Marci Renée is the founder and director of The Strawberry Girls, a non-profit, anti-trafficking organization, advocating for Moroccan women who are recruited to pick strawberries in Spain and then lured into sex trafficking. Marci is an author, speaker, coach, certified narrative therapist, and storyteller, giving voice to “The Silent Ones” by sharing their stories of freedom and inspiring others to action.
Read MoreLouay Ibrahim is a Syrian Kurd from the city of Qamishli. After studying sociology at the University of Damascus, in 2013, he escaped National Service and sought refuge in Iraqi Kurdistan. He lives and works in the Arbat refugee camp and is a social worker in STEP’s child protection unit.
Read MoreGlenn Miles is a community-based researcher and member of the up! Collective. Glenn’s work includes decades of experience working with community-based organizations across the globe doing community engaged research and evaluation. Glenn’s research interest include vulnerable children, refugees and the displaced, and how nature can enhance the well-being of children.
Read MoreMatthew Low is a UK-qualified Mountain Instructor. Since 2017, he has been developing an adventure therapy program for displaced people in the Kurdish region of Iraq. He is researching the impact of outdoor activities on the Mental Health and Well-Being of displaced people.
Read MoreDr. Vanessa Bouché is the Chief Impact Officer at Allies Against Slavery. She has led over $3 million in federally funded research, published extensively, delivered over 50 invited speaking engagements globally, serves as an expert witness, founded a social enterprise to provide employment to trafficking survivors, and is a strategic and impact consultant and board member.
Read MoreMegan Simmons, Certified Trauma and Resilience Specialist in Education, is the Academic Coordinator and Instructor at Metanoia Manor, a residential recovery program for adolescent trafficking survivors. She has dedicated her career to improving educational experiences and attainment in adolescent survivors of human trafficking through the expansion of culturally responsive and healing pedagogical practices.
Read MoreDr. Chloe Martin is based in Hong Kong. She has worked in psychosocial support in numerous countries, with many different communities including refugees and Migrant Domestic Workers. In her PhD in Sociology and Social Anthropology, she researched levels of statutory support for refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong.
Read MoreLogan Knight is an assistant professor at the School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas. As a survivor-researcher-advocate, she seeks to promote socially just, inclusive, and equitable research with survivors. Logan’s research interests include resilience and posttraumatic growth, and community-based and spiritual interventions for human trafficking.
Read MoreDori Rivkin holds an MA in clinical psychology and a PhD in social work. She leads the Social Inclusion Team at Myers-JDC-Brookdale (MJB) for applied social research in Israel. Her team conducted research on implementing the Nordic Model in Israel and is currently evaluating a national plan to combat human trafficking.
Read MoreLinda Nelson currently serves as Education Committee Co-Chair for Northern Ohio REACH. Linda is committed to bringing the message of education and awareness about human trafficking to high-risk communities. Linda is instrumental in partnering with local libraries to deliver tools of information, intervention, prevention, and activation to a diverse audience.
Read MoreCharles Campbell is a former Northern Ohio REACH Education Committee Co-Chair. Over the years Charles has spoken to over 4,000 people in the community through HT 101 presentations and garnered financial support for REACH. Charles has presented twice at the IHTSJ Conference and has been nominated for two community awards.
Read MoreAmanda Stuckey is a counselor educator, licensed professional counselor and supervisor, and certified school counselor with an extensive history of working with children and adolescents. She has additional training with quantitative research methods. Her research interests include mental health treatment of the perinatal population, school counseling supervision, and research methodology.
Read MoreCheri Mays has provided counseling to individuals who have survived sex trafficking. She is a licensed professional counselor and counselor educator with a background in treating child and adult trauma for over 25 years. Her research interest is services provided by mental health professionals working in human trafficking.
Read MoreKarie McGuire has spent most of her career working with individuals suffering from trauma: human trafficking, loss, or interpersonal violence. She has presented and done research on the subjects of complex trauma and human trafficking and is currently a therapist in New Jersey and a Clinical Assistant Professor at Widener University.
Read MoreMarjorie Saylor is a passionate advocate for human trafficking survivors and a dedicated abolitionist. As Director at One Safe Place, she has over a decade of experience combating trafficking and gender-based violence. A survivor herself, Marjorie mentors others, contributes to policy advocacy and is writing her first global trafficking report.
Read MoreKatie Papke is a human trafficking survivor. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker and a Clinically Certified Human Trafficking Victims Services Provider. Katie has a passion for providing trauma treatment to survivors of human trafficking. She serves on multiple survivor advisory boards and human trafficking task forces and commissions.
Read MoreKhalila Riga is a strong advocate in the fight against human trafficking. As a Lived Experience Subject Matter Expert since 2020, she brings in a unique, specific perspective on the issue. Through service experience and an education working in the anti-trafficking field, she looks to help others leave exploitation and find freedom.
Read MoreMelissa Kaiser specializes in anti-human trafficking, vicarious trauma, and officer wellness. With 15 years of experience, she has trained over 14,000 professionals and developed programs specific to person-centered care. Based in Florida, she offers global consulting in wellness, trauma-informed care, and multi-disciplinary team development.
Read MoreSalomé Lannier is a postdoctoral researcher and Principle Investigator of the project "PROTect against EXploitation: Exploitative offences versus legitimate work in a digitalised labour market". Salomé defended her thesis on "New technologies and human trafficking," which focuses on relationships between States and digital players to fight against cyber human trafficking.
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