Paige Flink, passionate icon of The Family Place, says it’s time to step down Over 30 years, she created the Partners Card and gave Dallas a better understanding of domestic violence. Paige Flink poses next to a wall of photographs of former Family Place clients photographed by Judy Walgren more than 20 years ago. Flink is retiring as the CEO of the family center after 30 years of service.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer) Paige Flink spent the last week calling her board and a legion of supporters to tell them she’s leaving the helm of The Family Place. The popular CEO of Texas’ largest provider of domestic violence services says she’s ready to start a new chapter and is confident that she’s leaving The Family Place in a “rock-solid” position for fresh leadership and continued growth.