OUR TEAM
TEAM MEMBERS
Gabrielle Thompson
Executive Director / CEO
Bridgette Johnson
Director of Development
Katie Thompson
Director of Operations
Susana Martinez-Schober
Prevention Specialist
Delaney Dickey
Care & Prevention Coordinator
Gabby Dominguez
Business & Programs Associate
Ashley Davis Gavila
Mental Health Advisor
Micah Skinner
Communications Coordinator
Hailey Miller
Graphic Designer
Preston Collum
Marketing & Analytics Coordinator
Grace Cleland
Executive & Development Assistant
Michael Gatwec Joak
Prevention Practicum Student – Summer 2021
Rachel Scott
Prevention Intern – Summer 2021
INTERNATIONAL TEAM
Bonita Thompson and Ann Thongves
Founder & Director, Home of New Beginnings
Thailand
Border Monitoring Staff
India
LEADERSHIP & BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Justin Schober, J.D.
General Counsel
Tiffani P
Survivor Advisor & Leader
John Geyerman
Board Chairman
SVP STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND CORPORATE STORES – SALADWORKS
Rachel Harmon
Previous Chairwoman
PHD CANDIDATE – EMORY UNIVERSITY
Dr. Jim Chaney
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Sister Ellen Hagar
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY, PROVINCE OF SAINT LOUISE
PRINCIPAL – ELIZABETH SETON HIGH SCHOOL
Caylen Santos
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – THE SHALOM FOUNDATION
Harvey Ma
HEAD OF MARKETING – ROUNDEL
FOUNDER
Colette Wise founded Free for Life in 2006 and led the organization until 2015.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Program Committee: Caylen Santos (Committee Chair), Rachel Harmon, John Ampomah, Dr. Jim Chaney, Kara Sievers, Maggie Rapson, Shelley Stinelli
Organizational Structure + Finance Committee: John Geyerman (Committee Chair), Justin Schober, Robert Thompson, Nick Bucher, Halladay Swanson, Jean Boland
Fundraising Committee: Sister Ellen Hagar (Committee Chair), Allison Plattsmier, Lee Sherwood, Trish Ehlers
Marketing Committee: Harvey Ma (Committee Chair), LaKeithea Anderson, Erin Ihde, Aby Goodman, Dennis Anidi Jr., Jess Dunlap, Tyler Brooks, Marsela Young
Scholarship & Mentorship Committee: Rachel Harmon (Committee Chair), Tasha Lemley, Lauren Bradish, Tiffani P, Ashley Davis-Gavila
Free for Life International is fighting human trafficking around the world. We believe in freedom for all.
Free for Life International is a registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
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