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
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
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
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.
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,
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.
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,
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
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.
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
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, 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 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
SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROTIVITI
Carol Beaumier is a Senior Managing Director and leads Protiviti’s APAC financial services practice.
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)
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 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, 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
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
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
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
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, 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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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