Jasolyn M.C. Harris, MSW

Jasolyn M.C. Harris is a social worker whose roles at UCSF Benioff Oakland include community liaison, psychoeducation specialist for at-risk adolescents, and supervisor for the FIND Program.

As a community liaison, Harris focuses on building in-depth partnerships with other community-based organizations (CBOs), such as the City of Oakland’s Neighborhood Services Coordinators, Alameda County Public Health Department, Alternatives in Action and Attitudinal Healing Connection. Harris' role as community liaison has also been an avenue for addressing issues of commercial sexual exploitation of children and minors (CSEC/CSEM) in Alameda County. UCSF Benioff Oakland has created a CSEC/CSEM collaborative project in hopes of working as an institution to respond more effectively to this problem, as well as working with other community partners and organizations to help young victims of commercial sexual exploitation.

Harris earned a bachelor's degree in sociology, with a certificate in American humanics (nonprofit management), from California State University, Fresno. She earned a master's degree in social work, with an emphasis in social action and change, from San Francisco State University. She has six years of experience in crisis intervention, adolescent health, school-based mental health and community social justice, and 14 years of experience in leadership, administration and nonprofit management.