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Team ATII

The Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative, a 501(c)3 US-based nonprofit, aims to disrupt the market of human trafficking, child exploitation, and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) through the advancement of prevention, detection, investigation, and reporting mechanisms.

The Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative Core Team

Aaron Kahler

Aaron Kahler
CFE, CAMS, CCI, CTCE

FOUNDER / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Aaron has 20+ years experience working in banking, capital markets, brokerage, asset management, money service businesses, crypto exchanges, hedge, and private equity funds.

Christopher-Kemp

Christopher Kemp

DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS

Christopher is a seasoned security professional with a background and experience in operating in austere overseas and permissive environments.

Jennifer Moreau 2024

Jennifer Moreau

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & ESG ADVISOR

Jennifer blends her core passions in anti-human trafficking, environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and finance in her role at ATII. 

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Guidel Olivas

SENIOR MANAGER OF SPECIAL OPS & DEV

Guidel facilitates intelligence gathering, coordinates rescue operations, brand ambassadorship, teaching, & fundraising for special ops & task forces.

Michael-Falls

Michael Falls,
CCI, Pentest+, Sec+

MANAGER OF TECH DEV & DATA COLLECTION

Michael has 20+ years of experience in information technology, cyber security, open-source intelligence and regularly competes in OSINT competitions. 

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Matt Richardson,
CTCE

ADVISOR, INTELLIGENCE & CHILD SAFETY

Matt is an expert on OSINT and Darkweb Intelligence with experience in leading complex investigations on sex trafficking and CSAM.

Walter-Sargent

Walter Sargent,
PhD

BOARD MEMBER & GOVERNMENT LIAISON

Walter brings with him over 30 years of experience in the Intelligence Community and Military, specifically in the Special Operations Forces.

Jonathan Dupont ATII Crypto Taskforce

Jonathan Dupont

CRYPTO ADVISOR & TASKFORCE LEAD

Jonathan is a subject matter expert in anti-financial crime (AFC) specialized in the investigation of cryptoassets and human trafficking and crimes against children.

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Joseph Morgan

SOCIAL IMPACT & PHILANTHROPIC MANAGER

Joseph has dedicated his career to empowering individuals & organizations. Rooted in the United States Marine Corps, he honed his grit and tenacity, leading teams to tackle any challenge.

Freddy Massimi III, CFE, FIS

Freddy Massimi

HUMAN TRAFFICKING RISK ADVISOR
& TASKFORCE LEAD

With over 12 years of experience in the financial services industry, Freddy is a passionate and dedicated Financial Crimes Senior Investigator at Truist and is also a certified member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Melissa Maranville

Melissa Maranville, PhD-c

CHILD EXPLOITATION TASKFORCE LEAD

With over 12 years of experience in the financial services industry, Freddy is a passionate and dedicated Financial Crimes Senior Investigator at Truist and is also a certified member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

The available statistics on human trafficking globally shows an astonishing and alarming impact with the International Labor Organization estimating that there are 40.3 million victims of human trafficking globally and that forced labor and human trafficking is a $150 billion industry worldwide.

Our mission centers around following the money to fight slavery by collecting fact-based data to address the highly challenging and dynamic nature of cybercrimes in human trafficking, modern slavery, and child sex abuse material to identify and profile potential traffickers.

Private Sector Advisory Council Members

Alma Angotti

Alma M. Angotti

PARTNER AND
CO-HEAD OF GLOBAL INVESTIGATIONS &
COMPLIANCE AT GUIDEHOUSE

I am a Managing Director, and Co-Head of the Global Investigations & Compliance practice.

Barry M. Koch,
Esq., CAMS, CFCS

PRINCIPAL,
BARRY M. KOCH PLLC

Barry Koch is an internationally recognized financial crimes compliance leader.

Karim Rajwani
B.A, C.A. C.P.A. ACAMS

Board Member | Independent FCC Consultant
Executive | Chair Advisory Councils| Lecturer

Karim has over 40 Years of Anti Financial Crime, Risk Management and Accounting experience.

Pamela Clegg,
CAMS MBA

DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION & EDUCATION, CIPHERTRACE

US-based cryptocurrency intelligence investigator and analyst, financial crimes investigator, and CAMS. 

Carol Beaumier

Carol Beaumier

SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROTIVITI

Carol Beaumier is a Senior Managing Director and leads Protiviti’s APAC financial services practice.

Mark Scarmozzino

Mark Scarmozzino, CAMS

Senior Account Executive at ACI Worldwide

Mark specializes in enterprise payment platforms, payment modernization strategies, and financial crimes risk management for enterprise fraud and financial transaction monitoring.

