U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announces appointees to Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced the appointment of 15 members to DOT’s new Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking. Members were selected from law enforcement and the trucking, bus, rail, aviation, maritime and port sectors, based on their extensive experience in combatting human trafficking, Sec. Chao said.

The committee has been asked to submit recommendations by July 2019 on: strategies for identifying and reporting human trafficking; recommendations for administrative or legislative changes; and best practices for state and local transportation stakeholders.

The committee builds upon the Department’s work with transportation stakeholders across all modes of transportation to prevent human trafficking through the Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking initiative and other existing programs.

Appointments are as follows: Catherine Todd Bailey, former U.S. Ambassador to Latvia (chairperson); Linda Burtwistle, President & COO, Coach USA (vice chair); Paul Anderson, President and CEO, Port Tampa Bay; Nicole Clifton, Vice President, Global Public Affairs, United Parcel Service; Sherri Garner Brumbaugh, President and CEO, Garner Transportation Group; Michelle Guelbart, Director, Private Sector Engagement, ECPAT-USA; Greg Hynes, Alternate National Legislative Director, International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers; Kristen Joyner, Executive Director, South West Transit Association; Loretta Kennedy, Director, Domestic Operations and Investigations, JetBlue Airways; Laura J. Lederer, President, Global Centurion; David Lorenzen, Chief, Iowa Motor Vehicle Enforcement, Iowa DOT; Kendis Paris, Executive Director, Truckers Against Trafficking; Mi Yung Park, Government Relations Director, A21; Eric Smith, Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, Hendry Marine Industries; and Lynn Thoman, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.

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