Kelly E. Amend

PACT Regional Coordinator (Central Valley Cohort), Child and Family Policy Institute of California

She/her/hers
Visalia, CA

Kelly Amend has been an advocate, trainer, and cheerleader for education on human trafficking since 2012. Kelly has served as Tulare County’s Human Trafficking Task Force Coordinator under the Office for Victims of Crime Enhanced Collaborative Model Anti-Trafficking award where she directed a task force of thirteen agencies across both Law Enforcement and Service Provision fields in local and federal level organizations along with a community coalition of individuals working together to address human trafficking.

She has conducted numerous workshops, strategic partner training, and awareness events to engage in effective responses to labor and sex trafficking across the United States. She recently rediscovered her love of puzzles which is now her favorite way to decompress, second only to spending time with her pets and family. She can also be found supporting her husband’s coffee shop, by drinking lots of fairly sourced cups of coffee and thinking about ways to improve our global supply chains.