A PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE THAT AIMS TO REUNITE survivors of SEX TRAFFICKING WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
WE ARE A BLENDED FAMILY OF SIX SIBLINGS WHO ARE BUILDING A HOLISTIC MODEL THAT BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN SURVIVORS & SEEMINGLY OUT OF REACH RESOURCES.
OUR Family
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OLIVIA HOFFMAN
Olivia is committed to the donation processes that allow SCARF to continue its mission of enabling survivors to receive counsel and access valuable resources. Her attention to detail, management, and reliability ensures that every donation is handled with care, thus fostering trust and long standing relationships. She is deeply passionate about advocating for and empowering survivors, working to help them reclaim their lives and build a path toward healing and independence.
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
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ALEX KISER
Alex (he/him) has lived in Brazil for over a decade, immersing himself in its culture and communities while developing his skills as an educator and leader. He is now channeling that experience into SCARF’s philanthropic initiatives where he assists with growth strategy, creative direction, and community engagement. Helping survivors of sex trafficking matters deeply to him because he believes every person deserves safety, dignity, and the opportunity to rebuild their lives and families.
Locations: São Paulo, Brazil | Greensboro, North Carolina
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ASHLEY MCGROARTY
Ashley is an asset to the SCARF board as she has many years of sales and customer relations experience, which she directly carries over into donor relations and community awareness. Her critical eye brings realization to complex issues and offers opportunity for trauma-informed solutions. She has a longstanding interest in the well being of children, which she fosters through her work with SCARF.
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
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BRITTANY MCGROARTY
Brittany plays a key role in growth strategy and community engagement. She has a creative outlook, enjoys building authentic relationships, and leverages her networking expertise to fight sex trafficking. If she is not organizing community functions, then you will often find her attending events where she is not only able to further educate herself, but also raise awareness for SCARF’s mission and advocate change.
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
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CHRISTIE POWELL
Having a background in law enforcement, Christie offers valuable expertise and a network that she can directly implement into SCARF’s mission. She brings a strategic mindset, confidence, and a strong voice to project advocacy and can often be found streamlining efficacy during community awareness engagements. Christie’s natural leadership, desire for survivor empowerment, and dedication to children is evident in each role that she steps in.
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
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JENNIFER VANDERFLEET
Having traveled extensively since her childhood in Saudi Arabia, Jennifer (she/her) has a deep seated passion for hands-on experience, cultural awareness, and community voice. Her research, forward thinking, and communication play a vital role in the organization and efficacy of SCARF’s creative direction, development, and relationship management. She currently lives and works remotely in Ireland where she is committed to using her experience to amplify SCARF’s impact and create positive change.
Locations: Portland, Oregon | Donegal, Ireland
LISTENING AND COLLABORATING WITH SOME OF THE LEADING STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE ANTI-SEX TRAFFICKING SPHERE, WE ARE ABLE TO LEARN, ADAPT, AND SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE ACTIVELY ADVOCATING & INITIATING CHANGE.
OUR Partners
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Joel Shapiro | TLC
Joel Shapiro (he/him), J.D.: Co-Founder & Executive Director of Trafficking Law Center is an attorney and policy advisor. He has served as Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Policy Counsel to Multnomah County Commissioner Diane McKeel, and as a Deputy District Attorney. As lobbyist for the “Kids Are Not For Sale" coalition, Joel has advocated on behalf of sex trafficking victims and survivors. He also represents trafficking victims and survivors in litigation.
The mission of the Trafficking Law Center is to provide free legal assistance and resource connection to human trafficking victims and survivors. Through direct services, advocacy, and education we work to eliminate systemic and legal barriers so that sex and labor trafficking survivors can access care, housing, employment, and personal and familial stability.
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Marianna Kosharovsky | ALIGHT
Marianna Kosharovsky, J.D. is the Founder and Executive Director of ALIGHT (Alliance to Lead Impact in Global Human Trafficking), a nonprofit organization with a mission to empower human trafficking survivors at scale on their journey to true freedom. Ms. Kosharovsky's expertise is rooted in over 15 years of experience in human trafficking, law and cross-sector collaboration in the U.S. and Eastern Europe/Russia. As an attorney, Ms. Kosharovsky represented survivors of sex and labor exploitation at the domestic violence agency Sanctuary for Families, as well as corporate clients at the international law firm Milbank in New York. In Eastern Europe/Russia, she worked on human trafficking and human rights development with PILnet: Global Network for Public Interest Law, and was a Visiting Professor at the Pericles Center for International Legal Education LLM Program. She is a contributing author of the American Bar Association book Lawyers as Changemakers (2016) and serves on Freedom Collective's Global Advisory Community. Ms. Kosharovsky holds a law degree from N.Y.U. Law School.
ALIGHT is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve-award-winning and Guidestar/Candid-accredited 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects children, women and men who have suffered human trafficking to free legal help at a critical point in their recovery. To help survivors finally escape the exploitation cycle, ALIGHT matches them to the right attorney at the right time enabling them to overcome legal problems that are insurmountable alone.
Location: Denver, Colorado
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A21
To abolish slavery everywhere, forever.
