As an Oakland native with nearly three decades of experience in community mental health and public systems leadership, Shawana leads large-scale trauma-informed implementation across agencies and institutions.

Shawana directs the strategic vision and execution of Trauma Transformed’s systems-change initiatives, working with county agencies, cross-sector leaders, and executive teams to embed trauma-informed practice into policy, supervision, workforce development, and organizational culture. Her work focuses on institutional accountability and operational alignment — ensuring that trauma-informed commitments translate into measurable, sustainable impact.

Shawana has held senior executive and clinical leadership roles overseeing intensive behavioral health services, multidisciplinary teams, and complex public contracts. Earlier in her career, she advanced trauma-informed collaboration within a major county behavioral health system, partnering with child welfare, courts, and community providers to strengthen coordinated care.

A nationally recognized speaker and trainer, Shawana has trained thousands of practitioners nationwide. She holds a BA and MSW from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Chilean-born and East Coast-raised, I am a systems thinker dedicated to humanizing the way we work and live.

As a Senior Coach at Trauma Transformed, I partner with public health systems, hospitals, and community organizations to move beyond traditional structures toward trauma-informed, resiliency-building practices.

My work is rooted in a core conviction: Relationships are not a "soft skill"—they are the essential foundation for a sustainable future. I am committed to helping individuals and systems develop healing ways of working together, ensuring we stay well in the process.

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Colleen has over 15 years of experience building embodied antiracist practices into organizational culture, learning and development, and leadership and management. Through a holistic and nuanced approach, she addresses power dynamics and partners to establish equitable, systemic changes. Colleen is grounded in understanding that as a white woman benefiting from white privilege, she is part of an ongoing culture of violence. Reducing harm is at the core of who she is, how she exists in relationships, and how she cultivates hope. She and her husband Justin are blessed to be parents, and love spending days as a family dancing and laughing together.

colleen.klus@ebac.org

Antoine is at heart a catalyst for learning and development, having done some form of individual or organizational capacity building for 20 years. In the past, he worked as a life coach, nonprofit consultant, facilitator, manager, and creative arts therapist. Antoine has great passion for helping others create trauma-informed systems. His perpetual question is how to set up creative, responsive contexts where people are able to bring forth their best thinking and being. Antoine loves language and culture and has a goal to become conversant in 7 languages before he retires.

antoine.moore@ebac.org

Bri is a dynamic educator and facilitator dedicated to advancing trauma-informed systems change. With a warm, engaging style, she helps schools and organizations translate research into practical strategies that foster safety, belonging, and resilience. Her work bridges big-picture systems thinking with hands-on teaching and facilitation, empowering staff, leaders, and communities to create environments where both young people and adults can thrive.

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