Join advocates, practitioners, faith leaders, and partners for three days of learning, collaboration, and planning to advance survivor-centered, prevention-focused responses to human trafficking.
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| Time | 4/15/2026 | |
| 8:00 a.m. to Noon | Speaker Training | |
| 11: 00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Registration | |
| 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Mass celebrated by Bishop Cristiano G. Borro Barbosa and Welcome/Opening Prayer | |
| 2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Session 1A: Global Perspectives in Human Trafficking Panel. Speakers: Sr. Abby Avelino (Talitha Kum/UISG–Rome), Nigina Abdul Moqim, Program Manager, GBV, Child Safety & Wellness- US Programmes- Social Integration at HIAS; Ruth Freedom Pojman, Founder, Ruth Freedom Pojman Advisory; and Sr. Michelle Loisel, DC., NGO Representative at the UN Company of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul | |
| 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. | Session 2A: The Stages of Grooming: A Trauma-Informed Perspective, Speaker: Stacy Reed-Barnes, PsyD, CEO, Founder, and Principal Consultant of Stacy’s Joy Consulting LLC., Research Associate for the Human Trafficking Research Hub at William James College, Member of the Massachusetts Governor’s Council to Address Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Human Trafficking, and author. | |
| Session 2B: A Look into the Dark Web: Child Exploitation Prevention | ||
| 5:15 p.m. | Dinner/Evening on Own | |
| Time | 4/16/2026 | |
| 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast | |
| 9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. | Gathering Prayer/Announcements | |
| 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Session 3A: Working with Healthcare Professionals to Recognize, Respond to, and Prevent Human Trafficking, Speakers: Holly Gibbs, MPH, System Director of CommonSpirit Health’s Human Trafficking Response Program; and Haley Krueger-Alyass, MSN, RN, AFN-C, CEN, SANE-A, IVSE-C (Trinity Health), and author – Walking Prey: How America’s Youth Are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery (2014), Emergency Nurse Education Coordinator at Trinity Health Livonia and as a Forensic Nurse Examiner at Turning Point. | |
| Session 3B: Economic Empowerment of Social Enterprise as a Tool for Healing, Speaker: Megan O’Halloran, MBA, Executive Director of Franciscan Peacemakers | ||
| 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. | Session 4A: Human Trafficking Indicators and Key Prevention Pathways with William James College Human Trafficking Research Hub. Speakers: Paola Contreras, PsyD, John Minahan, PhD, Stacy Reed-Barnes, PsyD, and Shay Valentine, MA. | |
| Session 4B: Behind the Screens: Psychological Vulnerabilities and Systemic Exploitation in the Digital Age of Trafficking, Speakers: Grace E. Beason, LICSW, MSW, M.Ed., MBA, and Gavin Anthony Grounds, CEng, BSc (Hons), MBA, FBCS, MIoD, Mercury Risk | ||
| Session 4C: Shadows to Light Boston Anti-Trafficking Coalition of Women Religious. Speakers: Sr. Ruth (Betsy) Goodwin, OSF, Sr. Mary Jane Cavallo, Executive Director, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, and Sister Marilyn (Marlie) McGoldrick, CSJ. | ||
| noon to 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. | Session 5A: Shaping Tomorrow, Together: An Interactive Prevention Training, Speakers: Linsey Corville, MA, Senior Manager of Program Advancement; and Kaelly Pandey, Senior Manager of Curriculum & Instruction for 3 Strands Global Foundation | |
| Session 5B: Trafficking of Persons with Disabilities: Vulnerability, Systems, and Survivor-Centered Prevention, Speakers: Meg Johnson, Director of Prevention and Education, SafeHouse of Seminole; and Katia Coonan, LCSW Katia Coonan, Statewide Human Trafficking Prevention Operations Manager for the Florida Department of Children and Families. | ||
| Session 5C: Outpatient Management of Complex Health and Social Needs of Patients with Experiences of Human Trafficking. Speakers: Wendy Macias-Konstantopoulos, MD, MPH, MBA, and Andrea Reilly, MD, Freedom Clinic Director, Massachusetts General Hospital | ||
| 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. | Session 6: Human Trafficking Survivor Panel – Risk Factors and Prevention. Speakers:Patty Bennet, MA, Consultant and Trainer; Dr. Stacy Reed-Barnes, CEO, Founder, Principal Consultant, Stacy’s Joy Consulting LLC; and Savannah Parvu, Founder of a Voice for the Voiceless. | |
| 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 pm | Break | |
| 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 pm | Dinner/Keynote with Fr. Gregory Boyle, SJ, Founder of Homeboy Industries: Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times | |
| Time | 4/17/2026 | |
| 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast | |
| 9:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m. | Session 7A: Survivor Centered Housing Models. Speakers: Ali Boak, MPH, Executive Director of Lifeway Network and Meaghan Patterson, SSJ, M.Ed., MSW, Executive Director of Dawn’s Place | |
| Session 7B: Strategies for Serving Survivors of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation in the Criminal Legal System. Speaker: Gwen Jackson, MA, CATCH Court Program Leader at Franklin County Municipal Court | ||
| Session 7C: Human Trafficking in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Speaker: Jessica Wickey Byrd, EdD, Executive Director, and David Metcalf, Ph.D., UCF Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery | ||
| 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Checkout | |
| 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. | Closing Keynote – Professor Mary Graw Leary, JD, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law |
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Speaker’s Bureau Training
Conference attendees are invited to attend the Alliance’s Speaker’s Bureau Training on April 15, 2026 from 8 a.m. to Noon at the Alliance To End Human Trafficking 2026 Conference, April 15-17 at the Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor Hotel.
The Alliance’s Speaker’s Bureau is a powerful initiative designed to educate, inspire, and mobilize communities in the fight against human trafficking. Our bureau features a diverse network of knowledgeable speakers—including survivor leaders, advocates, legal experts, service providers, and educators—who are committed to raising awareness and driving change.
If you have a passion to spread the message of human trafficking prevention in your community, please join us for a free in-person training to learn more about the Alliance and best practices to hone your speaking skills. For more information and to register for the training, contact Christine Commerce, Program Director at Christine@AllianceToEndHumanTrafficking.org.
