Every day along our highways and in our communities, people are forced to sell sex as victims of human trafficking at truck stops, rest areas, hotels/motels, private homes in our communities and other locations. Every day, those in the commercial freight transportation industry are in these same places and able to make a difference. Tips from commercial drivers alone have helped to identify countless victims of trafficking, thanks to knowing the signs.
Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) is raising up a mobile army that is able to recognize and report trafficking, leading to the recovery of victims and arrest of perpetrators. Learn how you can empower employees to effect change and aid in the disruption of human trafficking networks across North America. Join Heather Fry, Director of Industry Training with TAT, to learn how your company can get involved in this effort and become a changemaker in this fight. Attend this session and you will:
Learn the realities of human trafficking in the U.S., including statistics, who is vulnerable, and a case study
Better identify the red flags of human trafficking in the U.S. and what to do if they are seeing red flags
Learn how the trucking industry is making a difference in the fight against human trafficking and how they, as individuals or company leaders, can get involved."
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Heather Fry
Director of Industry Training Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT)
Heather Fry
Director of Industry Training Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT)
As the Director of Industry Training for TAT, Heather Fry helps lead the team advancing TAT’s mission, through its core program, across multiple sectors of the transportation industry throughout North America. This includes working with organizations that operate over the road, locally and in the in-home delivery space, as well as with organizations within the shipping and manufacturing industries. A graduate of the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science degree in special education, Fry is a passionate fighter for marginalized populations. Prior to coming to TAT, she founded a nonprofit that provided wrap-around care for foster and adoptive families.
Kelley Alsobrook
Training Specialist/Survivor Leader Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT)
Kelley Alsobrook
Training Specialist/Survivor Leader Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT)
Kelley Alsobrook, a training specialist for TAT, is a speaker, author, advocate and survivor of human trafficking, domestic violence and sexual assault. She founded the organization EmpowerU to help those who have been beaten, broken, battered and bruised become whole, and hosted an online radio show for more than three years, providing a platform for human trafficking survivors and organizations to share their messages of hope, as well as educate the public about the crime of human trafficking.
By sharing her personal experience, she educates people on how victims become victims, why they stay with their traffickers and best practices to use when encountering victims, including the victim-centered approach. Alsobrook has experience providing human trafficking training to churches, organizations, law enforcement and the public.
Passionate about seeing survivors of trauma heal holistically, Alsobrook has found that adding fitness and nutrition to the healing process helps reduce stress and anxiety, as well as benefits the overall health and wellness of trauma survivors.
Alsobrook is an active member of the Zeta Amicae Auxiliary, Bartlett, Tennessee chapter and has served her community for many years in various positions in local organizations. She earned her Associates Degree in Business Management and is currently working on her Personal Trainer/Nutritionist Certificate.