Karla Monterrosa-Yancey

EDITOR IN CHIEF, ACAMS

Karla is an award-winning content publisher, editor, interviewer, and creative director. Specialties: Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

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John Bridge

EVP at Trust Stamp

I currently serve as EVP of government and law enforcement at Trust Stamp, a scale-up focusing on societal inclusion through secure biometric identity solutions

Chris Bagnell

Chris Bagnall

SOLUTIONS DIRECTOR AT QUANTEXA

Chris Bagnall is a US-based anti-financial crimes professional who started his career in 2007. Chris holds a Bachelor and Master’s degree in Criminal Justice and holds the CAMS-FCI and CFE designations.

Melissa Maranville

Melissa Maranville, PhD-c

Founder/CEO at DeVille and Associates, LLC

Melissa is the Founder/CEO of DeVille and Associates, LLC, in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. With an extensive background spanning over 30 years, Melissa delivers comprehensive consulting and training services to law enforcement agencies nationally and globally.

Bret Peters - ATII Advisory Council Member

Bret Peters

Independent Child Safety Advocate

During his leadership as CEO of ADF Solutions, a cyber investigations-focused software company, Bret fostered a culture of excellence and innovation, leading a passionate team in the creation of user-friendly software for digital first responders.

Public Sector Advisory Council

Keven Hendricks

Keven Hendricks

FOUNDER - UBIVIS PROJECT
StopDarkwebDrugs.com

Keven Hendricks is a law enforcement veteran with almost two decades experience, previously serving as a task force officer for two separate federal agencies.

Julie Jones ATII Advisory Council

Julie Jones

founder and CEO of Human-i Intelligence Services

Julie is a public speaker, the best-selling author of “How to Become a World-Class Investigator”, and a cast member on the award-winning factual drama UK TV show, Hunted.

Academics, Non-Government Organizations
& Government Relations Advisory Council

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Kyung-Shick Choi, Ph.D.

PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE/ FACULTY DIRECTOR OF THE CYBERCRIME INVESTIGATION & CYBERSECURITY GRADUATE PROGRAMS AT BU

Dr. Choi has an established track record in designing and delivering law enforcement training programs in cybercrime investigation, including computer forensics and child exploitation investigation.

K.C. (Kyungseok) Choo

K.C. (Kyungseok) Choo, Ph.D.

PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, COMMUNICATION AND HUMANITIES & DIRECTOR OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRADUATE PROGRAMS AT ENDICOTT COLLEGE

Dr. Choo is currently co-leading two U.S. Department of Justice Grants: 1) Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence Development Program and 2) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Training Development Program. 

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Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo

Founding co-EiC of ACM Distributed Ledger Technologies: Research and Practice; Founding Chair of IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT

Kim-Kwang Raymond currently works for The University of Texas at San Antonio focusing on a broad range of areas, but specifically on AI in cyber security, blockchain, and digital forensics.

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Gabriella Kusz

SR. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AT
THE DIGITAL DOLLAR PROJECT

Gabriella currently serves as the Sr. Director of Operations at the Digital Dollar Project - a neutral, non-profit focused on exploring digital innovation in money and future-proofing the U.S. Dollar in a world of decentralized and centralized sovereign and non-sovereign digital currency networks.

Christine Pellerin

Christine Pellerin

Founding Partner of
The Normandy Group

As a Founding Partner of The Normandy Group, Christine Pellerin participates in strategic planning to meet the goals and objectives of clients and supervises many aspects of client service by the firm’s government relations staff.

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Dr. Patrick Malloy

Director of the MS Investigations Program at the University of New Haven

Dr. Malloy is the Director of the MS Investigations Program at the University of New Haven (UNH), and is a licensed CPA in both NY and NC.

Sharon Kahler Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative

Dr. Sharon Kahler

DIRECTOR OF MENTAL HEALTH
& SURVIVOR RELATIONS

Dr. Kahler is Board Certified in Adult, Child, & Adolescent Psychiatry & has 10+ years of experience caring for the mental health needs of patients.

Bill Woolf

Bill Woolf

Principal of the Woolf Group

Bill Woolf has dedicated his personal and professional life to combating human trafficking – most notably being recognized by receiving the Presidential Medal for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons.

Because traditional boundaries of corporate good are evolving to include a more strategic and holistic view of corporate activities, ATII aims to uphold our ESG priorities and to achieve our UN Sustainable Development Goals (5, 8, and 16) by combating human trafficking across the globe.

As public and private organizations continue to collaborate in the creation of a uniform front to fight human trafficking, we will see a true impact in educating many industries, to include not only risk & compliance staff but also frontline workers like tellers, relationship managers, and branch leaders.

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