Vicky joined CALICO in December 2005. In her last position, she served as senior manager of a national violence prevention organization in Washington D.C, helping communities across the country build coalitions and mobilize residents to address local violence problems. Prior to that, she served as deputy director of the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority, the only state-government agency in the country focused exclusively on violence prevention.

Karen has been with the District Attorney’s Office for well over twenty years, including a 15-year specialization in sexual assault cases. She has worked out of CALICO’s office since 2002. At CALICO, she facilitates interactions between law enforcement and social workers, chairs the monthly Case Review meetings, and supports collaborative efforts of professionals engaged in child abuse investigations.

Our forensic interviewing services are provided by a team of five Child Interview Specialists, who possess a combined experience at CALICO of over 30 years. Two interviewers are bilingual (Spanish-English). When services are required in a language other than Spanish or English, we use court-certified interpreter services, including for American Sign Language.

Our family support services are led by two full-time Family Resource Specialists. One FRS is bilingual/bicultural in Spanish and the other specializes in children under the age of five. Both, however, are fully skilled at assisting caregivers with children of all ages. They provide crisis intervention, resource and referral counseling, psycho-education about abuse and victimization, and assist families in completing a Victim of Crime Compensation Application.

The MDT Director develops and maintains relationships with CALICO’s partner agencies in order to ensure high compliance with and utilization of the county’s multi-disciplinary protocol for responding to child abuse allegations. In doing so, the Director promotes CALICO’s services. This person also analyzes county-wide data regarding child abuse cases and assists the Executive Director as needed.

CALICO’s part-time Training Coordinator conducts trainings on child abuse reporting, child abuse investigations, multidisciplinary team protocol, CSEC (commercial sexual exploitation of children) issues, drug endangered children, resiliency and other topics. These trainings are offered free-of-charge to our partner agencies and other community organizations. Our Training Coordinator has nearly two decades of experience working with children and victims of trauma.

Our part-time Program Coordinator oversees interviewing schedules, coordination of interviews, CALICO’s after-hours paging system and a host of other issues related to the daily operation of CALICO’s forensic interviewing services. She also coordinates on-going professional training at both the local and national level for CALICO staff.

CALICO’s part-time Outreach Coordinator attends community events, organizes fundraising and awareness-raising events and speaks to local organizations and businesses interested in learning more about child abuse in Alameda County. She also oversees CALICO’s social media strategy.

CALICO is supported by a full-time Office Manager and part-time Bookkeeper.