About Us Staff
Barbara Johnson, Executive Director
Barbara Johnson is the Executive Director of Community Works. Barbara became involved with Community Works as a volunteer, serving in an advisory capacity and then on the Board of Directors. Following the end of her six-year term, she joined the agency as Program Director for Advocacy Services. In 2016, Barbara was promoted to Executive Director. […]
Kim Caplan, Advocacy Services Director
Kim Caplan, Director of Advocacy Services, has been with Community Works since 2012. After beginning her career as an elementary school teacher, Kim saw how deeply families were impacted by trauma. She returned to school to pursue a Masters’ degree in Women, Sexuality, and Gender Studies which led her to her work with survivors of […]
Dawn Burks, Dunn House Program Manager
Dawn Burks, Dunn House Shelter Program Manager, began her career with Community Works as a HelpLine volunteer in 2009 and joined the staff in 2011. Dawn treasures time with her family and loves exploring the outdoors and the Oregon Coast. Dawn is involved in this work because she believes being free from fear and abuse […]
Jossie Ah San, Housing Services Manager
Originally from Hawaii, Jossie started her career at Community Works in 2010 as a volunteer while completing her last year of college. She volunteered until 2012 when she official joined the team as a Court Advocate. In 2016 she moved in to a position as Sheriff’s Advocate, returned as a Court Advocate in 2018, and […]
Erin Martin-Fournier, Community Advocacy Manager
Erin Martin-Fournier joined the Community Works team in 2018 as our Community Advocacy Manager. She grew up in the snowy mountains of Montana, playing basketball and volleyball before she found her passion for working with people in crisis. During her time at University of Montana studying Gender studies, she volunteered as a sexual assault resource […]