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Conferences

  • Keynote: Central MN Take Back the Night rally/march (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Keynote: Stearns-Benton Child Protection Conference (Collegeville, MN)
  • Plenary: CBE International Conference (Orlando, FL)
  • Plenary: MN Social Service Association Regional Conference (Ogilvie, MN) 
  • Plenary: Minnesota Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Leadership Conference (Bloomington, MN)
  • Plenary: Wright County Sex Trafficking Conference (Buffalo, MN)
  • Plenary: CentraCare Mental Health Conference (St. Cloud, MN)​
  • Plenary: Creating Safer Communities Conference (Elk River, MN)
  • Plenary: The Statewide Conference on the Commission on the Status & Role of Women in the Church (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Campus Sexual Violence Conference (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Sociologists of Minnesota Conference (Inver Hills, MN)
  • Human Trafficking in Minnesota: Safe Harbor Systems Moving Forward 2020 Conference (Breezy Point, MN)
  • ​Shared Hope International JuST Conference (Saint Paul, MN)
  • Power in Diversity Leadership Conference (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Department of Corrections Sentence-to-Serve Conference (Little Falls, MN)
  • MN Association of County Probation Officers statewide conference (Breezy Point, MN)
  • Women at Risk International Conference (Rosemount, MN)
  • MN Corrections Association Statewide Annual Training Institute (Nisswa, MN) ​
  • THRIVE Bridging The Gap Women's Conference (St. Cloud, MN)
  • MN Alliance of Rural Addiction Treatment Programs Statewide Conference (Willmar, MN)
  • Bridging The Gap Single Mom's Retreat (Alexandria, MN)
  • Human Trafficking Coalition Conference (Mounds View, MN)
  • Civilian First Responder Training (Minneapolis, MN)
  • Proclaim Freedom Conference (Princeton, MN)
  • Proclaim Freedom Conference (Sauk Rapids, MN)
  • Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) Law Enforcement Sex Trafficking Training (Brainerd, MN)
  • Global Social Responsibility Conference (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Emergency Nurses Association Conference (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Parish Social Ministry Conference (Paynesville, MN)
  • Celebration Church Joy Women’s Conference (Lakeville, MN)
  • Aglow Women’s Conference (St. Cloud, MN)

Mental Health Professionals/Therapists

  • Adult Mental Health Initiative (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Greater MN Family Services (statewide, MN)
  • ​St. Cloud Hospital Inpatient Mental Health Unit/Behavioral Access (St. Cloud, MN)
  • The Village Family Services (St. Cloud, MN)
  • ​Nystrom & Associates (New Brighton, MN)
  • Nystrom & Associates (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Center for Family Counseling (St. Cloud, MN)
  • College of St. Benedict's/St. John's University therapists (Collegeville, MN)
  • Central MN Mental Health Center (Buffalo, MN)
  • Central MN Mental Health Center (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Central MN Mental Health Center (Monticello, MN)
  • Central MN Mental Health Center (Elk River, MN)
  • Central MN Mental Health Center (Waite Park, MN)
  • Caritas Mental Health Center (St. Cloud, MN)
  • School District 742 Mental Health & Social Workers (St. Cloud, MN)
  • CORE Professional Services Sex Offender Treatment (Sartell, MN)
  • Centracare Hospital Emergency Adult Mental Health Unit (St. Cloud, MN)

Child/Adult Protection & County Human Service Professionals

  • Wright County Health & Human Services (Buffalo, MN)
  • Stearns County Human Services (Waite Park, MN)
  • Stearns County Adult Protection (Waite Park, MN)
  • Stearns-Benton Child Protection Task Force (St .Cloud, MN)
  • Stearns County Truancy Task Force (Waite Park, MN)
  • Stearns County Human Services (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Children's Justice Initiative (Foley, MN)
  • Benton County Department of Health & Human Services (Foley, MN)
  • Sherburne County Adult Protection Unit (Elk River, MN)
  • Sherburne County Health & Human Services (Elk River, MN)
  • Sherburne County Safe Harbor Task Force (Elk River, MN)

​Medical Professionals

  • St. Cloud Hospital (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Paynesville Hospital (Paynesville, MN)
  • Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (Sauk Rapids, MN)
  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (St. Cloud, MN)
  • CentraCare Family Clinic (St. Cloud, MN)
  • SCTCC Registered Nurses (St. Cloud, MN)
  • SCSU Nursing Program Faculty (St. Cloud, MN)
  • ​Emergency Nurses Association (St. Cloud, MN)

Non-Profit Service Professionals

  • Lutheran Social Services (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Salvation Army (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Catholic Charities (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Tri-County Action Program (St. Cloud, MN)
  • United Way (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Resource Employment Action Center (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Kidstop/Boys & Girls Club (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Cornerstone Options For Women (Saint Michael, MN)
  • Birthline (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Place of Hope (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Open Doors for Youth (Elk River, MN)
  • Pregnancy Resource Center (St. Cloud, MN)

