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 […]
Christina Petrone, Volunteer Coordinator
Cristina Petrone started with Community Works as a temporary employee in December of 2018. In January 2019, she was hired as their Volunteer Coordinator. Cristina loves spending time with her husband, Chris, and their two school-aged boys, exploring the natural beauty of Southern Oregon. She is passionate about the outdoors, mountain biking, swimming and hiking. […]
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 […]
Brittany Sackett, Dunn House Shelter Administrative Assistant
Brittany Sackett is a native Oregonian, raising two fantastic children, with a background in Medical, Real Estate and social work she joined Community Works in 2019. She says she is fulfilling her calling as the Administrative Assistant at Dunn House. Dunn house is very special to her from her personal experience as a survivor of […]