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. […]
Erin Martin-Fournier, Advocacy Services Director
Erin joined the Community Works team in 2018 as our Community Advocacy Manager in 2022 Erin was promoted to Advocacy Services Director. 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 […]
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 […]
Chelsea Sunitsch, Community Advocacy Services Manager
Chelsea became involved with Community Works as a volunteer in 2017. She then joined the staff as the Trafficking Intervention Advocate in 2019, and in 2022 moved into her current position as CAS Manager. In this role, Chelsea supervises community advocates in a variety of roles including the Sexual Assault Lead Advocate, co-located Healthcare Advocates, […]
Crystal Buhler, Justice Services Manager
Crystal started as a volunteer at the court house in 2014. She was hired on as a full time Court Advocate in 2015. In 2018, Crystal was promoted to our Lethality Assessment Project Manager (LAP) working with local law enforcement agencies and high lethality referrals. In 2022, Community Works started a Justice Services Program and […]
Amber Bullock, Development Director
Amber was born and raised in Southern California. She discovered volunteering by serving at Beach Clean-ups as a child and learned of her passion for serving. Amber believes it takes a community to heal its own and we are all connected in this together. She has worked in fundraising in Art Galleries and Museums and […]