Staff
Our small team, based around the world, supports the Freedom United community by working with partners to identify and create opportunities to bring our voices together and build powerful calls for change.
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Joanna Ewart-James
Executive Director -
Krysta Bisnauth
Senior Advocacy Officer -
Monica Burns
Campaigner -
Carmel Drake
Operations Manager -
Maria Eugenia Miranda
Senior Advocacy Officer -
Allan Gray
Social Media Coordinator -
Miriam Karmali
Advocacy Manager -
Jamison Liang
Senior Campaigns Advisor -
Ishaan Shah
Social Media Community Assistant
Patrons
Our Patrons are the lifeblood of our work around the world. Each has committed to financially supporting our work with an annual gift over $1,000 or over $5,000. Our community could not do what we do with this incredibly committed group of generous Patrons. Click here to learn more.
Advisors
Our Advisors are people with deep expertise and for some, lived experience of modern slavery and human trafficking. Team members consult our Advisors on campaigns, and some are actively leading efforts.
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Brooke Axtell
Advisor, Founder and Director, Survivor Healing + Empowerment -
Angela Guanzon
Advisor, Advocate, Consultant and Survivor -
Neil Bagchi
Legal Advisor, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Bagchi Law -
Kevin Bales
Advisor, Professor of Contemporary Slavery, University of Nottingham -
Nancy Esiovwa
Advisor, Survivor and activist -
Greg Carney
Advisor, Entrepreneur / Film & TV Executive Producer -
Cecilia Flores-Oebanda
Advisor, President and Founder, Visayan Forum Foundation -
Grace Forrest
Co-Founder and Director of Walk Free -
Dave McCleary
Advisor, Director of Rotarian Action Group Against Slavery for the Americas -
Sophie Otiende
Advisor, CEO, Global Fund to End Modern Slavery -
Bharti Patel
Advisor, Child Rights & Social Justice Advocate -
E. Benjamin Skinner
Advisor, Founder and Principal, Transparentem -
Elizabeth Tang
Advisor, General Secretary, International Domestic Workers Federation
Board of directors
We are honored to have an amazing group of talented leaders on our Board who using their knowledge and skills, guide Freedom United to best leverage the influence and power of its community.
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Nicole Alexander
Treasurer, Freedom United & CFO, CustomerHD -
Bill Bricker
Cofounder and CEO of Dreamship -
Erika Bustos
Chair, Freedom United & Chief Operating Officer for Risk & Finance Technology, Bank of America -
Judy Toran Cousin
Investor and Advisor -
Pam Dunsky
Managing Partner - Product Development, Tata Consultancy Services -
Lyle Gravatt
Partner - Michael Best & Friedrich LLP -
Ravila Gupta
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bagchi Group Inc. -
Sherri L. Kimmell
Arbitrator, Tall Drive, LLC -
Richard Lui
Anchor, MSNBC -
Payzee Mahmod
Campaigner and Child Marriage Survivor -
Amy Pirozzolo
Vice President - Marketing, Fidelity Charitable -
Catherine Read
Co-Founder, Points True North -
Leland Richards
Partner, Adams Street Partners -
Joe Schmidt
Business Advisor & Investor -
Sumant Sridharan
COO of HomeLight