We are one of the largest organizations in the world that is solely fighting human trafficking.
At a local, domestic, and international level. All over the world, we are not just responding to trafficking that is already taking place, but we are actively working on the frontlines to prevent it from happening to begin with.
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina | Global
BUILDING A MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY LEGACY THAT IS THREADED TO PERSONAL PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE WOULDN’T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE EXPERIENCE AND STRATEGY OF OUR TRUSTED ADVISORS. THROUGH SHARING OUR VISION, REMAINING TRANSPARENT, AND ALLOWING OUR DIRECTION TO EVOLVE, OUR ADVISORS CONTINUE TO ENABLE SCARF TO EXPAND ITS REACH.
OUR ADVISORS
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Holland Dunn | Philanthropic Strategy
Holland Dunn is a Senior Vice President and Philanthropic Strategist for the National Consulting and Advisory Practice at Bank of America Private Bank.
In this role, Holland provides counsel to individuals, families, and institutions, adeptly translating closely held values into effective strategies and mission advancement. Holland creates tailored pathways of meaningful and impactful engagement, ensuring the efficient and effective allocation of resources through research-informed practices, evidence-based evaluation, and collaborative enterprises.
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
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Scott Bass | Private Wealth Management
Before founding The Hunt-Bass Group in 1997 with Roger Hunt, Scott spent five years managing the fixed-income trading desk of another Southeast-based investment firm. In 2002 he and Roger brought their team to Merrill. Today Scott manages key client relationships, working closely with ultra-affluent individuals and families to help them manage both the complexities and opportunities of significant wealth. His areas of focus include strategic asset allocation, alternative investments, equity manager search and selection, family legacy planning and managing the team's fixed-income portfolios. He enjoys building long-term relationships with clients and helping simplify their financial lives.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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Sarah Byrne | Anti-Trafficking Advocacy
Sarah Byrne is a partner with Moore & Van Allen PLLC in Charlotte, N.C. where she leads the firm’s Human Trafficking Pro Bono Project, representing survivors of sex trafficking, forced labor and child sex abuse, and assisting organizations with human trafficking prevention and compliance programs. At the national level, Sarah is a frequent conference speaker and advocate for legislative change in support of trafficking victims. She is a founding member of the National Survivor Law Collective, a national network of trauma-informed lawyers providing legal aid to survivors. With a unique focus on the intersection of human trafficking and the financial sector, she works with both survivors and banks on the Survivor Inclusion Initiative, a United Nations-originated program that increases survivor access to financial services. Sarah’s direct representation of survivors as crime victims informs her institutional trainings and advice on human rights.
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
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David L. Baker | Legacy & Philanthropic Management
With over 30 years of experience, Mr. David Baker is the trusted investment fiduciary for individuals, families and endowments. Originally starting his career as a Registered Representative at George K. Baum & Company, he accepted the position of Senior Vice-President Investment Officer for First Union Securities in 2000. Following a merger with Wachovia, Mr. Baker was promoted to Senior Vice-President for Wachovia Securities. After experiencing the investment industry first-hand, Mr. Baker set out to create a true fiduciary investment firm where clients can achieve their own personal legacy. In October 2004, Legacy Investment Partners LLC was founded. With his experience and client focus, Mr. Baker brought together a team of advisors to develop a comprehensive, multigenerational approach to wealth planning. He has represented individuals and families with a comprehensive and collaborative approach that includes a review of the client's investment, estate, insurance and philanthropic goals in order to develop a strategic long-term legacy plan. This unique CFO approach has made Mr. Baker a prominent figure in the investment management industry, with Legacy growing to well over $300 million in assets under management.
Mr. and Mrs. Baker met in college and were married in 1999 and now have two sons. Mr. Baker enjoys volunteering to coach his sons’ sports teams as well as promoting his passion for the "Pay It Forward" model. As a true fiduciary and trusted advisor, he is known throughout our community as a resource for both academic and charitable foundations across the country.
Location: Overland Park, Kansas
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WHATEVER IT MAY BE, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE REACH OUT.
RESOURCES
If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911.
National human trafficking hotline
1-888-373-7888
The National Human Trafficking Hotline is a national, anti-trafficking hotline and resource center serving victims and survivors of human trafficking and the anti-trafficking community in the United States. The toll-free hotline is answered live 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
PRO TIP:
Save the hotline number in your phone for easy access to call quickly if you suspect trafficking!
Resource Information provided by A21
The NATIONAL RUNAWAY SWITCHBOARD
1-800-RUNAWAY
The National Runaway Switchboard serves as the federally-designated national communication system for homeless and runaway youth. NRS, with the support of more than 150 volunteers, handles an average of 100,000 calls annually – more than 3 million calls since the organization’s inception. Through hotline and online services, NRS provides crisis intervention, referrals to local resources, and education and prevention services to youth, families and community members throughout the country 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN
1-800-843-5678
As the nation’s clearinghouse and comprehensive reporting center for all issues related to the prevention of and recovery from child victimization, NCMEC leads the fight against abduction, abuse, and exploitation – because every child deserves a safe childhood.
