Zoli Kertesz is a Policy Advisor with the Region of Peel and supports the Peel Anti-Human Sex Trafficking Program in various capacities. His experience includes previously working with the Toronto Police Service – Court Services Division where he worked closely with perpetrators of human trafficking. He also taught in the Bachelor of Social Sciences, Criminal Justice Studies program at Humber College.
Read MoreJohn Pizzuro is the CEO of Raven, a 501(c)(4) non-profit advocacy organization. He is a subject matter expert and has testified in both the U.S. Senate and Congress. John routinely consults on child exploitation, trafficking, and artificial intelligence. John spent his last six years as The Internet Crimes Against Children Commander.
Read MoreMelissa Kaiser is a consultant in the anti-trafficking field. She was the first Human Trafficking Navigator hired for North Dakota (ND) and contracted with the ND Human Trafficking Task Force. Melissa was employed with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation to assist in creating the integrated victim services and law enforcement program in ND. Melissa graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social work.
Read MoreDr. Glenn Miles is the Senior Advisor for up! Collective and has conducted research with young people for over 20 years. He pioneered three international NGOs in Cambodia and before that was a pediatric nurse. He is a researcher, trainer, and advocate for children and vulnerable people.
Read MoreMaya Tamang was trafficked to India at the age of eight and is now a reintegration officer for Shakti Samuha in Nepal. She gained comfort in public speaking and felt liberated after participating in a participatory action research project with Rita Dhungel in Nepal, leading to her current position.
Read MoreRita Dhungel is an assistant professor in the University of the Fraser Valley's School of Social Work and Human Services. Using feminist participatory action research, she has worked with trafficking survivors in both local and international contexts to unravel their structural challenges and promote transformational outcomes.
Read MoreLorena Vollrath-Bueno is a subject matter expert in human trafficking with almost two decades of prosecutorial experience. In 2021, she was awarded the Florida Missing Children’s Day Commissioner’s Award for Meritorious Service in “Operation Stolen Innocence,” one of the country’s largest investigations and prosecutions of the sex trafficking of a single child.
Read MoreMatthew Rosenberg is a Masters level licensed clinical social worker with experience in evaluation, treatment/therapy, consultation, and specialized training. He has worked with sexual abuse victims and their respective family members, spouses, abusers, sexual addicts, and sexually reactive children. He is the author of Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Sexual Offenders.
Read MoreJames Prager is a proud member of Northern Ohio REACH and has his master’s in social work. James also has a sexual conviction. Today, he utilizes his skills and experiences to mentor and pursue restorative justice principles and to bring diverse groups together.
Read MoreBrittany Dunn graduated from Wellesley College and received an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management. Dunn co-founded Safe House Project, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing survivor identification, providing emergency services, and increasing access to safe housing for survivors. She understands the systemic barriers and inequalities survivors face in accessing resources.
Read MoreBill Woolf received the Presidential Medal for Extraordinary Efforts in Combating Human Trafficking. He has a multifaceted career spanning law enforcement, victim services, nonprofit, prevention, and policy development, making him qualified to address multi-disciplinary efforts. He held roles at the DOJ and the White House, overseeing the National Action Plan.
Read MoreKara Napolitano (she/her) works at the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (LCHT) based in Denver. She spent 10 years working internationally with NGOs in post-conflict areas. For six years she has led training and education efforts at LCHT, training more than 20,000 individuals across rural and urban Colorado.
Read MoreDr. Annjanette Alejano-Steele (she/her/siya) is the co-founder of the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking and professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Her health psychology expertise has focused on reproductive health equity and community responses to human trafficking. She has supported over 70 survivors of human trafficking to attend college.
Read MoreAlycha Boehm is a licensed social worker and clinical supervisor at Valley Youth House. Alycha is also the co-founder of THRIVE, one of the first safe houses and therapeutic group homes for adolescent survivors of trafficking in Pennsylvania. Alycha is also an adjunct professor for Kutztown University’s Psychology Department.
Read MoreKim Peters is a professional artist, teacher and public speaker who believes artwork can reveal injustices and change the world. She seeks to connect minds and hearts to inspire and compel action. Kim and Marci lead an NGO, “The Strawberry Girls,” exposing the human trafficking line between Morocco and Spain.
Read MoreMarci Renée is a published author, coach, public speaker, anti-human trafficking advocate, and Arabic translator in government-run safe houses in Spain for survivors of human trafficking. Marci gives a voice to “The Silent Ones” by empowering women to tell their stories of survival, inspiring others to join the movement of freedom.
Read MoreDr. Dorothee Hasskamp works with HAART Kenya, participating in research and closely cooperating with survivor advocates. She is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusivity also within the human rights movement. An experienced activist, she draws on advocacy and communication as tools for (self-)empowerment and the promotion of justice.
Read MoreDr. Radoslaw Malinowski is a passionate human rights advocate who founded HAART Kenya in 2010, an organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking. He is also a researcher, lecturer, editor, and author. He holds a PhD in History and Masters in International Relations and Peace Studies, Church History and Law.
Read MoreWanja (Patriciah) Kimani is a writer, leader, orator, and author of "Greener Pastures in the Desert" which is a memoir of her experience as a domestic servant in Saudi Arabia. As a research assistant, she conducted interviews and analyzed this recently-launched Survivor Engagement Research. She continues to present the research findings and recommendations at different forums.
Read MoreMarta Furlan is the Senior Program Manager for Research at Free the Slaves. Her areas of expertise include human rights protection, armed groups, and conflicts. Marta holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of St. Andrews, where she wrote her dissertation on armed groups-civilian relations in the Middle East.
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