TVAP & Aspire Survivor Advisory Board
Beginning in 2024, USCRI has convened regular meetings of the TVAP & Aspire Survivor Advisory Board. The mission of the Board is to guide the development of TVAP & Aspire program policies by reviewing draft materials and providing feedback on trauma-informed responses, promising practices, barriers to access, and possible solutions to enhance services delivered to foreign national adult and minor survivors of trafficking. The Survivor Advisory Board discusses trauma-informed and effective engagement of survivors, focusing on considering barriers when creating solutions in response to identified problems.
USCRI would like to thank and acknowledge its current TVAP & Aspire Board Members, who have also shared their goal for the TVAP & Aspire Survivor Advisory Board below. USCRI is deeply grateful for their collaboration and dedication to strengthening the TVAP and Aspire programs as we work together to support survivors across the country.
Kia Dupclay
“My goal is to ensure a streamlined process for survivors to obtain supportive services while ensuring low barrier accessibility.”
Eileen Dong
“As a UN Global Goals Ambassador and National Council Member of UNA-USA, my mission is to end abuse and exploitation through inclusive, equitable, culturally, and linguistically sensitive, trauma-informed, and survivor-centered policymaking and best practices, ensuring no one is left behind, including culturally specific communities, minorities, refugees, and immigrants.”
Kwami Adoboe-Herrera
“I believe in collaboration, and partnership with others to come up with better ways to support survivors and end human trafficking.”
Rafael Bautista
“To work together to better the lives of those receiving services, moreover, recognize that we may agree or disagree on some of the conversations, but we have to respect each other.”
Anthony Paco Bernaola
“A key goal I have for the Survivor Advisory Board is to ensure that survivor voices are central to shaping our programs and advocacy. By leveraging lived experiences, we aim to improve service delivery, foster survivor leadership, and build collaborative efforts that enhance support systems for trafficking survivors.”
Julissa Ponce
“We as service providers as a whole need to commit to a universal standard of care so that all people who experience any form of trafficking have equal and equitable access to services”
