Our Team
At CIR, we know that good work is accomplished by dedicated individuals who are encouraged to let their numerous talents shine. Our staff are dedicated to the excellent planning and implementation of human service training projects. These highly-qualified people come from diverse backgrounds and bring a wide array of expertise to the work we do. We are not afraid to tackle difficult social issues and we also know when to stop, take a breath, and have a little fun. We embrace our agency’s vision of bettering the lives of children and families, and bring those priorities to our work environment, making every attempt to ensure that we are supporting the individuals who work for us, and their families. Thus, our office environment is far from typical. On any given day we may be accompanied by a mixture of furry friends, studying tweens, and/or sleeping babies.
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Executive Director
"Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach." -Clarissa Pinkola Estés
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Program Manager
"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped." -Robert Kennedy
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Program Manager
"Te amo sin saber cómo, ni cuándo, ni de dónde,
te amo directamente sin problemas ni orgullo:
así te amo porque no sé amar de otra manera."
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Project Coordinator
"It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving." -Mother Teresa
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Project Coordinator
"I shall pass this way but once; any good that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being; let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." - Etienne de Grellet
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Project Assistant
"Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity." - C.S. Lewis
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Project Assistant
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." -Willy Wonka
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Sergeant FancypantsReceiving and Workplace Safety
"Happiness is a warm puppy." -Charles M. Schulz
Board of Directors
CIR's Board of Directors reflects the diversity and community concerns of the statewide training and technical assistance constituents that the organization proudly serves. Although the Board of Directors is small in number and drawn from the relatively homogenous population in Sonoma County, its members are diverse in ethnic background, religious affiliation, sexual orientation and gender. The Board continues to grow and strives to recruit members that reflect the broad diversity of the statewide demographic of human service providers.
Connie Silva-Broussard, Board President
Lynne Vaughan, Vice President
Linda Blong, Treasurer
Anne Kuschner, Secretary
Mary Grady, Board Member
Susan Stewart, Board Member