Gender Violence Victim Advocacy Organizations

  • Central MN Sexual Assault Center (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Anna Marie's Alliance Battered Women's Shelter (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Terebinth Refuge (Waite Park, MN)
  • Pearl Crisis Center (Milaca, MN)
  • Safe Harbor (statewide staff) #NotANumber Curriculum Facilitation Training (St. Paul, MN)
  • SCSU Women's Center (St. Cloud, MN)
  • ​SCSU Sexual Assault Advocacy Training (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Fierce Freedom (Altoona, WI)

Shelter/Residential/Treatment Center Staff

  • Maple Lake For Boys & Prairie House For Girls Residential Recovery (Maple Lake, MN)
  • Catholic Charities Day Treatment (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Village Ranch Child & Family Services (Annandale, MN)
  • Annandale Intensive Residential Unit (Annandale, MN)
  • Recovery Plus for Adolescents (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Recovery Plus for Adults (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Clara's House Youth Behavioral Treatment (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Journey Home (Sauk Rapids, MN)
  • 180 Degrees (Saint Cloud, MN)
  • Pathways 4 Youth (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Stepping Stone Shelter (Anoka, MN)
  • ​Serenity Path (Paynesville, MN)

Professional Task Forces/Coalitions

  • MN Bar Association (St. Cloud, MN)
  • ​National Association of Social Workers (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Central MN Pastors Network (Sauk Rapids, MN)
  • Homeless Concerns Coalition (St. Cloud, MN)
  • St. Cloud Area Human Service Council (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Stearns County Sex Trafficking Collaboration (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Central Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Sherburne County Safe Harbor Task Force (Elk River, MN)
  • Wright County Safe Harbor Task Force (Buffalo, MN)
  • Safe Schools (various locations)

Educators, Administrative, & School Staff

  • College of St. Benedict’s and St. John’s University (St. Joseph, MN)
  • St. Cloud State University (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Monticello High School (Monticello, MN)
  • Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School (Sauk Rapids, MN)
  • School District 742 (St. Cloud, MN)
  • North Junior High (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Becker High School (Becker, MN)
  • Albany, Sauk Centre, Paynesville and Melrose school social workers and staff (MN)

College Campuses/Higher Education

  • Saint Cloud State University (St. Cloud, MN)
    • ​Classes in the departments of Human Relations & Multicultural Education, Social Work, Political Science, Women's Studies, Criminal Justice, Human Sexuality, Community Health, College Counseling & Student Development, Mental Health Counseling, Community Psychology, Honors, and Intro to College courses
    • All athletics teams
    • New/transfer student orientation
    • All incoming international students
    • ​Greek life
    • Study abroad student orientation
    • Multicultural Student Services Advanced Preparation Program
    • Residential life staff, hall directors, and resident advisors​
    • Public safety department
    • ​Student affairs and advising staff
    • Various awareness events, marches, and rallies
  • University of St. John’s: Various awareness events (Collegeville, MN)
  • College of St. Benedict’s: Psychology, gender studies, theology, and communication classes, and various awareness events (St. Joseph, MN)
  • St. Cloud Technical & Community College: Women’s Studies, Social Justice & Diversity Classes, and awareness events (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Crown College (St. Bonifacius, MN)
  • Concordia College (Moorhead, MN)
  • Macalester College (St. Paul, MN)
  • Adler Graduate School (Richfield, MN)
  • Minnesota School of Business & Globe University (Waite Park, MN)
  • Kappa Phi Omega sorority (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Delta Phi Omega sorority (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Residence Hall Association (St. Cloud, MN)

High School & Middle School Students

  • Roosevelt Alternative Learning Center (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Monticello High School (Monticello, MN)
  • Kimball High School (Kimball, MN)
  • ​Melrose High School (Melrose, MN)
  • St. Cloud Christian School (St. Cloud, MN)
  • District 742 Community Options Program (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Cathedral High School (St. Cloud)
  • McKinley Alternative Learning Center (Waite Park, MN)
  • Annandale High School (Annandale, MN)
  • ​Girls 360 (St. Cloud, MN)

Parents

  • Lutheran Social Services Foster Parents Training (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Rocori School District (Cold Spring, MN)
  • Sartell School District (Sartell, MN)
  • Princeton High School (Princeton, MN)
  • Paynesville High School (Paynesville, MN)
  • All Saints Academy/Cathedral High School (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Albany High School (Albany, MN)
  • Rogers High School (Rogers, MN)
  • Melrose School District (Melrose, MN)
  • Belgrade-Brooten High School (Belgrade, MN)
  • Sauk Centre Middle/High School (Sauk Centre, MN)
  • ​Circle of Parents group (St. Cloud, MN)

