Cristina Barron

About Cristina Barron

Cristina Barron, an accomplished executive with nonprofit leadership and government experience has joined the Fiscally Sponsored Projects Team as a Senior Advisor.Before joining Tides, Cristina was the chief program officer at San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project where she was responsible for managing all release programs, overseeing policy and evaluation, strategic partnerships and community resources working with local government departments and national partners at the intersection of public health, housing and homelessness, and criminal and restorative justice. During her tenure she restructured executive and leadership staffing in order to adapt to an organization as they doubled in size. She also launched several new initiatives including leading the Covid response to being onsite and offering services 24 hours a day 7 days a week, implementing key justice diversion programs with the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. Previously, she served as the Bay Area Big Brothers Big Sisters vice president of programs, where she oversaw the programmatic strategic direction and supported the operation and management of its non profit merger with the North Bay. She also acted as the organization’s regional spokesperson and primary liaison to community partners and local community based organizations. Cristina has also held leadership positions at First Place for Youth supporting local foster youth initiatives through the 2013 implementation of the 2012 passage of AB12. An overall experienced advocate, administrator, policy analyst and community leader with a demonstrated history of working in social and government services focused on the relationship between philanthropy, NGO\'s, and government systems along with the impact of private, corporate and international public service experiences. Acute expertise in people management, program development, communication, strategic plans, culture change, budget, operations, infrastructure, talent, recruitment and training, data, reporting and evaluation.

Experience

1. Senior Advisor

   Tides

   Oct 2022 — Present

   Tides accelerates the pace of social change, working with innovative partners to solve society’s toughest problems. We cross boundaries and link sectors, communities, and cultures. We act with empathy and respect. We engage with those whose lives are affected. We embrace risk. We prioritize ideas that can scale. We believe that to achieve shared prosperity and social justice, we must take a collaborative, bold approach to the work.

Education

• San Francisco State University

  Master of Arts (M.A.), Political Science and Government

  2011 — 2013

• California State University, Stanislaus

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government

  2003 — 2007

• University of California, Davis

  King Hall Outreach Program, Pre-Law Studies

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Lesson Planning
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Interviewing
• Social Media
• Political Campaigns
• Mental Health
• Data Analysis
• Employee Training
• Team Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Communication
• Building Relationships
• Office Administration
• Fundraising
• Criminal Justice
• Political Strategy
• Program Evaluation
• Policy Analysis
• Organizational Development
• Event Management
• Public Health
• Governmental Affairs
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Political Communication
• Onboarding
• Education
• Legislative Research
• Operations Management
• Volunteer Management
• Teaching
• Time Management
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Strategic Communications
• Youth Development
• Curriculum Development