It truly takes an entire community and team to build the Bridge to Freedom, and for that we would like to thank all of our amazing volunteers and supporters! Without you BTFF would not have been able to make such amazing growth in such a short time, THANK YOU!
 

See Many  of Our Former Team Members Below:

Zasha Russell, Evidence-Based and Program Development Intern
Zasha is from Houston, Texas. Currently, she is pursuing her undergraduate degree at Grinnell College in Iowa. She is majoring in anthropology, with a focus on human rights, violence, gender, women's, and sexuality studies, and peace issues. She is in the process of  conducting research on the problem of sex trafficking as a member of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program and through other academic pursuits. Therefore, she is interning this summer with Bridge to Freedom Foundation to gain both academic and practical experience in the field thanks to the significant support of the Peace Studies Program at her university. Through this internship she will participate in educational and advocacy opportunities, learn what it takes to start and run a non-profit organization, and conduct research to help identify recovery hurdles.

Soknortha Prum, Evidence-Based and Program Development Intern
Soknorntha was born and raised in Falls Church, VA. Living in such a diverse community as Northern Virginia, she has always had a keen interest in different cultures - their beliefs and values and how they learn to acculturate or assimilate into their new surroundings. She went onto study Sociology and Non-profit Studies at James Madison University and is currently finishing her Masters in Public Health with a concentration in Global Health at George Mason University. As an Evidence-Based and Program Development Fellow, she will be working at BTFF this summer in both areas of research and program development in hopes of building a health component into BTFF's structure. She is currently looking into issues of malnutrition among the human trafficking population and existing programs that tackle this issue.

Erin Bundra, Government Relations and Programs Intern
Erin is the Government Relations & Media Marketing Development intern for BTFF. She is originally from the Chicago suburbs, but her family of 10 moved to Las Vegas when she was 14. She attended college in California, where she received her B.A. in Telecommunications: Television Productions from Pepperdine University. After her graduation from college, Erin worked for 2 years in the film & TV industry in LA. In the fall of 2009, she went back to school to pursue her law degree in NYC, with a desire to focus on human rights work. In the future, she plans to use her experiences in both the media and law fields to continue the fight against human trafficking.

Keang Hok, Volunteer Graphic Designer
Keang was born in Thailand to Cambodian parents, before immigrating to Western Massachusetts as refugees in the early eighties. With a desire to travel and need to break out of small town living, she went on to study graphics and printing in upstate New York at the Rochester Institute of Technology. After graduating from RIT with a degree in Graphic Media Publishing, she comes to BTFF with over 5 years of graphics experience, ranging from bindery and pressroom expertise, to prepress graphic design roles, page layout and production management positions. Besides Massachusetts and her schooling in upstate New York, Keang has lived in the Washington DC area for about four years working in the graphics and publishing field, before relocating to Philadelphia, PA where she is currently living. Keang is very excited to be part of BTFF and glad to have the opportunity to assist with the organization that impacts the lives of human trafficking victims.


Angela McDaniel, Fundraising and Events Intern
Angela is the Fundraising/Events Coordination intern for Bridge to Freedom Foundation. Originally from Kansas, she is currently involved in fundraising/event planning for Generation Obama-Washington, DC and Politics Under 30. Having previously earned a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Sociology from Benedictine College, Angela has worked the last five years as an Events Assistant at a conference center, regularly preparing wedding receptions, and the last three years outreaching to individuals that have been abused by offering therapeutic services in inpatient and outpatient mental health facilities. Upon arrival to DC, Angela has found her passion in volunteering for CARE and Peace Brigade International in honor of human rights and international affairs. Angela’s awareness of modern slavery surfaced after reading articles provided by these organizations and by reading the book, Half the Sky. Inspired by such readings, Angela is determined to raise awareness and mobilize people to promote human rights.

Jaimy Alex, Public Relations and Program Development Associate
Jaimy was born and raised in the Middle East and worked in India in the field of Human Resources before moving to Virginia. She comes to BTFF with 4 years experience in leading and managing HR operational functions. Jaimy is currently looking to pursue her career in the field of Human Resource Management. In the interim, she is giving another meaning to her life by helping BTFF achieve its mission and goals to empower survivors of modern slavery. At BTFF, she has been working on projects to expand the organizational development and increase the public's awareness about the organization and events. According to Jaimy, everyday at BTFF is a new learning experience which she is thoroughly enjoying!

Mikhail Bell, Social Media and Public Relations Associate
Mikhail coordinates social media interactions and public relations outreach. The Hamilton College graduate and World Politics major first heard about human trafficking at a friends fellowship presentation. Subsequently he pursued academic opportunities to study the issue in greater detail. Since graduating, he has worked with non-profit organizations in an administrative, communications, and research capacity. Mikhail plans to pursue an internationally-focused degree for his masters studies.





Rohini Bhaskar, Social Media Marketing Associate
Rohini holds a masters degree in management from one of Brooklyns oldest and finest institutions. During the course of her degree, she interned at an internet marketing company in New York which got her highly interested in learning and understanding the power of social media and internet marketing. Being a part of a social service organization has always been one of her goals and she would like to help BTFF gain more visibility and outreach over the web by working as a Social Media Marketing Associate.

Angela Bourdet, Fundraising and Events Intern
Angela is originally from Michigan and previously earned a degree in Humanities from Mid Michigan Community College; is finishing her bachelors degree in political science from Central Michigan University and hopes to study humanitarian law in the near future. With family scattered around the globe from the Philippines to Beijing to Guatemala, one of her greatest passions in life is traveling and experiencing different cultures. Since her arrival in DC, Angela volunteers with the National Center for Learning Disabilities RTI Leadership Network which provides mentoring for educators; as an intern with the Bridge to Freedom Foundation, Angela hopes to become a bigger advocate for human rights.

Maha Shatat, Social Media Marketing Associate
Maha was born and raised in the Middle East. She received her bachelors degree from Amman, Jordan in Business Administration with emphasis in Banking and Finance. She worked 3 years in the Middle East banking sector as a Business Relationship Manager and in 2007 Maha moved to United States pursuing new opportunities in the public-relations sector and worked as a Social Media Manager with Middle East Broadcasting Network (MBN). The network is an independent federal agency with a mission to provide objective, accurate, and relevant news to the people of the Middle East about the region, the world, and the United States. Maha is working at BTFF as a Social Media Marketing Associate. She is assisting BTFF in increasing awareness of anti-trafficking movement through different social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter and internet blogs.



 Katie Wurdack, Social Media Marketing Intern
Katie is from Fairfax, Virginia and is currently a Junior at James Madison University majoring in Marketing with a Humanitarian Affairs minor.  She is curently researching and testing effective marketing techniques within social media in order to bring as much attention as possible to Bridge to Freedom Foundation. She is incredibly excited to be a part of the team and hopes that she can bring additional awareness to both BTFF and human trafficking as a whole.

Bryan Hydock, Digital Media Marketing Director

Tara Woody, Social Media Marketing Associate

If you are interested in joining our team see our opportunities.