Karen L. Hoblet, PhD, MSN, RN, CNL is employed at the University of Toledo as an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing. Dr. Hoblet’s career spans over forty years caring for individuals, populations and communities. Her research foci include human trafficking, competence as nurse, and building community to prevent aggression, violence, and crime. She is known for her research in human trafficking and building community based upon Boyer’s, 1990, six principles of community. She has presented nationally and internationally actively promoting health care and the need for social justice in health management. She has served in multiple executive, administrative, as well as front line positions in healthcare. Dr. Hoblet serves on health and educational advisory boards to share her knowledge of healthcare systems and community partnerships to address societal disparity and the need to confront issues and resolve them through cooperation. Her ultimate goal is to serve to better communities, countries, our world, and the life of persons living within.

As a Financial Adviser with Eagle Strategies LLC and Agent of New York Life Insurance Company, Ms. Kelley sincerely believe that most people want to do what's right: right for themselves, right for their families, and right for their communities.

Kate has a vested interest in seeing our friends and neighbors succeed in the community and shares Advocating Opportunity’s values and goals. Ms. Kelley is a licensed agent through New York Life Insurance Company and a Financial Adviser of Eagle Strategies LLC licensed to offer advisory services. In addition to her over 20 years of experience, I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business from Salisbury University (MD), have participated in New York Life's well known training program, NYLIC University, and have been a Quality Council agent for the past 2 years.

Corey focuses his practice on litigation, including professional negligence defense, commercial disputes, landlord/tenant, employment, and criminal/traffic defense. Corey is mindful of the impact of litigation on his clients' lives and strives to put his clients in the best position at the best price. Before joining RCO, Corey spent ten years representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and class action civil rights matters. He also has significant experience litigating non-compete agreements, restrictive covenants, and trade secrets misappropriation. This experience gives Corey insight into the motivations and methods of parties on both sides of litigation.

Naava is a graduate student at The Ohio State University and studies Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology. Naava will be completing her degree in 2020 and looks forward to a career teaching at the college level. Naava served two terms as Fundraising Chair and one term on the Seminar Committee for the Graduate Evolution Ecology Student Organization at Ohio State University. Naava joined the Advocating Opportunity Board of Directors because she is passionate about helping human trafficking victims and survivors. Naava's passion to help survivors of human trafficking was born out of her own personal experiences during her late teens. Naava's hard-fought successes has made it possible for her to be a positive role model for victims that struggle with integrating back into society. Naava is also very involved in the Columbus Jewish community and serves as a point of contact between Jewish Columbus and Advocating Opportunity.

Jemma Hostetler is an art director and designer working in branding and advertising, in both print and interactive. Her work has been recognized in numerous reviews, books, and has been presented at design conferences internationally. Jemma’s clients are from multiple industries such as entertainment, cultural institutions, and non-profits, and include the brands IBM, Target, ABSOLUT, Ikea, and Nike.

Desiree Sakho earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Psychology from The University of Toledo in May 2013 and graduated with honors the University of Toledo with a Masters in Public Administration with a certificate in Non-Profit Management in December 2014. Ms. Sakho is dedicated, passionate, and driven to work in the specialized fields of human rights and immigration law. She has a particular interest in policy concerning domestic and foreign born persons trafficked and exploited for their labor, and hopes to help bring more awareness on this issue in Ohio. She has experience in assisting in preparing training materials and organizing training sessions on human trafficking legislation, and other relevant topics; conducting general research and analysis to maintain up-to-date training material on human trafficking legislation, legal aid, and identifying best practices in prevention efforts surrounding human trafficking in the state of Ohio.

Ronnie Wingate is an accomplished criminal defense attorney, speaker, active board member, and mentor to countless young attorneys in Toledo, Ohio. Following Mr. Wingate began his practice in 1979 as a partner with Jones & Wingate, later joining McConnell, Taylor, and Tolliver in 1995, and finally joining the Adams Street Law Group in 2000 where he currently practices. Mr. Wingate has spoken extensively on best practices in criminal defense including cross- examination techniques, void dire, opening statements, and defending capital cases in state and federal courts. He is an active member in the Maumee Valley Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the Thurgood Marshall Law Association, and the American Bar Association. Mr. Wingate is a past board member of the Children’s Dyslexic Society, Northwest Ohio, and a member of the Toledo Botanical Garden’s Glass Guild, the Charitable Events Committee at Mary Immaculate School, and has raised funds for numerous charitable community organizations and programs.

Lindsey graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 2019 with a M.S. degree in Chemistry. She began her career as a Research and Development Scientist before relocating to Nashville, TN with her husband, Jackson, where she is now an Account Executive at Clarity Consultants.

