Who we are

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Who we are *

The Set Me Free Project® is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to stop human trafficking before it starts by providing prevention education to all ages.

Our curriculum is informative, interactive, and flexible, reaching students (K-12th grade), educators, parents and leaders in every facet of our communities.

​The Set Me Free Project® is unique in our use of engaging, age-appropriate curriculum in every presentation. We focus on defining human trafficking and helping students identify why and how they could be at risk. We provide a foundation for all students to recognize the intrinsic value in every human being. 

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Our Values


  1. Personal Value: We are committed to the belief that every person has value and deserves equitable treatment.

  2. Compassionate Prevention: We are committed to keeping youth and adults safe through compassionate and empathetic prevention.

  3. Integrity: We are committed to personal and professional integrity, working individually and collaboratively.

  4. Striving for excellence: We are committed to boldly, yet humbly, striving for excellence.

  5. Creative Solutions: We are committed to finding creative solutions through ongoing education.

  6. Fun: We are committed to fun in everything we do.

Meet the Team

  • Stephanie Olson lounging on a colorful sofa with decorative pillows, wearing a patterned dress and large earrings.

    Stephanie Olson

    CEO & FOUNDER

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  • Erica Zettle with long hair and red glasses, wearing a textured green top, standing in front of a wooden background.

    Erica Zettle

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

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  • Rebecca Saunders smiling, wearing glasses and a white shirt

    Rebecca Saunders

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING

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  • Stevie Kane Stallbaum smiling

    Stevie Kane Stallbaum

    PROGRAMMING COORDINATOR

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  • Jessica Andersen, Marketing and Content Coordinator, The Set Me Free Project

    Jessica Anderson

    MARKETING & CONTENT CORDINATOR

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  • Danica Harden, Instructional Designer, The Set Me Free Project

    Danica Harden

    INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER

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  • Erin Dostal, Client Success Manager and Trainer, The Set Me Free Project

    Erin Dostal

    CLIENT SUCCESS MANAGER & TRAINER

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  • Victoria Villada, Executive Assistant to Stephanie Olson, The Set Me Free Project

    Victoria Villada

    ASSISTANT TO STEPHANIE OLSON

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  • Jannie Hudspeth, East Regional Trainer and Outreach Coordinator, The Set Me Free Project

    Jeannie Hudspeth

    EAST REGIONAL TRAINER & OUTREACH COORDINATOR

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  • Toni Fox Smiling woman with long dark hair

    Toni Fox

    WEST REGIONAL TRAINER & OUTREACH COORDINATOR

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  • Danielle Howell, Curriculum Specialist, The Set Me Free Project

    Danielle Howell

    CURRICULUM SPECIALIST

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Meet the Board

  • Board Chair Ambassador Susan Jacobs Retired, U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu – U.S. Department of State McLean, Virginia

    Ambassador Susan Jacobs

    BOARD CHAIR

    Retired, U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu – U.S. Department of State

    McLean, Virginia

  • Board Vice Chair and Board Treasurer Dr. Sabrina Townsend Psychologist, Speaker, Consultant Dallas, TX

    Dr. Sabrina Townsend

    BOARD VICE-CHAIR

    Psychologist, Speaker, Consultant

    Dallas, TX

  • Board Secretary Linda Kaplan Mental Health Care Consultant and Contractor Chevy Chase, Maryland

    Linda Kaplan

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Mental Health Care Consultant and Contractor

    Chevy Chase, Maryland

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    Coming Soon

    BOARD TREASURER

  • Board Member Sridhar Sunkara CEO/ Digital Transformation Leader, eBiz Solutions and Co-Founder and CEO of ThinkProxi LLC ​Memphis, TN

    Sridhar Sunkara

    BOARD MEMBER

    CEO/ Digital Transformation Leader, eBiz Solutions and Co-Founder and CEO of ThinkProxi LLC

    ​Memphis, TN

  • Board Member Ivette Hernandez, MBA, LCSW-QS, MSW, CCM, LSSGB Regional Director of Case Management-Central at Baptist Health South Florida-South Miami Hospital, Doctor's Hospital, and Baptist Health Doral Hospital Miami, Florida

    Ivette Hernandez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Regional Director of Case Management-Central at Baptist Health South Florida-South Miami Hospital, Doctor's Hospital, and Baptist Health Doral Hospital

    Miami, Florida

  • Board Member Leo Moncada M.s, HRM Director of People & Culture at The Dupont Circle Hotel, Doyle Collection Washington DC

    Leo Moncada

    BOARD MEMBER

    Director of People & Culture at The Dupont Circle Hotel, Doyle Collection

    Washington DC

  • Board Member Christian Mirch Attorney - Private PracticePolice Officer, Yutan Police Department Omaha, NE

    Christian Mirch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Attorney - Private PracticePolice Officer,
    Yutan Police Department

    Omaha, NE