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DOMESTIC HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING SYMPOSIUM Museum of Tolerance

greater BlackWomen’s HealthProject AAMCOM (HotlineAnsweringService) California State University LongBeach California StateUniversity City of LongBeachHealth&Human Compton SchoolPolice Department Center forthePacific Asian Family California StateDominguezHills Compton Community College Charles R.Drew of University Cedars SinaiMedicalCenter Cedars Slavery &TraffickingSlavery (CAST) California CoalitionAgainst Sexual Assault(CALCASA) Coalition toAbolish Medicine &Science Services A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: COMMUNITY AGENCIES: Los AngelesUnified SchoolDistrict Los AngelesLegalAid Foundation East LosAngelesWomen’s Center Coordinating Council(LACSACC) Los AngelesPolice Department Federal Bureau of Investigation Harbor UCLA MedicalCenter Harbor UCLA Forensic SpecialistInc. Nurse International BlackWomen’s Los AngelesSexualAssault greater losangeles greater District Attorneys Office The GratefulGarment Public Policy Institute Los AngelesCounty Los AngelesCounty Sheriff Department

State of California Department ofState of California Department Long BeachPolice Department Women Shelterof LongBeach Restoration Diversion Services Services Restoration Diversion State of California Office of Emergency Services (OES) Emergency Services Sowers EducationGroupSowers Victim WitnessProgram Public HealthServices Violence Intervention Violence Intervention Trafficking TaskForce Peace OverViolence Long BeachHuman Project LAC/USC Strength United

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Los AngelesCountyDistrictAttorney San DiegoCountyDistrictAttorney Alameda CountyDistrictAttorney DOMESTIC HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING SYMPOSIUM DOMESTIC HUMANSEX Los Angeles County Supervisor Los AngelesCountySupervisor CA-44th Congressional District CA-37th Congressional District CA -34thCongressional District United StatesRepresentative United StatesRepresentative United StatesRepresentative Isadore HallIII,64thDistrict California Attorney General Holly Mitchell,26thDistrict City of ComptonMayor California StateSenator Don Knabe,4thDistrict Assemblymember Bonnie Dumanis Kamala D. Harris Nancy O’Malley California State Xavier Becerra, Xavier Becerra, Janice Hahn, Jackie Lacey Karen Bass, Aja Brown HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING SYMPOSIUM HONORARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE: YWCA Greater LosAngelesAmbassador YWCA GREATER LOS ANGELES

ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Philanthropist andFeminist

Film and Literary Writer Film andLiterary

Antwone Fisher, Kathy Ireland,

Mavis Leno,

to theU.S.ChiefTechnology Officer, Stephany Powell, Executive Director, Los AngelesCityCouncilMember Los AngelesCityCouncilMember Mark Ridley-Thomas,2ndDistrict Director, of Children Department

Lynn Overmann, SeniorAdvisor Los Angeles County Supervisor Los AngelesCountySupervisor

Fesia Davenport, ChiefDeputy Fesia Davenport, White HouseOffice ofScience Kim Biddle,ExecutiveDirector, Curren D. PriceJr., 9thDistrict

Kay Buck,ExecutiveDirector, Dara Richardson, MD, CEO, Michelle Guymon,Director, Nury Martinez, 6thDistrict Martinez, Nury Department of ProbationDepartment Mary MagdaleneProject Mary Slavery andTraffickingSlavery and Technology Policy Los AngelesCounty Coalition toAbolish and Family Services Saving Innocence YWCA USA

