Sarah Carnochan was the most recent Director of the Bay Area Social Services Consortium from 2019 to 2025 and the Research Director for over a decade before that. Dr. Carnochan’s research investigated social service delivery systems, organizational change and learning, evidence informed practice, and policy implementation in social service organizations. Specific projects examined the relationships between legal and child welfare professionals in the juvenile dependency system, and the development of support for evidence-informed practice in child welfare agencies. As an attorney and a social worker, she worked with nonprofit legal services, transitional housing, and community based advocacy organizations. She received her Ph.D., M.S.W. and J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
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BASSC Director Emeritus
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