South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force

Task Force Contacts

Since its inception in 2012, the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force has expanded its size and impact to respond to the evolving threat of human trafficking in our communities. The Task Force is currently composed of 11 mandated member agencies, over 500 individual members, 12 subcommittees, an advisory committee, and nine regional task forces. The individuals and organizations that compose the State Task Force work in partnership with diverse community partners to tailor a multi-sector approach that is responsive to the complexities of the crime.

State Task Force

Kathryn Moorehead, Director

South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force
VAWA and Human Trafficking Programs
South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
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Biography 

Monique Garvin, Deputy Director

South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force
VAWA and Human Trafficking Programs
South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
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Biography 

Mandy Bowden, Human Trafficking Program Coordinator

South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force
VAWA and Human Trafficking Programs
South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
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Biography 

James Massie, Human Trafficking Program Coordinator

South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force
VAWA and Human Trafficking Programs
South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
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Biography 

Aryaa Regmi, Human Trafficking Program Coordinator

South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force
VAWA and Human Trafficking Programs
South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
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Biography 

Nikki Brown, Human Trafficking Program Coordinator

South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force
VAWA and Human Trafficking Programs
South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
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Abby Zilch, VAWA and Human Trafficking Program Assistant

South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force
VAWA and Human Trafficking Programs
South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
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State Subcommittees

Data Management & Research

Dr. Liyun Zhang, Chair
Director of Trainer Development and Research
Children’s Law Center – USC School of Law
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Biography 

Direct Service Providers (Adult Focus)

Beth Messick, Chair
Executive Director, Jasmine Road
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Direct Service Providers (Minor Focus)

Angela Kelly, Co-Chair
Victim Services Manager, SC Department of Juvenile Justice
Contact 

Kayla Capps, Co-Chair
Department of Children's Advocacy
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Healthcare Provision

Shawn Armstrong, Chair
Strategic Healthcare Consultant
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Interfaith

Roger Acton, Chair
Faith-Based & Victim Services Project Director
South Carolina Victim Assistance Network
Contact 

Labor Trafficking

Lucyana Roldan, Co-Chair
United States Department of Labor
Contact 

Abdalis Toro, Co-Chair
South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
Contact 

Law Enforcement

Connie Sonnefeld, Co-Chair
Captain
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Contact 

Jade Roy, Co-Chair
Lieutenant 
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Contact 

Leadership

Kathryn Moorehead, Director
South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force
VAWA and Human Trafficking Programs
South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
Contact 
Biography 

Legal Innovations

TBD

Prevention Education & Outreach

Pamela S. Imm, Ph.D., Chair
LRADAC
Contact 

Survivor Advisory

Kat Wehunt, Co-Chair
Executive Director
The Formation Project
Contact 

Grecia Sanchez, Co-Chair
The Formation Project
Contact 

Regional Task Forces

2nd Judicial Circuit Human Trafficking Task Force

Maryann Burgess, Chair

Executive Director
Child Advocacy Center of Aiken
Contact 

Coastal Region Human Trafficking Task Force

Captain Sherri Smith, Chair

Horry County Sheriff's Office
Contact 

Foothills Human Trafficking Task Force

Maria Torres-Green, Chair

The Blue Dragonfly
Contact

Lexington, Edgefield, McCormick, and Saluda Human Trafficking Task Force (LEMS)

Eric Russell, Co-Chair

Director of Forensic and Outreach Services
Dickerson Children's Advocacy Center
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Linda Pena-Resto, Co-Chair

Dickerson Children's Advocacy Center
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Lowcountry Human Trafficking Task Force

Michelle Fraser, Co-Chair

Director of Victim Services
14th Circuit Solicitor's Office
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JoJo Woodward, Co-Chair

Contact 

Website

Richland Human Trafficking Task Force

Jennifer Mason, Chair

Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator
Richland County CASA
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Tri-County Human Trafficking Task Force

Brooke Burris, Co-Chair

The Lincoln Tubman Foundation
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Biography

Lauren Knapp, Co-Chair

Counter Threat Project Coordinator
Charleston County Department of Public Safety
Contact 

Website

Upstate Human Trafficking Task Force

Diana Kindley, Co-Chair

Bilingual Victim Advocate
Greenville Sheriff’s Office
Contact 

Michelle Greco Cunningham, Co-Chair

RNC-MNN, PCE, BSN, BA
Program Manager II / DAODAS Liaison
SC Department of Social Services
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Website

 

National Human Trafficking Hotline