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3 let’s give them back their voices. Stand up, DOMESTIC HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING SYMPOSIUM let’s give them back Domestic It is my hope that this ground breaking Human Sex symposium will result in increased partnerships Trafficking that will produce a blueprint to rescue a call to action strikes at the thousands of women and children compelled heart of what into human sex trafficking in Los Angeles and their voices. 7:30am - CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST it means to be throughout California. For too long, many have an American: been silent on this issue that is greatly affecting freedom. Yet communities across our state. The time is now 8:00 am - Symposium Opening many vulnerable for all of us to join together to stand up and Welcome - City of Los Angeles Mayor women and give victims back their voices. Remarks from Kathy Ireland, YWCA Greater Los Angeles Ambassador children in our Opening Remarks – Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey country and, To everyone here today, thank you for your Remarks- Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, 2nd District especially in hard work and dedication. We will continue to our state of California, are living under the work together to address this horrific problem PANELS crippling effects of forced sexual bondage. that breaks all color and socioeconomic The Challenges We Face in Combating That is why we at the YWCA Greater Los barriers. We must shift the narrative and Domestic Sex Trafficking of Children in California Angeles have convened representatives from change the direction of Domestic Human Sex Moderator - Congressmember Karen Bass, CA-37th District local, state and federal agencies as well as Trafficking for the future of our youth, the next Panelist - Fesia Davenport, Chief Deputy Director, Dept. of Children and Family Services community, corporate, service providers, generation . Panelist - Kate Walker, Attorney, National Center for Youth Law stakeholders and survivors for this “Call to Panelist - Michelle Guymon, Director, Department of Probation Action” aimed at ending this abhorrent crime. Sincerely, Panelist - Nola Brantley, Executive Director, MISSSEY

As advocates for women, youth and children, Panelist - Catherine Pratt, Commissioner, Compton Juvenile Court we are shining the light on Domestic Sex Trafficking and speaking out loudly for those Los Angeles, San Diego and Bay Area Domestic whose voices have been silenced by fear and Faye Washington Human Sex Trafficking Prevention/Intervention Models and Best Practices violence. President & CEO, YWCA Greater Los Angeles Moderator – Supervisor Don Knabe, Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, 4th District Panelist - Kim Biddle, Executive Director, Saving Innocence Panelist - Nancy O’Malley, Alameda County District Attorney Panelist - Bonnie Dumanis, San Diego County District Attorney Panelist - Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III, 64th District Kathy Ireland, is CEO and Chief Designer of kathy Panelist - State Senator Holly Mitchell, 26th District ireland Worldwide (kiWW), a design and marketing firm. Forbes Magazine reports kiWW as a “2 billion Building Multi-System Capacity to Respond to Sex Trafficking dollar business model”. License Global Magazine Moderator - Dr. Jeff Gardere, Author, National News Correspondent names kiWW the 25th most powerfully licensed Panelist - Dr. Stephany Powell, Executive Director, Mary Magdalene Project brand, globally. kiWW offers designs in Fashion, Panelist - Lynn Overmann, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Weddings, Home, Office and more. Kathy and Panelist - Jim McDonnell, Police Chief, City of Long Beach kiWW support many non-profits including, YWCA Panelist - Andre Dawson, Lieutenant, LAPD Human Trafficking Unit Greater Los Angeles, Dream Foundation, Providence Panelist - City of Compton Mayor Aja Brown Educational Foundation, 911 for Kids/AEFK, Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and the St. Jude Children’s Remarks - California Attorney General Research Hospital.

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Closing Remarks -YWCA GLA President & CEO, Faye Washington Kathy Ireland YWCA Greater Los Angeles Ambassador let’s give them back let’s

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Stand up,As a result of Jackie’s career work addressed a broad range of achievements in trial, and her leadership issues with implications for economic let’s give themefforts, the Losback Angeles and San and workforce development, health Francisco Daily Journal named her one care, public safety, education, budget of the Top Women Litigators of 2009. accountability, consumer protection and civic participation. In February 2014, Ms. Lacey launched their voices.the First Step Diversion Program as an He is widely regarded as the foremost innovative alternative to prosecution for advocate of neighborhood participation child victims of sex trafficking. Victims in government decision-making. between the ages of 12 to 17 have a By virtue of his founding of the JACKIE LACEY chance to rebuild their lives before they SUPERVISOR Empowerment Congress, arguably the Los Angeles District Attorney are charged, appear in court, and are MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS region’s most successful twenty year placed on probation. “These are the Los Angeles Board of experiment in neighborhood-based victims who have been robbed of hope civic engagement, he is considered the Jackie Lacey was sworn in as the 42nd Supervisors, 2nd District District Attorney. at a very young age,” she said. “We want founder of the Neighborhood Council to stand beside these young victims and movement. show them there is a way out if they just Since he was overwhelmingly elected in Ms. Lacey oversees roughly 1,000 lawyers, take the First Step.” November 2008 and re-elected in June The supervisor is a graduate of Manual nearly 300 investigators and about 800 2012 to the Los Angeles County Board Arts High School in Los Angeles and support staff employees. She is the first of Supervisors, Mark Ridley-Thomas has earned a baccalaureate degree in Social woman and first African-American to distinguished himself as an aggressive Relations (minor in Government) and

