Ramhari Thapa is President of the SAVE THE LIFE Nepal Project. Mr. Thapa has been involved in various academic as well as social activities to address the treatment of sexually exploited women and children and to pursue legal and health rights for these populations.
Read MorePediatrician, Dr. Dena Nazer specializes in child abuse, is Chief of the Child Protection Team at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, and performs medical evaluations at Kids TALK Children’s Advocacy Center. She was governor-appointed to the Human Trafficking Health Advisory Board and works with DHHS establishing a protocol for trafficked child victims.
Read MoreLaShanna Alfred is CEO of U Change and Clinical Director at New Concepts Behavioral Health. She is the author of “Behind Bars: A Chance to Change”; “Ladies Take Your MAN. Back”, as well as the publisher of her husband's first book, "A Servant's Fall". Lashanna also provides supervision for MSW’s and life coaching.
Read MoreDominique D. Burns is a doctoral student in the Counselor Education program at the University of Toledo and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Ohio. Her professional experience includes teaching and serving populations in the area of substance abuse. Dominique has presented at national and state conferences upon the topic.
Read MoreHuynh T. Son is a Doctoral Student in the Counselor Education program at the University of Toledo and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Ohio. She has experience presenting at conferences on topics related to Social Justice and Advocacy.
Read MoreDr. Nisha Sengar has completed a Masters in Philosophy and PhD on Trafficking in Women and Children from Bangladesh and Nepal to India. She is working as an Assistant Professor at Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute Ahmedabad, Gujarat. She has been an activist for women and child rights as well as a resource consultant on Human Trafficking.
Read MoreAudrey Morrissey-is the Associate Director of My Life My Choice. Ms. Morrissey has been an integral part of My Life My Choice since 2003, and was the first survivor in Massachusetts to mentor commercially sexually exploited girls.
Read MoreJoDee Figueroa is a survivor of human trafficking. She was in the “life” for over 12 years. JoDee has started a Human Trafficking Coalition in Hancock County and has been sharing her story through trainings, presentations, and individual support to inspire others and provide hope for leaving the lifestyle
Read MoreHannah Estabrook has worked in a variety of clinical settings and is the co-author of Beyond Desolate: Hope vs Hate in the Rubble of Sexual Abuse. Today, she serves as the Coordinator of CATCH Court, a specialized docket in the Franklin County Municipal Court for victims of human trafficking.
Read MoreMiranda Tippie has a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from The University of Findlay and serves as Clinical Coordinator for Community-Based Practice in Occupational Therapy at the University of Findlay. Miranda provides community programming in various settings and provides direct service to individuals including survivors of human trafficking.
Read MoreCarey Nason is the Program Director for Hope Rising, a branch of Saint Andre Home, which is a Maine based anti-human trafficking program. Hope Rising provides residential treatment for women who’ve experienced commercial sexual exploitation. Carey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC).
Read MoreMichael Losavio and Dr. Theresa Hayden are Assistant Professors in the Department of Justice Administration at the UofL.
Read MoreShane Kimble are currently graduate students in the Computer Engineering and Computer Science program in the J.B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville (UofL).
Read MoreBrent Skaggs is currently graduate students in the Computer Engineering and Computer Science program in the J.B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville (UofL).
Read MoreJennifer Middleton is an Assistant Professor in the Kent School of Social Work at the UofL and Co-Director of the UofL Human Trafficking Research Initiative.
Read MoreDr. Amalia Paladino is a criminal justice doctoral candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center/John Jay College and has a BA in Forensic Psychology and a MA in Criminal Justice. She’s a graduate recipient of the Dean Harrison Award (2012-13), the CUNY Writing Fellowship (2011-12), and the Graduate Teaching Fellowship (2007-12). She became interested in life-course trajectories and specifically violent victimization and the commercial sex market after conducting ethnographic work on the CSEC population in Atlantic City. Her current projects explore trauma relativity and misconceptions of sex trafficking.
Read MoreODH HIV Education Trainer, CJ Stobinski, challenges the current narrative surrounding People Living with HIV through social media and HIVHEREANDNOW.com. Newly partnered with Youth Across Borders, CJ is helping enhance the lives of orphans living with HIV in Honduras. A Navigator and Community Health worker with CareNet, CJ helps bring medical care to lower-income and undocumented individuals.
Read MoreDr. Celia Williamson founded the first anti-trafficking program in Ohio, completed 9 studies, 17 articles/reports, and edited 2 books on sex trafficking. Dr. Williamson serves as Director of the Human Trafficking & Social Justice Institute at the University of Toledo. Williamson occasionally completes other studies such as the Suicide Study
Read MoreLisa Belton, MSW, is a Research Associate in the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute at the University of Toledo. She has served as a member of the Ohio Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Commission’s Research and Analysis subcommittee and as a regional epidemiologist for Ohio’s Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Read MoreKristan Napier is the Coordinator of ProMedica Regional Metro Forensic Program and a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) nurse.
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