Faith Communities

  • Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis, MN)
  • ​Atonement Lutheran Church (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Saint Francis Xavier (Sartell, MN)
  • Christ Church Newman Center (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Diocese of St. Cloud Parish Social Ministry Conference (Paynesville, MN)
  • Interdenominational Abolitionist Network (Burnsville, MN)
  • Christ Church (St. Cloud, MN)
  • The Waters Church (Sartell, MN)
  • Cru Campus Ministry (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Celebration Lutheran Church (Sartell, MN)
  • Christ Our Light Church (Princeton, MN)
  • Avon Community Church (Avon, MN)
  • Living Waters Lutheran Church (Sauk Rapids, MN)
  • Trinity Lutheran Church (Sauk Rapids, MN)
  • St. Anthony Church (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Maranatha Church (Forest Lake, MN)
  • First United Methodist Church (Sartell, MN)
  • Discovery Church (Sauk Rapids, MN)
  • Maywood Covenant Church (Foley, MN)
  • Salem Lutheran Church (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Zion Lutheran Church (Buffalo, MN)
  • St. John the Baptist Church (Collegeville, MN)
  • Westwood Community Church (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Riverside Assemblies of God (Hutchinson, MN)
  • St. Peter’s Church (Mendota Heights, MN)
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Church (St. Cloud, MN)

Civic/Community Groups

  • American Association of University Women (St. Cloud, MN)
  • ​League of Women Voters (St. Cloud, MN)
  • ​​Institute for Women's Leadership (Collegeville, MN)
  • Safe Harbor 4 All Implementation Task Force (statewide, MN)
  • Churches Stand Against Violence & Exploitation (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Optimist Club (St. Cloud, MN)
  • ​CERTS (St. Joseph, MN)
  • ​​Students Against Human Trafficking (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Overcomers Community Group (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Well-Armed Woman Groups (Waite Park, MN)
  • Zonta Women's Club (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Annandale Improvement Club (Annandale, MN)
  • Delta Kappa Gamma (Sartell, MN)
  • ​Tau Kappa Epsilon (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Central MN Exchange Club (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Students Against Trafficking & Sexploitation (St. Cloud, MN)

Businesses

  • Capital One (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Shear Dynamics (Waite Park, MN)
  • GB & Company (Waite Park, MN)

Youth-Serving Organizations

  • Pathways 4 Youth (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Asian Girls Teen Retreat (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Supportive Housing for Youth (Saint Cloud, MN)
  • Open Doors for Youth (Elk River, MN)
  • St. Cloud Area Kidstop and Boys & Girls Club (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Catholic Charities SAIL Program (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Catholic Charities SHY Program (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Youth For Christ (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Girls 360 (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Avon Community Church (Avon, MN)
  • Westwood Community Church (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Discovery Church (Sauk Rapids, MN)
  • "Word Search" youth program (St. Cloud, MN)

Youth/Adults in Residential/Treatment Programs

  • Maple Lake Residential Recovery for boys (Maple Lake, MN)
  • Catholic Charities Day Treatment (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Passageways (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Village Ranch for Girls (Annandale, MN)
  • Prairie House Residential Recovery for Girls (Monticello, MN)
  • Annandale Intensive Residential Unit Training (Annandale, MN)
  • Recovery Plus Adolescents (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Recovery Plus Adults (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Clara's House Behavioral Treatment for Youth (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Journey Home (Sauk Rapids, MN)
  • 180 Degrees (Saint Cloud, MN)
  • Salvation Army (St. Cloud, MN)
  • SAIL youth program (St. Cloud, MN)
  • ​SHY youth program (St. Cloud, MN)

Police/Corrections Professionals

  • St. Cloud Police Academy Training (St. Cloud, MN)
  • St. Cloud Police Department Investigators (St. Cloud, MN)
  • ​Waite Park Police Department (Waite Park, MN)
  • Stearns County Sex Offender Unit (St. Cloud, MN)
  • MN Department of Corrections (St. Cloud, MN)
  • MN Association of Community Corrections District (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Law Enforcement Skills Training (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Paynesville Police Department (Paynesville, MN)
  • Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, and Wright County Sheriff's Office
  • Stearns County Corrections (Waite Park, MN)
  • ​St. Cloud City Attorney's Office (St. Cloud, MN)
  • ​Wright county patrol, school resource officers, and investigators (Buffalo, MN)

Activist Events/Rallies

  • St. Cloud Women's March (St. Cloud, MN)
  • ​End Demand 2020 March (St. Cloud, MN)
  • We Believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Rally (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Take Back The Night March, keynote speaker (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Take Back The Night March (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Stop Traffick & XXXploitation on Film Anti-Porn March (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Students Against Trafficking & Sexploitation meetings & events (St. Cloud, MN)
  • A Walk Together: Uniting Against Sex Trafficking event (Waite Park, MN)

Panels

  • Saint Cloud Times sex trafficking panel (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Human trafficking expert panel (St. Joseph, MN)
  • Journey To Freedom: St. Cloud human trafficking prevention panel discussion (St. Cloud, MN)
  • National Guard Camp Ripley sexual violence speaker series (Little Falls, MN)

Other

  • Love146's #NotANumber Curriculum Facilitator Certification Training (St. Paul & St. Cloud, MN)
  • Kandiyohi Human Trafficking Task Force (Willmar, MN)
  • Men Accountable for Sexual Exploitation program (Waite Park, MN)
  • National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum Girl's Retreat (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Saint Cloud Technical & Community College Sexual Assault Awareness Month Speaker (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Women's Herstory Month event (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Army National Guard (Little Falls, MN)

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