Tainted Love Experts
Linda Smith
In 1998, while a member of the U.S. Congress, Linda Smith traveled to Falkland Road in Mumbai, India – one of the worst brothel districts in the world. The hopeless faces of desperate women and children forced into prostitution compelled Linda to found Shared Hope International.
Kenneth Kaiser
Mr. Kaiser joined the FBI as a special agent in 1982, after serving as a special agent in the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security. Before retirement Ken was responsible for coordinating, managing, and directing all criminal investigative programs nationwide.
Ernie Allen
Ernie Allen is President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children. Through his leadership, NCMEC has played a role in the recovery of 74,000 children, with NCMEC’s recovery rate climbing from 62% in 1990 to 94% today.
Dr. Alexis Kennedy
Dr. M. Alexis Kennedy received her law degree from the University of Manitoba, Canada in 1993 and her Ph.D. in Forensic Psychology from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in 2004. Her areas of interest include child abuse, sexual assault, body image and prostitution.
Judge William Voy
Every week, Judge William Voy of the Clark County Juvenile Court in Las Vegas holds a special session for underage sex trafficking victims picked up by police in Las Vegas. For years, Voy has been working on an alternative for the girls who appear before him each week on prostitution-related charges.
Samantha Vardaman
Samantha Vardaman is the lead on policy issues for Shared Hope International coordinating advocacy efforts to further the protection of sex trafficking victims. Samantha joined Shared Hope International in July 2005 to direct the Trafficking Markets in Jamaica, Japan, the Netherlands and the U.S.
Dr. Mark P. Lagon
Lagon has been Executive Director and CEO of the anti-human trafficking nonprofit, Polaris Project. Dr. Lagon is currently on the Board of Directors of the Council for a Community of Democracies, as well as the Advisory Board of ECPAT-USA (End Child Prostitution Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes).
Annie Lobert
A former call girl, who founded the international Christian ministry “Hookers for Jesus.” Lobert worked 16 years as a prostitute and escort. Annie is recognized worldwide for her expertise and knowledge of human sex trafficking.
Melissa Snow
Melissa Snow is the lead on rescue and restoration partnerships for Shared Hope International in the U.S. and the world. Melissa joined Shared Hope International in May 2004, and in 2005 began operating as the Deputy Director of Communications for the Trafficking Markets in Jamaica, Japan, the Netherlands and the U.S.
Jesse Eaves
Jesse Eaves is the Policy adviser for children in crisis at World Vision in Washington, D.C. He was the Operations Manager for Invisible Children in Gulu, Uganda where he worked with war-affected communities to rebuild schools, provide water and sanitation, technology, and improved access to education.
Tina Frundt
Tina Frundt, founder and executive director of Courtney’s House is a leading figure in the crusade to help children sexually exploited for commercial purposes. Tina is herself a survivor of domestic sex trafficking and dedicates her life to helping women and children heal from sex exploitation.
Susan D. Roske
Susan Roske is an attorney at Clark County, Las Vegas, NV. Susan heads the Juvenile Public Defender Program, which provides free attorneys to most defendants in Juvenile Delinquency proceedings.
Megan Clark
Megan is the Vice President of Programs for World Hope, which is a Christian relief and development organization working with vulnerable and exploited communities to alleviate poverty, suffering and injustice.
Bradley Myles
Bradley Myles serves as Polaris Project’s Executive Director and CEO. He has been working on combating human trafficking since 2002. In his current role he oversees all the programmatic, financial and operational areas of the organization, including leading the executive team and liaising with the Board of Directors.
Alexandra Gelber
Alexandra Gelber is the Assistant Deputy Chief of Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) for the US Department of Justice. The mission of CEOS is to protect the welfare of America’s children and communities.
