As a journalist turned social worker, I
first heard of the complex business of human trafficking as a reporter. One career
change, two years of graduate school and one international endeavor to raise
awareness later, I find myself committed to finding comprehensive,
collaborative, and systemic solutions for survivors of human trafficking both
here and across the world.
In my second year of graduate school at
the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration, I came to
IOFA as a program development intern eager to work with local anti-trafficking
efforts. The experience gave me the necessary insight to more critically
examine various political, economic and contextual climates that impede service
delivery. It also better prepared me for what continues to be a challenging
road to effective identification, recovery, and rehabilitation.
Now, as IOFA’s new program coordinator,
I’m thrilled to pick up where I left off. My work with IOFA will include
providing technical assistance to the Cook County Human Trafficking Task Force
and assisting in the New York ChildRight project, which involves strategically
strengthening the child welfare response to human trafficking throughout the
state. I look forward to it!
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