The Long Beach Human Trafficking Task Force

The Long Beach Human Trafficking Task Force (LBHTTF) is a multidisciplinary community-based collaboration of stakeholders who partner to combat human trafficking through prevention, protection and prosecution. We are committed to ending human slavery. Human slavery takes on the form of sexual slavery, labor slavery, and/or abusive labor practices of humans.
The core team consists of organization officers and commitee chairs.

Organization Officers

The officers of the Long Beach Human Trafficking Task Force are:
Chair - Pamela Sepulveda
Vice Chair - Francesca Douglass Franco
Secretary - Mary Anne Silvestri
Treasurer - Mary White

Fund Development, Partnerships, Sponsorships Committee

The chair of the Fund Development committee is Shirley Komoto.

The purpose of the Fund Development, Partnerships, Sponsorships committee is

To secure funding and partnership support in order to sustain LBHTTF's work
To expand collaborative relationships that strengthen anti-trafficking initiatives, and
To align fundraising and partnership efforts with mission, strategy, and community impact.

Training, Education & Awareness Committee

The chair of the Training, Education and Awareness committee is Francesca Douglass Franco.

The purpose of the Training, Education and Awareness committee is

To deliver accessible, evidence-based, trauma-informed education on trafficking prevention and response
To increase community awareness and readiness to recognize and address trafficking, and
To strengthen public understanding through outreach, campaigns, and training programs.

Survivor Protection & Support (Victim Services) Committee

The co-chairs of the Survivor Protection & Support committee are Mariah Sewe and April Casillas.

The purpose of the Survivor Protection & Support committee is

To ttrengthen survivor protection, crisis response, and aftercare coordination/li>
To Improve pathways to safety, healing, stability, and long-term support, and to/li>
To Elevate survivor needs through compassionate, trauma-informed collaboration.

Task Force Membership Committee

The co-chairs of the Task for Membership committee are Mary Anne Silvestri and Teresa Gomez.

The purpose of the Task Force Membership committee is

To build and retain a diverse, engaged membership aligned with LBHTTF's mission
To strengthen participation and belonging across the Task Force community, and
To support membership structures that meet operational and strategic needs.