Disrupting the Dominoes PAVE Prevention

Elaine Lin Hering is a facilitator, speaker, and writer.She works with organizations and individuals to build skills in communication, collaboration, and conflict management. Elaine has worked on six continents and with a wide range of corporate, government, and nonprofit clients. She has trained mental health professionals, political officials, religious communities, and leaders at companies including American Express, Capital One, Google, Nike, Novartis, Shell, Pixar, and the Red Cross...

Blickwedel, a VA VET Center counselor, fought valiantly to protect veterans, their families and counselors from the VA’s misguided, harmful and unethical clinical performance policies, which turned patients into numbers and severely compromised the mental health and welfare of both Veterans and the counselors who care for them. Despite enduring the unjust and toxic retaliation tactics inflicted on him by VA officials, Blickwedel marched steadfastly on, determined to expose and correct th...

**Content Warning** This episode mentions the occurrence of gun violence from a survivor's perspective and may be activating for some viewers and listeners. Krista Hanley (she/her) is a writer, public speaker, artist, and safety programs facilitator. As a co-founder of the organization, We Are Safer Together, she is passionate about helping empower individuals and communities to gain effective strategies that foster safety, connection, and authenticity. She is an empathetic speaker and facili...

On this episode of Disrupting the Dominoes, our CEO, Arlene Limas, chats with Deputy Librarian, Deb Sica. Together, they address the changing role of libraries in the scope of public service and the need for training and holistic approaches to preventing violence amidst the evolving landscape. Deb Sica currently serves as the Deputy Librarian for Alameda County Library, where her mission is to lead, create, and build optimal and responsive Library Services for all, regardless of socioeco...

In this episode, Arlene chats with Marie P. Anderson, modeling industry expert and founder of Boss Babe Models. Marie P. Anderson has recently been interviewed in Rolling Stone Magazine and featured on 60 Minutes Australia, 66 Minutes France, SKY TV United Kingdom, VICE TV America, and various podcasts. She is a model industry expert, author, public speaker, and founder of Boss Babe Models, with over three decades of experience managing fashion models with top modeling agencies around th...

On the this episode of Disrupting the Dominoes, Arlene chats with Elliot Jones, MACRO Program Manager!Originally from Oakland, California, Elliott Jones was raised in a family dedicated to social justice, civil service, and community outreach. He graduated from St. John’s University in 2008 and worked for William “Bill” Lynch Jr., NYC’s first black Deputy Mayor, developing a passion for the impact of public policy on people’s lives. Jones then worked for a decade in South Florida on common-se...