As a domestic violence survivor herself, Amy came to the Ashand County Sheriff's Office in 2001 with a passion for helping victims of domestic violence and especially, their children. She became a sworn officer in 2007 and has continued to work Sensitive Crimes, exclusively. In January of 2015, Amy was contracted by the Bayfield County Sheriff's Office to work and assist with their investigations in Domestic and Sexual Violence. She is deputized in both Ashland and Bayfield counties. Amy is also a law enforcement trainer for the WI Department of Justice and the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College.

Angie McIlquham started working at The Bridge to Hope as an Outreach Advocate for Pepin County; in 2016, she transitioned into the role of the Sexual Assault Victim Advocate. Angie graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire with a Bachelor degree in Social Work in 2015, after being a stay at home mom for 10 years. Additionally, Angie is part of the DVRT , Safe Space Coalition of the Chippewa Valley, the State LGBTQ Committee through End Abuse Wisconsin, the SANE team coordinator, is the University of Wisconsin Stout campus advocate, a member of the Sexual Violence Coalition on campus, and co-facilitates the Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT) meetings in Dunn County.

Anna Nasset is the owner and creator of Stand Up Resources, a business that provides marketing, communications and web design for victim service agencies. She is also an emerging national speaker on the subject of stalking and sexual assault. Anna has been an on-going victim of stalking, by a man she does not know, for the last 7 years and turned her experience of sexual and psychological abuse into that of speaking, outreach and activism.* The trauma, confusion and terror that comes from such a crime affected her life in every aspect: professionally, relationships, home, family and location. For many years she lived in fear and "in the shadows" doing whatever she could do to disappear. She lost her business and went to such lengths as to relocate across the country. She has worked with countless victim service providers over the last seven years to successfully get prosecution against the offender, she speaks about her experience with her providers and community. She now work

Beth Lauck is the Staff Attorney at Kids Matter Inc. She is graduate of Loyola University Chicago Law School where she focused her studies in child, family, and elder law. Beth's interest in child law began in college while interning during the summer for a Court Appointed Special Advocate program in Colorado Springs. While in law school, Beth clerked for a federal magistrate judge. Following law school, she spent over five years at the Cook County Public Guardian's Office in their Juvenile Division serving as an attorney and Guardian ad litem in child protection cases. Prior to joining Kids Matter Inc. as the Staff Attorney, Beth volunteered as both a Court Appointed Special Advocate and pro bono attorney. Beth litigated three cases of first impression in Wisconsin in 2018 on behalf of child crime victims.

Brenna Jasper has been a Crime Prevention Specialist the Menomonie Police Department for three and a half years. Brenna graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a Bachelor of Science degree in 2013. In her role at the Menomonie Police Department, Brenna specializes in the development of crime prevention programs aimed at reducing crime, increasing community outreach and enhancing public safety services. She is a Nationally Certified Crime Prevention Specialist, and in 2018 was elected to serve on the Wisconsin Crime Prevention Practitioner's Association Board of Directors.

A dynamic speaker with a powerful story, Buck has spoken to hundreds of audiences on university campuses, high schools, conferences, prisons, and community groups. His impact on the WI state prison system is continuing to grow with over a dozen successful events at correctional facilities that have reached over 1,500 inmates and staff since 2017, as well as his highly acclaimed presentations at the WI Department of Corrections Leadership Conference in 2018. He uses Jessie's story to educate, inspire and motivate people to be resilient, end violence, and choose love. Presentations are tailored to the audience, from middle school students to community leaders to inmates, challenging all to claim ownership for creating our shared environment, whether we've done anything wrong or not. His intimate and impactful presentation resonates long after he has left the stage.

Christa Grande has been advocating for victims of domestic and sexual violence for 12 years at New Day Advocacy Center. In her position as Lead Advocate, Christa has a passion and focus for improving systems responses to domestic and sexual crimes. She has been an influential trainer, in partnership with the Department of Justice and Disability Rights Wisconsin, for Wisconsin based law enforcement, social services and advocacy programs. Christa is the coordinator for the Sexual Assault Response Team and Coordinated Community Response Team for Ashland and Bayfield Counties. Christa has three children and resides in Ashland where she is an active member of the community by volunteering her time as an event planner and board member for non-profit organizations within the community.

Since 1992, Craig has profoundly impacted over 1 million people, taught authentic communication to cops and gang members, surgeons and school superintendents, lawyers and realtors. Craig has brought his Intelligence of Fun to sales executives, child-abuse-prevention specialists, farmers, New York executives, and hospice workers. He has championed university professors, federal prison workers, mental health specialists and the armed forces, by bringing his lion-hearted passion for sharing radical leadership, a collaborative spirit, and for finding one’s authentic voice, mission and joy! He unravels us from our habitual ways of being and from the social conditioning that keeps us stuck; and he does it with humor and heart. Craig offers a compassionate perspective to groups dealing with intense adversity, from post-combat soldiers to 911 victims to domestic violence and victim advocates. (First outside speaker to address Columbine HS students and staff after the tragedy).

