Kathy Maskell

About Kathy Maskell

email for more infoSpecialties: public speaking, youth and adult leadership development, advocacy, education, research

Experience

1. National Advisory Board Member

   Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking

   Aug 2011 — Present

   The Colorado Project to Comprehensively Combat Human Trafficking (Colorado Project) is a collaborative initiative that aims to develop sustainable efforts to end human trafficking with the essential input of those working on the ground. At a state level, the Colorado Project will develop a tool by which communities can assess their strengths and gaps in combating human trafficking.However, very few anti-trafficking efforts are collectively organized according to these four combined elements. In fact, as the anti-trafficking movement reflects upon 10 years since the passage of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act, we see a landscape of scattered efforts, frustrated communities that must cobble resources to combat a vast and complex problem, victims falling through the cracks, and traffickers escaping punishment. Currently, there is no comprehensive process to gauge the number of anti-trafficking efforts underway in the U.S, let alone how effective or successful those efforts are in preventing people from being trafficked.We need a clearer picture of what is working. Using the 4P framework as a starting point, the overarching goals of our project aim to address this sizeable gap. Through the Colorado Project, we will assess the ongoing anti-trafficking efforts in the state of Colorado in order to understand if and how Colorado addresses prevention, prosecution, protection, and partnerships (4Ps). The results will then inform future anti-trafficking efforts in Colorado and, more significantly, create a replicable process for other states to conduct assessments of their own communities.

Education

• University of Chicago

  AB, English

  1996 — 2000

• The City College of New York

  MS Ed, Education

  2000 — 2002

• Union Theological Seminary in New York

  M.Div, Theology, Christian Social Ethics

  2010 — 2013

• Yale University

  NEH program certificate, English

  2003 — 2003

Skills

• Non-Profits
• Program Development
• Research
• Advisory Boards
• Conference Organizing
• Early Childhood Education
• Teaching
• Theology
• Editing
• Social Justice
• Grassroots Advocacy
• Leadership
• Leadership Development
• Ngos
• Human Rights
• Staff Development
• Event Planning
• English Literature
• Community Outreach
• Board Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Nonprofits
• Church Planting
• Conference Organization
• Fundraising
• Volunteer Management
• Legislative Advocacy
• Social Media
• International Development
• Human Trafficking
• Conference Presentations