serve as Los Angeles County District advocate for the Second District’s nearly a master’s degree in Religious Studies Attorney since the office was created in 2 million residents. (concentration in Christian ethics) from 1850. A Los Angeles native and graduate Immaculate Heart College. Supervisor of the University of Southern California He has promoted the district’s interests Ridley-Thomas went on to receive his Law School, Ms. Lacey joined the largest on a variety of fronts, including Ph.D. in Social Ethics from the University local prosecutorial office in the nation in transportation, job creation, retention of Southern California focusing on Social 1986 as a deputy district attorney. She San Francisco Daily and local hiring. Prior to his election to Criticism and Social Change. worked her way through the ranks as a the Board, Supervisor Ridley-Thomas front-line prosecutor. Journal named served the 26th District in the California State Senate where he chaired the While serving as a deputy district attorney, Senate’s Committee on Business, she prosecuted hundreds of serious Jackie Lacey Professions and Economic Development. Supervisor Mark criminal cases. Ms. Lacey won national He served as Chair of the California Ridley-Thomas is attention for her successful prosecution one of the Top Women Legislative Black Caucus in 2008 and of the county’s first race-based hate crime led the Caucus in unprecedented levels widely regarded as murder. Ms. Lacey was recognized by Litigators of 2009. of cooperation and collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice in May counterparts in the Latino, and Asian- the foremost advocate 2000 for prosecuting this case and for Pacific Islander Legislative Caucuses. of neighborhood participating on the Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee. Also, Ms. Lacey Mark Ridley-Thomas was first elected participation in twice was selected as Deputy District to public office in 1991 and served government Attorney of the Month by her peers. Ms. with distinction on the Los Angeles Lacey has overseen the development of City Council for nearly a dozen years decision-making. several groundbreaking crime-fighting and departed as Council President initiatives within the office. pro Tempore. He later served two

terms in the California State Assembly, give them back let’s where he chaired the Assembly Democratic Caucus. His legislative 6 7 Stand up, Stand their voices. DOMESTIC HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING SYMPOSIUM