Gregory Williams is on the Administrative Leadership Team at Baylor College of Medicine's OB/GYN Department located in the Texas Children's Hospital in the heart of the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. He has a PhD in Counseling and is a well-known speaker/teacher. Dr. Williams has written a book "Shattered by the Darkness: Putting the Pieces Back Together After Child Abuse." The HCI Publishing company (same publisher of the International Best Sellers "Child Called IT" book and the "Chicken Soup for the Souls" series) signed Dr. Williams to a two-book contract and will be releasing the book nation-wide on February 1, 2019. Dr. Williams travels the nation sharing his dark and horrific childhood of sexual abuse and the 50 year journey of trying to put the pieces of his life back together again.

Erin has over 10 years of experience in the anti-trafficking field working with service providers, law enforcement, task forces, and law makers. Her current work focuses on identifying and building better multidisciplinary collaboration, improving victim-centered response strategies, and developing capacity building tools and trainings for labor trafficking. Prior to the Fellowship she was the Regional Program Director for the private operating foundation Give Way to Freedom, and the Director of the New Hampshire Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force. Previously she oversaw a network of service providers throughout New England, providing coordination, training and technical assistance to ensure best practices in working with survivors of human trafficking. Ms. Albright has served as the co-chair of the Freedom Network’s Policy Committee, and co-Chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Human Trafficking Committee.

Faith Coburn has spent her working life helping crime victims overcome the traumatic experience of victimization. She currently works for the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) where she has been providing direct services to victims and witnesses, and training and assisting agents in ensuring the safety of victims and witnesses. She is currently responsible for ATF curriculum development, training and community outreach. Helping crime victims and training law enforcement officers have been reoccurring themes throughout her more than 30-year career. She began as a psychotherapist in private practice and volunteering at a domestic violence shelter.

Jacqueline Jaske is the mother of two, a survivor, and advocate. Writing her survival story and speaking to first responders, survivors, support groups, and women's groups is a dream come true. Her story is written to empower others by sharing how her journey transformed from helplessness to hope. She is grateful every day for the blessings in finding strength in the struggles of her own personal process of victim to survivor. Residing in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, where she enjoys spending time with her children and friends, the lake, hiking, paddleboarding, and kickboxing. Additionally, Jacqueline is a public speaker for the WI Department of Justice First Responder Sexual Assault Training.

Janelly Medina is the Pathfinders Youth Anti-Violence Advocate and provides advocacy and support to youth who have experience sexual violence, dating violence, sex trafficking and those with life experience trading sexual acts for money, food, drugs, a place to stay or other survival needs. Janelly has a background in criminal justice and her experience includes being a former Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and experience as a Juvenile Corrections Officer. As part of her role as a Youth Anti-Violence Advocate at Pathfinders, she provides street outreach on the city's south side of Milwaukee, which is known for sex work.

Jennifer Hastings Meinholdt manages the Fostering Healing and Family Connections programs at Kids Matter Inc. She brings a strong commitment to the well-being of children and enjoys serving as a voice for the vulnerable within the community. She holds a Master of Science in Community Mental Health from Southern New Hampshire University, specializing in children and families. Jennifer is a past recipient of the Crime Victim Champion of the Year Award from the WI Department of Justice. She has experience working in residential treatment with adolescent females who suffer from severe and persistent mental illness and has worked within the Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services in case management and later as the Liaison to the Vel R. Phillips Youth & Family Justice Center.

Jonathan Scharrer is the Director of the Restorative Justice Project and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School. He has extensive experience as a facilitator of victim-offender dialogues in sensitive and serious crimes and as a trainer in a variety of restorative justice practices. Jonathan is active in examining criminal justice policy--with a focus on victim-empowerment and addressing racial disparities in the criminal justice system--and has helped design and implement restorative justice diversion programs and restorative responses to crime in several counties around the state. Additionally, Jonathan currently serves as an elected member of the Advisory Council for the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice.

Kathryn Rifenbark is an Exploited Victim Project Specialist in the Exploited Children Division (ECD) at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) in Alexandria, Virginia. She has been with NCMEC since 2010, where has held several roles including ECD analyst and supervisor. In her current position, Ms. Rifenbark is responsible for enhancing NCMEC’s efforts to improve resources for victims of child sexual abuse imagery by liaising with law enforcement, victim service providers, and child serving professionals.

