Kris Kington-Barker
Host of Central Coast VoicesKris Kington-Barker is co-host of Central Coast Voices, heard every Thursday on KCBX from 1:00—12:00 p.m. Kris has worked in healthcare fields ranging from mental health to hospital administration, and has served as a volunteer and board member for many Central Coast non-profit organizations.
Kris owns and operates a local business and, since 2006, has been providing private management consulting with a focus on strategic planning and leadership development for healthcare organizations and nonprofits.
Kris has been the executive director for Hospice of San Luis Obispo, president of the board of the Long Term Care Ombudsman of SLO County and is currently a member of ACTION for Health Communities. She became involved in radio in 1986 when she started hosting Health Matters for KVEC as a volunteer. Kris later hosted Voices on KCBX from 1999 to 2001, and now co-hosts Central Coast Voices.
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Today, Kris Kington-Barker's guest is End-of-Life Doula, Gabrielle Jimenez, founder of The Hospice Heart, to discuss the role of a doula in our country's aging and seriously ill population and decline in healthcare resources.Join the conversation live Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX -
Kris Kington Barker talks with Jamie Metzger, Director of Grief Support and Education for Hospice SLO County. Loss, especially the death of a loved one, is among life's greatest stressors. It can affect us in physical, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, social, spiritual, and practical ways. Kris and Jamie will discuss different types of grief, researcher findings that can be helpful to people who are grieving, and tips for how to provide support for the bereaved.Hear the conversation Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX
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Paula Mathia Fryer, Senior Director, SLO Partners, Jennifer Clayton, Director of Student Success, SLO Partners, and Ryan Dunn, CEO , Mantis Composites, talk with host Kris Kington-Barker about SLO County's recently reached milestone: 1,000 residents gaining new job-relevant skills. They will discuss ongoing cost-of-living pressures influencing career and workforce decisions locally, and what this signals for the local workforce and economy.Listen Live and call in Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX
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Join Kris Kington-Barker and her guests, Dr. Denise Taylor, local HIV Specialist & Gender Affirming Care Provider, and Trevor Norcross, a father of a transgender teen, to discuss why there is so much public outcry and concern about transgender students. Together, we will explore facts versus misinformation about a topic that, in recent years, has received local and national attention, both politically and in the news media.Listen Live Thursdays from 1-2pm on KCBX
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Kris Kington Barker and guests discuss the present perspective horses possess during interactions with humans.Central Coast Voices-Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX
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Join host Kris Kington-Barker with Nancy Ballinger, Children's Bereavement Counselor, and author of Two Brave Cubs - Finding Help When Children Grieve and Dr. Orquidia Frousto, Trainer and Consultant on the topic of children's grief and how current social, political and environmental losses are having an impact on our youth. They will explore how grief shows up differently in young people and how a children's book about grief has served as a shared narrative that informs both kids and adults by normalizing complex emotions in an accessible way.
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Kris Kington-Barker has a conversation with Rose Care Group CEO Alan Iftiniuk about the recent closing of Wilshire Community Health and Community Services and how the Rose Care Group is stepping up its efforts to fill gaps in health services in SLO County.Central Coast Voices-Thursdays from 1 to 2pm on KCBX
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Join Kris Kington-Barker and guests Marc Ang, Co-Chair Braver Angels SoCal Alliance and Kate Christensen Co-Chair Braver Angels SLO Alliance, a group Taking a stand against toxic politics.Hear Central Coast Voices and call in this Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX
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Joshua’s House is a hospice for terminally ill homeless men and women of Sacramento.Join host Kris Kington-Barker and her guests Dee Raslau and Debra Chapman, as they discuss its July opening.
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Kris Kington-Barker and Valerie Ferrario author, discuss the use of psychedelic therapy, and what you should know about it and choosing a safe and ethical facilitator.
