Prof. Dr. Roza Pati is a tenured Professor of Law at St. Thomas University School of Law, where she also co-directs the programs of Master of Laws and the Doctorate of the Science of Law in Intercultural Human Rights. Inspired by

Callahan Walsh is a child advocate for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and co-host of In Pursuit with John Walsh on Investigation Discovery. At the National Center, Mr. Walsh works together with law enforcement, including USMS,

Since 2009, Barbara A. Martinez has served as the Chief of the Special Prosecutions Section at the United States Attorney’s Office in Miami.  She supervises federal prosecutors who handle cases involving human trafficking, child exploitation, and violent crime involving death

Judge Kristy Nunez, daughter of Cuban immigrants, was born and raised in Miami, Florida.  She graduated from Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart and attended the University of Miami where she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration.  Judge Nunez then

Mr. Carl Berry is a Detective Deputy Superintendent of Police and an Authorized Financial Investigator (AFI) who has spent over 26 years with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). He has served several areas within the Criminal Investigative Branch (CIB) and

Sandy Skelaney is Program Director of Florida International University’s Initiative for Gender Violence Prevention out of the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, where she builds community partnerships and trains the next generation of changemakers to innovate solutions around pervasive

Shanika Ampah, LPN, is a Miami native.  She is a mother, nurse, advocate, policy leader, and motivational speaker.  Currently employed as an Outreach Coordinator at the University of Miami T.H.R.I.V.E. Clinic and Kristi’s House as a Survivor Leader for Human

Connie Rose is a PhD Executive Leadership student with a focus on Trauma-informed Care, ACE and Resiliency. She is an idea generating, game-changing, goal-oriented, human dynamo whose rare blend of style and substance has made her a powerful, transformational speaker,

Donna M. Hughes, PhD, is a Professor at the University of Rhode Island (URI) in Gender and Women's Studies Program and the Criminology and Criminal Justice Program. She holds the Eleanor M. and Oscar M. Carlson Endowed Chair in Women's

Ms. Ana Isabel Vallejo is a co-director of VIDA Legal Assistance, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the rights of immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking in persons and other violent crimes.  From 2011 to

As an Assistant State Attorney, Ms. Brenda Mezick has specialized in the prosecution of offenses involving human trafficking, cyber-crimes, capital sexual battery, and homicides.  She has forensic sub-specializations in the areas of digital evidence investigation and DNA. She served as Chief

Nita Belles is an author, speaker and leading national expert in the anti-human trafficking movement. Ms. Belles is the Executive Director and Founder of In Our Backyard, a national nonprofit organization that links arms across America in the fight against human trafficking

Dr. Mattar is a Clinical Professor of Law and the Director of the Law Clinic at Qatar University College of Law. Dr. Mattar’s professional expertise is in comparative and international law.  Recognized as an international expert on anti-trafficking legislation, Dr.

Special Agent (SA) Alexis Carpinteri is a 25 year veteran of the FBI. Since 1998, she has worked mostly Crimes Against Children violations and helped to create the first specialized squad in the Miami Division for Crimes Against Children to

Lisa Lungren, M.A., National Outreach Coordinator - Immigration and Anti-Trafficking, manages public outreach, constituent education, and resource development for two national Catholic anti-human trafficking campaigns at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). She also helps to convene USCCB’s Coalition of

Dr. Kanathy Haney is a health sciences and education professor and chair of the human trafficking coalition at Palm Beach State College. She is also a researcher and instructor at the University of Florida with the Department of Epidemiology.

For 20 years, Maria Clara Harrington has been serving young survivors of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and sex trafficking through counseling, advocacy and outreach. As the Training and Outreach Coordinator for the Citrus Health Network Chance Program, she is in

Lowell J. Senitz has many years of experience as a licensed Teacher/Educator in New York working with at-risk children in lower income districts. Mr. Senitz’s international expertise with at-risk children extends through many countries such as Germany, Kenya, Sudan, Haiti

Dotti Groover-Skipper believes in dynamic living through servant leadership. Since graduating from the University of South Florida, she has facilitated expert programming to impact positive policy change in tobacco, alcohol, gambling, substance abuse, addiction, and sex trade and has helped

Staca Shehan joined the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) in 1999 and is the Executive Director of the Case Analysis Division. She is responsible for policy decisions and overall operations within the Division including oversight of the