package of foreclosure reforms—the Stand up,California Homeowner Bill of Rights— PANEL 1 and fought successfully for its passage The Challenges We Face in Combating let’s give themthrough the Californiaback Legislature and saw it signed into law. Domestic Sex Trafficking of Children in California Moderator - Congressmember Karen Bass, CA-37th District Attorney General Harris began her career in the Alameda County District their voices.Attorney’s Office, where she specialized in prosecuting child sexual assault cases. In 1998, she joined the San Francisco CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL District Attorney’s Office, where she KAMALA HARRIS led the Career Criminal Unit. She also served as the head of the San Francisco On January 3, 2011, Kamala D. Harris was City Attorney’s Division on Children and sworn in as the 32nd Attorney General Families. of the State of California. She is the first woman, the first African American, and Born in Oakland, California, Attorney the first South Asian to hold the office in General Harris is a graduate of Howard CONGRESSMEMBER KAREN BASS MICHELLE GUYMON, MSW the history of California. University, America’s oldest historically CA-37th District Director, Department of Probation black university. She received her law As chief law enforcement officer for degree from the University of California, Congressmember Karen Bass was re- Michelle Guymon is currently the Director of the state, Attorney General Harris has Hastings College of the Law. the Child Trafficking Unit with Los Angeles elected to her second term representing focused on combating transnational the newly drawn 37th Congressional County Probation Department. Ms. Guymon gangs that are trafficking guns, Attorney General Harris is author of District in November 2012. Earlier graduated from California State University, drugs, and human beings throughout the book Smart on Crime: A Career this year Rep. Bass was an original San Bernardino where she received her California. She has worked to increase Prosecutor’s Plan to Make Us Safer. Masters Degree in Social Work. Various cosponsor of HR 4058, the “Preventing the adoption of technology and data- positions and/or assignments throughout Ms. Sex Trafficking and Improving driven policing to assist law enforcement Guymon’s tenure include Deputy Probation Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care in the efficient investigation and Officer Treatment & Counselor at Dorothy Act.” Introduced by Representatives prosecution of crime, and has traveled Kirby Center, Mental Health Consultant for Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and Dave Reichert to every region of California to expand As chief law Probation, Director of Camp Kenyon Scudder, (R-WA) this comprehensive legislation an all-female probation camp, and Director partnerships with local law enforcement. enforcement officer incorporates portions of the HR 1732, of Placement Administrative Services. Ms. the “Strengthening the Child Welfare Guymon is a frequent presenter and trainer As chief lawyer for the people of for the state, Attorney Response to Human Trafficking Act of regarding child abuse issues, strategies for California, Attorney General Harris General Harris has 2013” that Rep. Bass introduced last working with youth in the Probation system, has led a bold response to the state’s year. The “Preventing Sex Trafficking and over the past 2-years has been presenting foreclosure crisis. She has expanded focused on combating on the sexual exploitation of children. She and Improving Opportunities for Youth prosecutions of mortgage-related has also received numerous awards for her transnational gangs in Foster Care Act” will identify victims fraud and crime by establishing work in the area of child sex trafficking and of child sex trafficking and determine a multidivisional Mortgage Fraud that are trafficking has been featured in numerous articles and appropriate services for the child by Strike Force. On behalf of California in the media as a subject matter expert in the guns, drugs, and requiring states to develop methods to homeowners, she secured an estimated area of child sex trafficking in Los Angeles, screen and identify victims of child sex and more specific, within the juvenile justice $18 billion from the nation’s banks as human beings trafficking. system. Ms. Guymon is currently the lead part of the recent National Mortgage throughout California. on the Los Angeles County CSEC Action Settlement, including $12 billion Team working with various county/community in principal reductions. To restore agencies to create a multi-system response transparency and fairness to the model for CSEC in Los Angeles County. She is mortgage and foreclosure system, she an advocate for youth and is, and always has wrote the nation’s most comprehensive been very passionate about her work within give them back let’s the Probation Department. 8 9 Stand up, Stand their voices. Stand up, DOMESTIC HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING SYMPOSIUM let’s give them back their voices.

