Christine Gray-Cahn
Director of Training and Strategies for Systems Change

As the Director of Training and Strategies for Systems Change, Christine is responsible for the materials, training, and technical assistance resources the Institute offers to non-profit organizations and agencies seeking to use Time Dollars and Co-Production for system change. In addition, she works closely with the Institute's President on issues of strategic planning, fundraising, management, and general day-to-day operations. She created the organization's website, founded the Time Dollar list-serve, and collaborated closely with Edgar on the development of a Co-Production self-assessment tool for evaluating agency practice. She has also played a leading role in the organizational development of the Time Dollar Youth Court, which is dedicated to changing the shape of juvenile justice in Washington, D.C..

Prior to her work at the Institute, Christine was a community activist and leader in Agoura Hills, California, where she was engaged in a grass-roots movement for the community's cityhood. She was a leader in the coalition dedicated to ensuring that planning and development in the wilderness areas in north Los Angeles County would be sensitive to environmental concerns, and she helped spearhead a movement that led to the creation of the Chesebro Wilderness State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains, just north of Los Angeles. As a writer, she has been published in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Monthly, and the American Indian Culture and Research Journal as well as other publications. Christine received her B.S. in Mathematics from California State University, Northridge and her M.A. in Political Science from UCLA. She is currently completing her doctoral thesis on the role of the Johnson and Nixon administrations in American Indian affairs, and upon its completion she will receive her Ph.D. in Political Science from UCLA.