Kevin Austin - Director of the Abolitionist Faith Community

 

Active Faith Communities Facilitator, Backyard Academy

Kevin Austin serves as the Director of the Abolitionist Faith Community, overseeing Freedom Sunday, Freedom Shabbat, Freedom Shalat and our faith community network. Kevin is an ordained Free Methodist pastor and for many years was a missionary in Thailand. He currently serves on staff at LifePoint Church in Lake Stevens, Washington. Kevin is a professional musician, writer, photographer, and enjoys travel, coffee, and apple crisp alamode.

Follow Kevin on Twitter: @Kevin1Austin

Nola Brantley - Executive Director & Co-Founder, MISSSEY

 

Innovative Aftercare Facilitator, San Francisco Academy

There is a saying that there are many folks that “talk the talk” and few that” walk the walk.”  Ms Brantley belongs to the latter.  She walks, she runs, she dances, she leaps— and, on occasion she kicks hard– as Nola is truly advocacy in motion. Currently, Nola coordinates services for commercially sexually exploited and trafficked minors in Alameda County.  Nola’s hard work and perpetual vigilance has brought both focus and concrete resources to this chronically underserved and largely unrecognized   population of victimized children and youth.  Some of her other accomplishments in this area include the development and pioneering of the first intensive case management treatment service model and program for commercially sexually exploited children in Alameda County, the development and implementation of a protocol for commercially sexually exploited children to receive specialized advocacy and assessment in Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center, the development and implementation of a transition and recovery center for commercially sexually exploited children in Oakland and last but not least Nola is one of the co-founders of MISSSEY, Inc.  Many of the services that Ms. Brantley has developed and implemented for this population are amongst a few of their kind in the nation.  She dedicates countless hours to comforting worried parents, providing trainings and presentations throughout the community and advocating for these children to have a real future.  Nola possesses both passion and unfailing commitment to her community, her world and to the young people she serves.

Jono Hirt - Coordinator of NFS Academy

 

Jonathan (Jono) Hirt started his engagement with Not For Sale as an Academy participant October 2010, when he took part in the Investigator and Aftercare Academies in San Francisco. Jono then made the journey from Sydney Australia back to San Francisco to join Not For Sale as a Fellow for 6 months and has recently moved into a leadership position within NFS as Coordinator of the Academy. Jono received a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Philosophy and Political Science and a Masters degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Sydney. Jono is by far the funniest person at Not For Sale.

Follow Jono on Twitter: @JonoHirt

Dennis Mark - NFS Chief Investigator

 

Investigator Academy Facilitator, San Francisco & Backyard Academy

Along with his wife, Bobbie Mark, Dennis serves as State Co-Director of the Not For Sale Campaign Texas. Dennis assisted in creating the lesson plans and certification protocols for the Investigator Academy. In the summer of 2009, Dennis led a team of academy graduates to Uganda to map cases of former child soldiers on SlaveryMap.org and helped identify organizations providing direct care to those who have been rescued. Dennis is also working with law enforcement from around the country to create and operate the Not For Sale Justice League. The Justice League is a forum for networking law enforcement and law enforcement support agencies to provide better communication on training and information on human trafficking cases. He has worked with Texas state legislators on drafting legislation and testified before Senate and House committees in Austin to support new anti-human trafficking legislation. Dennis participated in the United Nations – Global Initiative to Fight Trafficking (UN.GIFT) conference in Vienna, Austria. Dennis is also currently the Executive Director of Redeemed Ministries, a non-profit organization dedicated to the identifying those trapped and exploited within the commercial sex industry by human trafficking by working with local, county, state and federal law enforcement. Redeemed Ministries provides direct services to women who have been rescued and certified as domestic human trafficking victims.

Kilian Moote - Senior Director of Company and Consumer Affairs

 

Supply Chain Academy Facilitator, San Francisco & Backyard Academy

Kilian has been involved with Not For Sale since its inception in 2007. Before joining the campaign, Kilian spent time working on a variety of grass-roots advocacy campaigns. In 2008 he worked with the children of Generacion in Lima, Peru, teaching important business skills and supporting a micro-enterprise for Not For Sale. Since 2009 Kilian has been the lead voice and vision of Free2Work, educating consumers and evaluating corporate policies to prevent forced labor in supply chains. Kilian helps to direct the content for the Global Forum on Human Trafficking and previously coordinated the organization’s advocacy efforts. He has been officially named the best athlete at Not For Sale (by himself).

Follow Kilian on Twitter: @Kmoote

Julie Kaszton - Free2Work Outreach Coordinator and Associate Researcher

 

Supply Chain Academy Facilitator, San Francisco & Backyard Academy

Julie comes to Not For Sale after having worked as a Research Associate at a public policy think tank in San Francisco. Prior to moving to the Bay Area, she spent time in Washington D.C., interning for National Geographic and working as a communications assistant for a media start-up in Los Angeles. She graduated from UCLA in 2009 with a degree in International Affairs and Spanish and also spent time studying abroad in Madrid and Shanghai. Julie enjoys hiking, snowboarding, and any opportunity to showcase her DJ skills.

Follow Julie on Twitter: @Free_2_Work