Invited to the Table: Fawn and Laurel on the New Role Reshaping Peer Work in Ohio

When Laurel first met Fawn, she noticed that Fawn listened. Not at her, but with her. That single detail is what makes this systems disruptors episode land. Fawn Goodell, the director of Ohio Start, and Laurel Riener, its brand new Family Peer Mentor Technical Assistance Consultant, sit down to talk about what it took to build a state level position dedicated to peer work. They talk about livable wages, benefits, career ladders, and the difference between saying lived experience matters and putting it in the budget. Their message is simple. Systems change when someone makes a position, not just a speech. Learn more about the Public Children Services Association of Ohio and the work Mike & Ashley are doing at https://www.pcsao.org. Laurel and Fawn gave us their full permission to share their story in this format.