COMMISSIONER NOLA BRANTLEY FESIA DAVENPORT KATE WALKER CATHERINE J. PRATT Executive Director, MISSSEY Chief Deputy Director, Department of Attorney National Center for Youth Law Compton Juvenile Court Children and Family Services Nola Brantley is one of the co-founders Kate Walker is an attorney at the She received a B.S. from the Univ. of and the current Executive Director of The Department of Children and Family National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) California at Berkeley and a J.D. from MISSSEY an organization developed Services appointed Fesia Davenport as in Oakland, California. Ms. Walker has USC. She practiced law in the private in 2007 to advocate and facilitate the Chief Deputy Director in March 2013. focused her legal career on examining sector, representing Wall Street firms, empowerment and inner transformation She has since overseen the formulation the commercial sexual exploitation of for 10 years both in Los Angeles and of sexually exploited youth by holistically and implementation of critical strategies children (CSEC) in the with San Francisco. She then worked in addressing their specific needs. Prior to and policies, as well managing multiple a particular interest in its intersection the Los Angeles dependency court, her directorship at MISSSEY from 2001 program areas, including regional with the child welfare system. She is representing the Dept. of Children and to 2007 Nola directed the Parenting and offices, juvenile court operations, and currently serving as Project Director for Family Services. While at the County Youth Enrichment Department where the Department’s new CSEC initiative. the CSEC Action Team, charged with Counsel’s office she also handled several she developed the first community case improving the services and support for class actions involving the adequacy management model for commercially Ms. Davenport’s appointment came at a exploited and at-risk children receive in and delivery of services by DCFS. One sexually exploited children (CSEC) in critical juncture, as DCFS began working the state of California. She is working of these cases, commonly referred to as Alameda County. Simultaneously she as a key partner with a broad coalition closely with Los Angeles County to the Katie A. litigation, was the catalyst served as a volunteer on-call CSEC of state and local agencies, as well as develop a countywide protocol to for the closing of LA County’s temporary Advocate for the Oakland Police community-based organizations, in a improve outcomes for CSEC. Ms. Walker shelter for foster children and the broad Department’s Special Victims Unit coordinated effort to rescue, protect, has provided expert testimony for the implementation of wrap-around services from 2005-2007. Nola’s hard work and and rehabilitate commercially sexually Legislature, and numerous trainings in Los Angeles. She was appointed as perpetual vigilance has brought both exploited children. throughout the country on this topic. a commissioner in 2006. She has been focus and concrete resources to this Ms. Walker was awarded an Equal assigned to the juvenile delinquency chronically underserved and largely Ms. Davenport is widely recognized as Justice Works Fellowship wherein she court since July 2007 and in January unrecognized population of victimized an innovative and resourceful manager authored a comprehensive report 2012 began supervising the STAR court children. and has extensive legal experience in with services to juveniles who have been entitled “Ending the Commercial Sexual the service of Los Angeles County. She commercially sexually exploited and are Exploitation of Children: A Call for Multi- is both a skilled leader and an invaluable on probation for prostitution or related System Collaboration in California.” She partner. Ms. Davenport is uniquely received a J.D. from the University of charges. qualified to lead some 3,400 line staff Iowa College of Law, and received a BA in combating the commercial sexual in Public Policy Analysis with a focus in exploitation of children. She will ensure psychology from Pomona College. that our Department works effectively to keep our children safe.

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10 11 Stand up, Stand their voices. DOMESTIC HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING SYMPOSIUM PANEL 2 Los Angeles, San Diego and Bay Area Domestic Human Sex Trafficking Prevention/Intervention Models and Best Practices Moderator – Supervisor Don Knabe, Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, 4th District

Supervisor Knabe has spent much of his political career working to protect the innocent and vulnerable children in Los Angeles County. Supervisor Knabe ASSEMBLYMEMBER STATE SENATOR established the Safe Surrender program ISADORE HALL, III HOLLY J. MITCHELL in Los Angeles County which allows CA-64th District CA-26th District someone to surrender an infant that is no more than three days old, as long Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III was Holly J. Mitchell was elected in 2013 to as the infant shows no signs of abuse. elected in November 2008 to represent represent the 26th District in the State Since 2001, 115 babies have been safely the 64th Assembly District that includes Senate, which includes Century City, surrendered in Los Angeles County. Carson, Compton, Gardena, Harbor Crenshaw, Hancock Park, Hollywood, SUPERVISOR DON KNABE Supervisor Knabe is also known as a Gateway, Lynwood, North Long Beach, Silver Lake, all of Culver City and Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, national leader on the issue of child Rancho Dominguez, South Los Angeles, portions of South Los Angeles. Senator 4th District sex trafficking. In 2012, he launched a Torrance, Watts/Willowbrook and Mitchell serves on the Senate Rules county-wide awareness campaign to Wilmington. Committee, the managing body of the Supervisor Don Knabe was first elected spread the word that young girls are State Senate, as well as the Budget, to the Los Angeles County Board of being sexually exploited for money. In Hall currently serves as Chairman of the Insurance and Public Safety Committees. Supervisors in November of 1996 and 2013, Supervisor Knabe testified on the Assembly Committee on Governmental She chairs California’s Legislative Black was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2000, issue of child sex trafficking at a hearing Organization whose primary Caucus (CLBC) and the new Senate 2004, 2008, and 2012. Supervisor Knabe before the House Committee on Foreign jurisdictions include the regulation of Select Committee on Women and represents the Fourth District, which is Affairs in Washington, D.C. alcohol, Indian gaming, horseracing, Inequality. While representing the 54th a uniquely diverse area that is home to gambling, tobacco, public records, open District in the Assembly, she chaired over two million residents and includes meetings laws, state holidays, outdoor the Budget Sub-committee on Health two of the nation’s largest economic advertising and emergency services/ & Human Services and the Select hubs; the Ports of Los Angeles and Long natural disasters. Hall began his career Committee on Foster Youth. As mother Beach, and Los Angeles International of public service in 2001 when he served of a middle-schooler, Holly Mitchell Airport. as President of the Compton Unified understands the concerns of working School District Board of Trustees. families and advocates legislative policy to meet their needs and to reduce Prior to his election to the Assembly, Hall poverty. She seeks to improve the served six years on the Compton City quality and accessibility of the state›s Council where he successfully worked health and education systems. She Stand up, to increase business development and focuses on job creation and balancing create jobs throughout the city business, human and environmental let’s give them back needs to expand economic opportunity while protecting natural resources. their voices.

