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Learning from Human Trafficking Survivors: Marking a Decade of Commitment – Members of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking Share Their Reflections and Wisdom
Join us for a powerful and timely webinar featuring speakers from the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, a federal body established in 2015 to ensure that the voices of human trafficking survivors directly inform U.S. policy and practice. Representing diverse experiences of both sex and labor trafficking, these survivor leaders are true experts on this issue. They will highlight findings from the recently released U.S. Advisory Council’s 2025 Annual Report. They will bring their lived experience, insight, and perspectives on where we are and what we need to do to address human trafficking and the conditions in our world that allow it to be. This program is a must for a wide range of people and professionals, including non-profit agencies, justice system and law enforcement representatives, health care, students and faculty, advocates, faith communities, and anyone who wishes to understand more about human trafficking, its impacts, and what we all can do to prevent trafficking. The Council’s thoughtful, practical recommendations touch every sector of our communities and help shape informed, effective, and survivor-centered responses.
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About the Presenters:
Holly Gibbs
Holly A. Gibbs
Holly A. Gibbs is the System Director of a Human Trafficking Response Program for a U.S. national nonprofit health system. In 2014, Holly’s book, Walking Prey: How America’s Youth are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery, was published by St. Martin’s Press; and in 2019, she received the Sister Concilia Moran Award from the Catholic Health Association. In 2025, Holly completed her Master of Public Health at George Washington University. Holly has served on human trafficking advisory boards and councils for organizations such as the McCain Institute, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Human Trafficking Institute, HEAL Trafficking, and American Hospital Association; and, she co-founded the organization, Survivor Alliance. Holly has testified before Congress.
Yuri Guerrero
Yuri Guerrero
Yuri Guerrero is a bilingual survivor advocate, consultant and speaker. She is also a community health work promoter and Real Estate Agent in the state of Texas. She is passionate about helping others heal, thrive, and become a better version of themselves. Yuri and her family are labor trafficking survivors. Her journey was long, but she is passionate about using her life experiences and professional training to prevent, educate, and raise awareness about human trafficking in her community. Yuri has supported local non-governmental organizations in raising awareness and creating outreach materials related to human trafficking and is working in her community to create a local survivor-focused Council. She has also spoken at numerous federal and national events relating to human trafficking, including those with the Freedom Network and the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services (HHS). She was a member of HHS’ Human Trafficking Leadership Academy in 2021. Yuri has a zest for life and relishes every opportunity to enjoy freedom with her husband, family, friends, and pets. She also loves to sing and enjoys traveling.
Sameer Jain
Sameer Jain
Sameer Jain is a native of India and a passionate advocate for a scientific and data-driven approach to raising awareness against labor and sex trafficking. As a subject matter expert on labor trafficking, Sameer focuses particularly on cases involving individuals or groups who are moved to the United States through legal channels, often under the guise of legitimate employment opportunities. Having moved to the U.S. on a visa for specialty occupations, Sameer spent much of his life in a white-collar profession. Despite his educational, social, and financial background, he became a survivor of labor trafficking. His journey fuels his resolve to prevent others from experiencing similar exploitation. Sameer actively works to raise awareness of human trafficking at the federal, state, and local government levels. He is especially committed to engaging faith-based organizations and ethnic minority-serving communities as vital partners in identifying, preventing, and responding to trafficking. His advocacy includes speaking engagements with governmental and non-governmental organizations across the country, where he highlights the complexities and underreported realities of labor trafficking in the U.S. He currently serves on the United States National Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, where he contributes lived experience and subject expertise to influence national policy and strategy. In July 2025, Sameer joined the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Board of Directors and was featured on Episode 4 of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center’s Imagine Freedom Podcast, where he shares his powerful story and insights on creating systemic change.
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