OUR TEAM
TEAM MEMBERS
Gabrielle Thompson
Executive Director / CEO
Bridgette Johnson
Director of Development
Katie Thompson
Operations Supervisor
Hannah Newcomb
Programs Coordinator
Susana Martinez-Schober
International Curriculum Specialist
Ashley Davis Gavila
Mental Health Advisor
Jess Dunlap
Graphic Designer
Preston Collum
Marketing and Analytics Coordinator
Micah Skinner
Communications Coordinator
Delaney Dickey
Prevention Program Assistant
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
John Upperman
VICE PRESIDENT, PROCUREMENT – THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Sister Ellen Hagar
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY, PROVINCE OF SAINT LOUISE
PRINCIPAL – ELIZABETH SETON HIGH SCHOOL
Tasha French Lemley
FOUNDER – THE CONTRIBUTOR
Caylen Santos
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS DIRECTOR – THE SHALOM FOUNDATION
Harvey Ma
HEAD OF FOOD & BEVERAGE – ROUNDEL
FOUNDER
Colette Wise
Colette founded Free for Life in 2006 and led the organization until 2015.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Program Committee: Caylen Santos (Committee Chair), Rachel Harmon, Tasha Lemley, John Ampomah, Dr. Jim Chaney, Kara Sievers
Organizational Structure + Finance Committee: John Geyerman (Committee Chair), Justin Schober, John Upperman, Robert Thompson, Nick Strata, Mason King, Nick Bucher, Halladay Swanson
Fundraising Committee: Sister Ellen Hagar (Committee Chair), Christie Wilkins, Allison Plattsmier, Lee Sherwood, Rachael Lesniewski, Harvey Ma
Marketing Committee: Harvey Ma (Committee Chair), Caylen Santos, Carolyn Wyche, LaKeithea Anderson, DJ Smith, Morgan Fisher, Erin Ihde
Scholarship Committee: Rachel Harmon (Committee Chair), Dr. Jim Chaney, Tasha Lemley, Lauren Bradish, Tiffani P
Mentorship Committee: Dr. Jim Chaney (Committee Chair), Rachel Harmon, Tiffani P
Free For Life International is fighting human trafficking around the world. We believe in freedom for all.
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