Karen Erickson has many years of experience of working with in social services serving under-resourced individuals and families. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in Psychology, she went on to get her master’s in Social Welfare at UCLA. While at Catholic Charities San Francisco she supervised Homelessness Prevention Programs which served families and singles facing homelessness in San Francisco. She was promoted to serve as Manager of Program Development and Training, a position where she led the agency in new program development, training and program evaluation. She then took on a new role as Director of Assessment and Learning and led the agency’s first impact evaluation initiative.

In the past 6 years she worked at several organizations in Alameda County, including Catholic Charities East Bay, City of Oakland, and Bay Area Community Services. At these agencies she deepened her knowledge about housing and homelessness services while also working on organizational development projects. She is passionate about developing sustainable, effective and adaptable organizations and programs that help individuals and families become and remain self-sufficient.