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KIM BIDDLE BONNIE DUMANIS NANCY E. O’MALLEY Executive Director, Saving Innocence San Diego County District Attorney Alameda County District Attorney

Kim Biddle, MSW, is the Founder and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis has Ms. O’Malley has been an attorney in the Executive Director of Saving Innocence, earned a national reputation as a law District Attorney’s office since 1984, and the first non-profit organization to be enforcement leader and innovator. held the position of Chief Assistant District contracted by the Los Angeles Superior Under DA Dumanis, the San Diego has Attorney from 1999 through 2009. Ms. Court and Probation Department to tightened restrictions on child molesters O’Malley is a nationally recognized expert provide 24-hour crisis response and and sexually-violent predators. Her in the advancement of Victims’ Rights. long-term intensive case management office is leading California with a She also has national and statewide services for Commercially Sexually prisoner reform program that stops the recognition as an expert in areas Exploited Children (CSEC) in the United revolving door to prison. And under including Violence Against Women and States. Kim has received multiple awards her leadership, the San Diego County interpersonal violence, including sexual for her innovative anti-trafficking work District Attorney’s Office is making assault, domestic violence, elder abuse, and advises state officials in the creation it a priority to collaborate with law child abuse, stalking/threat management. of public policy to ensure the proper enforcement, community groups and She is an expert in ethics and discovery identification and treatment of victims other stakeholders in the fight against and has written statewide protocols in – leading a national movement to human trafficking. those areas. Ms. O’Malley was a member restore the cultural value of innocence of the collaborative who created the and human worth. Kim is also a child Statewide Strategic Plan for ending Sexual survivor of sexual exploitation, which Violence in California. She is Chair of the drives her belief that our wounds can CDAA Sexual Assault Committee and become our greatest strengths and gifts serves on the Domestic Violence, Elder to others. She states, “Everything we Abuse and Victim’s Rights Committees. overcome can be used to help others in Ms. O’Malley has written several bills their overcoming.” which have been signed into law, including the expansion of protections for victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Stalking, Elder Abuse as well as stronger protections for child victims give them back let’s and crime victims with disabilities. She serves as both a National and Statewide consultant to Legislators on pending legislation, including issues of Victim’s

Rights, Violence Against Women, and up, Stand their voices. Sentencing. 14 15 DOMESTIC HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING SYMPOSIUM PANEL 3 StandBuilding Multi-System Capacityup, to Respond to Sex Trafficking Facilitator/Moderator let’s give - Dr. Jeff Gardere,them Author, National back News Correspondent their voices.

