Rebecca Bender
Founder

Rebecca Bender is the CEO and founder of Elevate Academy, a program of the Rebecca Bender Initiative non-profit. She works closely with law enforcement, FBI, Homeland Security and aftercare programs to provide expert testimony, training and consultations around the world.

Patty Bennett
Elevate Director

Patty is an award-winning entrepreneur and international speaker. Patty has over 15 years of experience partnering with women in professional development through Empowerment Coaching. Patty also works with other restorative practices such as Equine Guided Coaching and HeartMath.

Yevette Christy

Survivor Leader, Doctoral Candidate, Founder of the Reclamation Project

Jennifer Hammer

Advocate, Consultant, Public Speaker, Counselor and Change-Maker

Jay Benke
Lived Experience Expert, Human Trafficking Intervention Consultant, Public Speaker, Mentor

Shanna Parker
Founder & CEO of Angels Go To Work, Survivor Leader, Subject Matter Expert

Megan Lundstrom
Director of the Resilience Fund at Polaris, Founding CEO of The Avery Center

Cynthia Luvlee
NonProfit Startup Specialist, Founder of Shyne

La Toya Gix
Author, Mentor, Advocate, Entrepreneur

Dr. Nissi Hamilton
Human Trafficking Expert, Doctoral Learner, Veteran, Trafficking Survivor

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Vince Beresford | Johanna Wilson

Jane Anderson | Dr. Stephany Powell