 2017 1h 7m

Carey talks with Katie Albright, director of Safe and Sound (formerly the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center). Throughout her career, Katie has been pioneering in the fields of law, education and social services, both domestically and

Interview with Assistant Chief Bisa French

Oct 11th, 2017 52m 30s

Carey talks with Richmond Assistant Police Chief Bisa French. Assistant Chief French serves the city and neighborhood where she grew up with a commitment to justice both for families and the larger community. She and Carey talk about how our ow

Interview with the Honorable Joni Hiramoto

Oct 3rd, 2017 57m 7s

Carey talks with the Honorable Joni Hiramoto, a judge serving the Contra Costa County Superior Court for the last 20 years. They discuss her expansive work, ranging from hearing domestic violence cases, to teaching young judges, to helping form

Interview with Nancy Lemon, Esq.

Sep 26th, 2017 57m 25s

Carey talks with Nancy Lemon, Esq., a John and Elizabeth Boalt Lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Law. Nancy created the first comprehensive domestic violence law course and its accompanying text book in 1980s; she is still teaching this course

Interview with Cherri Allison, Esq.

Sep 19th, 2017 1h

Season Two: Carey talks with Cherri Allison, Esq., executive director of the Alameda County Family Justice Center. Ms. Allison deconstructs traditional, transactional business models of social services in favor of creating a relational, listeni

Season Two - Welcome Back

Sep 12th, 2017 5m 20s

Change Agent is back for a second season of conversations with innovators and creative leaders in the field of Family Violence Prevention and Advocacy. This Season includes six interviews with social entrepreneurs from various backgrounds in th

Season One Wrap Up

Apr 26th, 2017 1m 58s

Thank you for listening to the first season of Change Agent. Listen in about how to stay connected while the second season is under construction.

Interview with Dr. Tasneem Ismailji

Apr 19th, 2017 49m 44s

Season One: Carey talks with Tasneem Ismailji, MD, MPH, who after many years as a practicing pediatrician, co-founded the Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA), an organization promoting health education and research for issues related to interpe

Interview with Gloria Sandoval

Apr 12th, 2017 40m 24s

Season One - Carey talks with Gloria Sandoval, former Chief Executive Officer of STAND! For Families Free of Violence, an agency for Domestic Violence support and services in Contra Costa County, California. They discuss community partnerships,

Interview with Hillary Larkin

Apr 5th, 2017 43m 52s

Season One: Carey talks with Hillary Larkin, a Physician's Assistant (PA) and leader of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) at Highland Hospital in Oakland California. They discuss making and taking opportunities in one's career, the evolut

Interview with Chief Guy Swanger

Mar 29th, 2017 43m 8s

Season One - Carey interviews Concord California's police Chief Guy Swanger about the formation of the East Contra Costa County Family Justice Center. They also explore the profound shifts that have taken place in the law enforcement approach t

Interview with Susun Kim

Mar 22nd, 2017 43m 15s

Season One - Carey talks with Family Justice Center Executive Director Susun Kim about the power of working in partnership across organizational lines to improve individual and community justice, safety, and well being.

Interview with Dr. Brigid McCaw (Extended)

Mar 15th, 2017 1h 9m

Season One - Carey talks with Brigid McCaw, MD, MPH, MS about the creation and evolution of Kaiser Permanente's innovative Family Violence Prevention Program. They discuss the power of an idea whose time has come and the challenges of thinking