CITY OF COMPTON MAYOR JIM MCDONNELL AJA BROWN Police Chief, City of Long Beach DR. JEFF GARDERE DR. STEPHANY POWELL Author, National News Correspondent Executive Director, On June 4, 2013, Mayor Aja Brown made Jim McDonnell was appointed 25th Mary Magdalene Project history in Compton as the youngest Chief of Police for the Long Beach Police Better known as America’s Psychologist, Mayor the city has ever elected. Mayor Department (LBPD), the 2nd largest city Dr. Jeff Gardere is one of the most widely Dr. Stephany Powell is the Executive Brown is an experienced community in Los Angeles County, in March 2010. sought-after experts in the field of mental Director of the Mary Magdalene Project, development professional with over McDonnell served with the Los Angeles health. In addition to having a private a non-profit organization, fighting for 10 years of experience working in Police Department for 29 years and held practice in Manhattan, he has garnered the freedom and survival of women and urban communities. Mayor Brown has every rank in the department up to Chief

a reputation as being a top motivational girls in Los Angeles whose lives have dedicated her career to initiating change of Staff, second-in-command of the LAPD. and keynote speaker, empowerment and been destroyed by human sex trafficking in disadvantaged communities. She is a He has received numerous community media coach. Dr. Gardere is an Assistant and commercial sexual exploitation. strategic visionary focused on progress and department awards, including the Professor and Course Director at Touro She was a thirty year sworn veteran of and has built a legacy of developing LAPD’s highest award for bravery, the College of Osteopathic Medicine in New the Los Angeles Police Department, and implementing public policies to Medal of Valor. Chief McDonnell serves on York City, an Adjunct Assistant Professor Sergeant in Charge of Mission Area Vice facilitate guided growth and protect numerous Boards of Directors that focus at City College, NYC, an Adjunct Assistant the last four years of her career. Prior community assets. Throughout her on furthering the interests of local youth Professor at Touro Graduate School of to becoming a Police Officer, she was career, she has fought for transparency, and leadership in the policing profession Psychology, NYC., and a Visiting Faculty at a school teacher for the Los Angeles collaboration and community on a local, statewide and national American University of Antigua College of Unified School District. Dr. Powell is involvement. She has developed level. He serves as a Commissioner of Medicine. currently an adjunct professor at the community empowerment boards, the California Commission on Peace University of La Verne in the Masters business-to-business collaboratives, and Officers’ Standards & Training (POST) of Science Leadership Management employment development programs. and is the immediate past president of Dr. Gardere is a consultant to, Citicare program. Dr. Powell has first-hand Mayor Brown has also created policies the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Family Health Services in NYC, Kaplan knowledge of the fall out created by that ensure residents are included Association. McDonnell promotes Medical Services, International, domestic sex trafficking of both children into every aspect of the development effective partnerships within the law Healthguru.com and National Basketball and adults, therefore she and the process, as a result of public investment enforcement community and recognizes Player’s Association Player Assistance/ dedicated staff of MMP help to guide into private projects. Mayor Brown holds how much can be accomplished by Anti-Drug Program. In addition, Dr. those who want to make the difficult a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy, bringing people with a shared vision Gardere is a frequent contributor to journey out of the life, they help the Urban Planning and Development and together. He was appointed to the U.S. MSNBC(official contributor), NBC Today adults,” the girls that got left behind.” a Master’s degree in Urban Planning Attorney General’s National Task Force on Show (official contributor), FOX Network, with a concentration in Economic Children Exposed to Violence and served FOX 5 News (official contributor), CBS Development from the University of in two U.S. Department of Justice National News, ABC News and WPIX News. Dr. Southern California (2005). Executive Sessions; the National Executive Gardere’s books include Smart Parenting Session on Law Enforcement & Public For , Practical Parenting Health: Inter-Disciplinary Strategies and and Love Prescription, Ending the War the National Executive Session on Police give them back let’s Between Black Men and Women. Legitimacy and Racial Reconciliation. 16 17 Stand up, Stand their voices. 18 defense attorney. in Miamiasacivilrightsandcriminal Administration, Ms.Overmann working indigent defense. 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