Our team

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.

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.

Adam Boeselager
Legacy Founder
Allie & Michael Magruder
Legacy Patron
Andrew Surwilo
Board Member Emeritus, CEO, Cytex Inc
Gavin Jocius
Board Member Emeritus, Founder & Principal River Wise Ventures
Kevin Sweet Family
Legacy Patron
Novico & Eddie Le
Legacy Patron
Stephenson Insurance
Legacy Patron

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.

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.