About the Center for Relationship Abuse Awareness

Director & Founder

Nicole Baran, MSW, is the Director and Founder of the Center for Relationship Abuse Awareness. She has been dedicated to the domestic violence movement since 2000, working both as an advocate with survivors of domestic violence and at the policy level for systemic change. Prior to the Center, she was the Grant and Contract Manager at the Support Network for Battered Women in Mountain View. Previously, she worked for the Greenbook Initiative in St. Louis and produced guidelines regarding the response of domestic violence service providers to child maltreatment. Nicole has contributed to several publications to improve the response of child welfare and court systems to domestic violence survivors. In San Francisco, she taught dating violence prevention to continuation high school students. She has conducted training and workshops on domestic violence since 2001. She received her BA and MA in English from Stanford University and received her MSW from Washington University in St. Louis, with a specialization in management and a focus on domestic violence research.

Board of Directors

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Current Board Members:

• Angela Castro
• Wendy Chang
• Caretha Coleman
• Sarah Jones
• Stephen Peeps
• Tara VanDerveer
• Donnovan Somera Yisrael

Advisory Board

• Elaine Baskin, Ph.D.
• Tami Cardenas
• Sean Hecht
• Cindi Hunter
• Kira Navarre
• Josh Palacious
• Carole Pertofsky
• Yolanda Anyon
• Judge LaDoris Cordell
• Dawn Desautels
• Sonya Sanchez

CRAA Sponsors

Additional Trainers and Interns

Contact Us

  Mail:  Center for Relationship Abuse Awareness
            555 Bryant St. # 272, Palo Alto, CA 94301

  Phone: 650-736-2276     Email: nicole[at]stoprelationshipabuse.org
  Note: We do not provide direct services or consultations about relationship abuse. Please   call 800-799-SAFE (7233) if you are in need of assistance or have questions about   domestic violence.

  Office:  For office address, please email nicole[at]stoprelationshipabuse.org or call 650- 736-2276.

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