Building Trust and Empowering Victims of Human Trafficking through Community-Police Partnerships

As a Senior Policy Advisor at the Office for Victims of Crime, USDOJ, Alissa develops and implements national criminal justice system policy initiatives. Her current portfolio includes oversight of the Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking programming and related training and technical assistance to ECMs, law enforcement, prosecution and victim service provider partners. Alissa worked previously at the Bureau of Justice Assistance (DOJ) supporting a range of law enforcement and community-based crime reduction initiatives. Prior to joining DOJ, Alissa worked for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) where she oversaw grant programs that advance policy and practice within the law enforcement profession. Before joining the IACP, Alissa worked for Circle Solutions, Inc., providing research and evaluation services for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) supported Cops in Schools program.  Ms. Huntoon earned her B.A. in Sociology with an emphasis in criminal justice from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and her Master’s of Public Policy from American University

Nazmia E.A. Comrie is a senior program specialist in the Resources and Technical Assistance (RTA) division at the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). Nazmia provides leadership for the development, implementation, and delivery of technical assistance efforts to state, local, tribal, and campus law enforcement agencies across the county as the program manager for the Collaborative Reform Initiative. She is an issue manager for issues related to human trafficking, hate crimes, interpersonal violence, and mass demonstrations, and has expertise in officer wellness and safety and youth safety. To date Nazmia has authored and coauthored a number of publications relevant to her areas of expertise and the criminal justice field as a whole, including Building Stronger, Safer Communities: A guide for law enforcement and community partners to prevent and respond to hate crimes. In addition Nazmia was a significant contributor to the After-Action Assessment of the Police Response to the August 2014 Demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri report that was released in 2015. Nazmia received her bachelors degree in psychology from the University of Rochester and her masters degree in criminal justice from University at Albany, where she worked on research involving homicides, wrongful convictions, community policing, and gangs.

Caridad Mas-Batchelor is a Special Projects Administrator for Miami-Dade Police Department. Under this role, Ms. Mas-Batchelor serves as the Task Force Coordinator for the South Florida Human Trafficking Task Force. In her role as Task Force Coordinator, Ms. Mas-Batchelor oversees the over 400-member task force federally funded by the Office for Victims of Crime. Ms. Mas-Batchelor provides training and conducts outreach to increase awareness and identification of human trafficking survivors. Ms. Mas-Batchelor has also provided national and international technical assistance to other Task Forces and to international leaders from Albania, Gabon, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Central African Republic, Japan, Mexico, and Spain.

Currently, Ms. Mas- Batchelor is also a Task Force Personnel with Homeland Security Investigations’ (HSI) Human Trafficking Group based out of Miami. She provides on-going support to the HSI Human Trafficking Group as it pertains to victim-centered best practices. She also serves as a liaison between federal and local law enforcement. Previously, she served as the Interim Deputy Director for the International Rescue Committee Miami office. Caridad holds a master’s degree in Criminal Justice from Florida International University and a Master’s in Law in Intercultural Human Rights from St. Thomas University School of Law

Natasha Haunsperger has been a Portland Police Officer for sixteen years and in her current position as a Community Engagement Lead, she has been working on addressing complex criminal justice-related issues with immigrant and refugee communities in the Portland Metro area. Officer Haunsperger is currently working on developing holistic and innovative platforms for onboarding immigrants, refugees, communities of color, and other vulnerable and historically marginalized communities in the process of justice reforms. Officer Haunsperger also co-produced a documentary film on foreign-born labor trafficking, "Reclaiming Their Lives," and is actively working on raising public awareness about trafficking trends in the Pacific Northwest. Officer Haunsperger is committed to developing a training curriculum for first responders and community-based stakeholders, focusing on early detection and identification of labor trafficking activities and victims’ identification and rescue. In addition, she engages as an advocate with groups focused on issues of gender, socio-economic justice, and civil and human rights for justice-impacted women, with a particular focus on uplifting the voices of women in the areas of domestic and international security, conflict resolution, and peace-building processes.

Ronny Marty
Mr. Ronny Marty is a Certified Public Accountant, hospitality manager, CEO of Marty Professional Cleaning Services in Florida. USA. Independent anti-human trafficking consultant. Former member of ISTAC International Survivor of Trafficking Advisory Council, former member of the US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking that served for two terms. He has worked and provided recommendations to federal and state agencies, private sector, and NGOs on how to combat Trafficking in Persons national and international.