Detective Sergeant Kelly Pollock is a law enforcement veteran that has served the Menomonie Police Department for over ten years. During her career, she has served as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff, Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, State of Wisconsin Instructor, an Investigator and most recently a Detective Sergeant. Kelly specializes in felony investigations and is dedicated to developing advanced investigatory practices for domestic violence related crimes.

Kristen M. Gibbons Feden is a nationally acclaimed litigator and concentrates her practice on institutional responses to sexual and gender-based harassment and abuse, ethical concerns, discrimination, and other misconduct. She is widely known as being a fair, compassionate and fierce advocate, and has been nationally awarded and recognized for her advocacy and litigation skills. Kristen’s most notable case was Commonwealth v. William H. Cosby, where she played a critical role in the first trial, which resulted in a hung jury, and the second trial where a conviction was attained. In both, Kristen drafted and litigated pretrial motions and questioned key witnesses. In the first trial, she delivered the opening statement, and in the second trial, she cross-examined key witnesses and delivered the closing argument.

Kristy Cho is a Visiting Fellow at the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) within the Department of Justice (DOJ). Her fellowship looks at survivor-informed services, specifically, supporting service providers in operationalizing practices and approaches that promote intentional and mindful survivor engagement. Kristy is currently working to expand anti-trafficking resources for the field by integrating practices that help providers engage survivors as partners. Kristy draws on 11 years of experience working with multiple populations, including youth, immigrant communities and victims of trafficking.

Lanae Holmes, is a licensed clinical social worker in the District of Columbia and has been at NCMEC since 2007. Lanae is the director of case services, overseeing the team that provides clinical and emotional support to families of missing and sexually exploited children. She also manages the Safeguard Program for NCMEC staff exposed to child pornography content during their daily work. Lanae is a trainer and facilitator for numerous conferences, teaching the benefits of the Safeguard Program and addressing the therapeutic needs of missing and sexually exploited children and their families.

Liz Murphy (Oklahoma Choctaw) is the Tribal Animal Law and Policy Specialist for the Native America Humane Society (NAHS) and is a Deputy Solicitor General for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Her primary areas of research and practice are victim's advocacy, child protection, criminal law, animal law, and tribal sovereignty. Liz's work for NAHS focuses on animal advocacy in the context of tribal sovereignty and helping tribal communities become safer places for both animals and humans.

Meaghan Reindl, BA is a Family Advocate at Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center. Meaghan is also the secondary handler of Teddy, Safe Harbor’s facility dog. Safe Harbor is the first Child Advocacy Center in the state of Wisconsin to have a facility dog program. As a Family Advocate at Safe Harbor, Meaghan provides support and advocacy to non-offending caregivers and works as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team to enhance the investigative process of crimes against children. Prior to current position, Meaghan was engaged in advocacy work for survivors of domestic violence at Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAIS) in Madison, WI. Meaghan has a passion for working with people affected by violence and abuse.

Have been employed with the Department of Corrections (DOC) since May of 1998. Employed as a Probation/Parole Agent in Milwaukee for 17 years. As an agent worked continuously in a sex offender supervision unit, with a focus on high-risk offenders and those committed under the Chapter 980 Sexually Violent Person law. In November 2015 promoted to the current position with the Sex Offender Registry. Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point.

Began my career with the Department of Corrections ( DOC) in March of 1992 as a Correctional Officer at Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution. Promoted to various position within the institutions which include roles of a Sergeant and Social Worker. Became one of the four original SORP Specialists in 1998. Have worked in over 15 different counties. Obtained a Bachelor’s of Science degree from University of Oshkosh.

Shari Konarske has over 30 years of experience assisting crime victims. Shari currently works for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) as the Regional Victim Witness Specialist, Central Region, assisting victims in an 18 state area. Shari is a graduate of the University of Iowa, with degrees in Sociology and Political Science. She is also a graduate of the National Victim Assistance Academy and is a Certified Victim Service Provider through the Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance Certification Program (IOVA-CP). Prior to working for ATF, Shari worked for 19 years at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Iowa, overseeing the Victim Witness Program. During that time she has developed protocols and procedures for assisting victims, earning national awards for her work. She created and ran the Victim Witness Program at the Linn County Iowa Attorney’s Office for 9 years before going to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Tricia Lewis is the Program Manager of the New Paths Program at Pathfinders in Milwaukee. In her role, she provides direct service advocacy for survivors and developed and oversees a specialized program that serves youth who have experienced sex trafficking, sexual, and dating violence through a comprehensive team of internal and external support. Tricia leads a coordinated community response across agencies and systems called Collaborative Rapid Advocacy for Youth (CRAY) to provide advocacy for commercially sexually exploited youth. Tricia has her Master's in Social Work and has worked throughout the country in youth development programming with survivors of interpersonal violence.