Karen Mason (she/her) is Karen Mason, co-founder and director of community practice for SOAR. SOAR is a multi-disciplinary research collaboration that explores the incidence and effects of brain injury from intimate partner violence, and works to develop and disseminate education and training for those who work with survivors, along with support and interventions for survivors themselves. A seasoned and passionate non-profit leader, communicator, and community collaborator, Karen is also executive director of Third Space Charity, and former executive director of Kelowna Women’ Shelter in Kelowna. She brings 30+ years of career experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors to her work advocating for survivors of intimate partner violence and other marginalized populations.