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Ken has 27 years of experience in nonprofit management with Chambers of Commerce in California, Oregon, and Washington State. Most recently, he co-founded Blue Door Consultancy, a grant writing and nonprofit consulting firm with clients across ten states, raising over $15 million in private and government grant funding.
Ken is a graduate of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon (BA in Political Science and Spanish) and the Institute for Organizational Management at UCLA. He is the Past Board Chair of WACE (Western Association of Chamber Executives), served on the Planning Commission of the City of Visalia (CA) for three years, the Planning Commission for the City of Blaine, Washington for six years, three as the chair, and served on the Blaine City Council. He is a past winner of the Russell E. Pettit “Excellence in Leadership Award” and was honored as the WACE Executive of the Year.
Tina Ballue is the Director of Development. Her background is in organizational management, and has spent the last five years in Development and Events for local non-profits. Most recently, Tina served as Executive Director of the San Marcos High School Royal Pride Foundation, where she implemented fundraising strategies, led their most successful year-end campaign to date and fostered relationships with donors and volunteers. Prior to San Marcos High School, Tina was with the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County for four years, serving as their Director of Special Events.
Tina is a graduate of Westmont College located in Montecito, CA, where she ran Track & Field and is now a Track & Field coach at San Marcos High School. She is originally from Siskiyou County, a small town right at the top of California and only 35 miles from the Oregon border. Tina enjoys photography and volunteering at Partners in Education, Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, and United Boys & Girls Clubs of SB County.
Tina shared that her passion is helping her community and directly impacting the lives around her. She often says, “If you can change one person’s life, you have changed the world – even if it’s for just that person. Who knows the greater effect that has in the grant picture.”
Director of Administration
Cristina is a local, born and raised in Santa Barbara. She comes to DVS with over 25 years of experience in both the government & private sectors, with expansive administration & finance experience. She has been a commissioned Notary public for the State of California for the past 8 years.
Cristina’s background includes working for a local Advertising Company, City Government & most recently, for a reputable real estate investment, Construction, Development, and Commercial & residential property Management Company. Due to her expansive knowledge, she has been able to fill many positions within each employment.
Cristina is passionate about her community and brings leadership skills committed to the DVS mission.
Clinical Director
Carolina Najera-Magana is the Clinical Director for Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County.
Carolina Najera-Magana has worked for DVS for over 8 years over the last 14 years. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from UCSB and her M.S. in Psychology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She has worked with Domestic Violence victims since 2004 when she began with DVS as a trainee. She was hired on as an intern and became licensed in 2011. During her career, she has worked with victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, persistent and severe mentally ill clients, dual-diagnosis clients, and sexually offending teens. She is dedicated to her work with domestic violence victims.
Director of Programs and Client Services
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Director of Facilities
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