Karen Mason

Karen Mason is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain Injury through Research (SOAR), the only non-profit organization in Canada with a singular focus on brain injury (BI) from intimate partner violence (IPV). SOAR explores the incidence and effects of IPV-BI, and works to develop, disseminate and evaluate education and training for those who work with survivors, along with support and interventions for survivors themselves. A seasoned non-profit leader, communicator and community collaborator, Mason previously served as executive director for Third Space Charity and Kelowna Women’s Shelter. She brings 35+ years of career experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors to her work advocating for survivors of IPV, conducting knowledge translation and mobilization activities, and supporting research, and development and dissemination of promising practices. Mason has training in trauma-informed practice, advanced strangulation prevention, and is a member of the Pink Concussions Partner-Inflicted Brain Injury Task Force, the ENIGMA International Consortium Working Group on Brain Injury in Intimate Partner Violence, and the Canadian Concussion Network’s Advisory Council.