Lindsey has volunteered with The Borgen Project, the Veterans Affairs Hospital, 1girl, and many other local and national non-profits.

Lindsey spends her free time rock climbing, crocheting, and going to the gym.

Professor Susan R. Martyn, a University of Toledo, College of Law faculty member since 1980, is a graduate of St. Olaf College and Marquette University Law School. She teaches Torts, Legal Ethics, Health Care Provider Liability and Bioethics. She also serves as Professor of Medicine at the University of Toledo College of Medicine. Prior to joining the faculty, Professor Martyn was Assistant Dean and Associate Professor at Wayne State University Law School.

Professor Martyn is a national authority on issues of legal ethics and has served on two of the most important national bodies to shape the law governing lawyers in the past twenty years. She is a life member of the American Law Institute and was an advisor to the American Law Institute’s Restatement (Third) of the Law Governing Lawyers from 1987 until its publication in 2000. She is a fellow in the American Bar Foundation and she served on the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility from 2007-2010 as well as the American Bar Association’s Ethics 2000 Commission from 1997 through 2002. She also has contributed as a member of the Ohio Supreme Court’s Task Force on the Rules of Professional Conduct from 2003-1006.

Professor Martyn is a member of the Ohio, Michigan and Supreme Court Bars. She is a frequent speaker on issues of legal ethics, and co-chairs ALI-ABA’s annual Legal Ethics Update.

With coauthor Lawrence J. Fox, Professor Martyn seeks to make legal ethics accessible to all audiences. Together, they have authored notable amicus briefs in Holland v. Florida, 130 S. Ct. 2549 (2010) and Maples v. Thomas 132 S. Ct. 912 (2012). Professor Martyn’s briefs amicus curiae also include Quill v. Vacco , 521 U. S. 793 (1997) andWashington v. Glucksberg, 521 U. S. 702(1997) reprinted in Landmark Briefs & Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States: Constitutional Law, and Cruzan v. Director, 497 U.S. 261 (1990) reprinted at Vol. 193 Landmark Briefs & Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States: Constitutional Law.

Her publications include five books about legal ethics intended for clients, practicing lawyers, and law students, and numerous articles about both legal and bioethics.

Mimi Dane is mostly retired but she serves as the CEO of the Belford Family Charitable Fund. From 2011 through 2017, she served as the CEO of Flying Horse Farms. She also served as the COO, and had been a member of the Board of Trustees of Flying Horse Farms, where she served as the co-chair on the Development Committee and a member of the Governance Committee.

Prior to joining Flying Horse Farms in 2011, Mimi was a partner at the global law firm now called Squire Patton Boggs. Her practice focused on commercial litigation. Her substantial trial and appellate practice included business contract issues, litigation involving healthcare regulation issues and hospital services agreements, and disputes regarding intellectual property rights and trade secrets. She also had extensive experience with public sector matters including constitutional claims and defenses, public contract and bid disputes and governance issues. Prior to joining Squire Patton Boggs in 1990, Ms. Dane served as a law clerk for the Honorable Louis H. Pollak, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She also served as a member of the firm’s Diversity Committee and she created and coordinated the Women’s Mentoring Program for the Columbus office. She also has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Columbus YWCA and the Board of Directors of the Women’s Fund of Central Ohio, where she served as Board Chair.

Mimi graduated from The Ohio State University, J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif in 1989. She served as the Editor in Chief of The Ohio State University Law Journal. She obtained her Master’s Degree from Western Michigan University, and her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Norbert College in 1977. Mimi was admitted to practice in the State of Ohio in 1990 as well as United States Court of Appeals for the Third, Fourth and Sixth Circuits and the United States District Courts, for the Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio. She has been listed in Ohio Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America.

Andria Dorsten-Ebert has extensive experience in working with victims of human trafficking in academic, volunteer, and professional roles. She had her start in the fight against human trafficking in 2008 while writing her undergraduate thesis on international human trafficking legislation. From 2009-2010, she volunteered for Gracehaven House in Columbus and served on their Speaker's Bureau, as well as participating in multiple fundraising events. Upon her move to Toledo in 2011, she worked as a Youth Advocate for Toledo Area Ministries' Second Chance program, and received a series of promotions, culminating in Grant and Finance Administrator. Ms. Dorsten-Ebert has also served on the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition since 2011, serving as Treasurer for the 2013-14 term and as Grants Review Subcommittee Chair 2014-present. Through her work on the Coalition, she was also instrumental in writing and receiving recent statewide federal anti-trafficking grant award, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Public Safety, the Central Ohio Rescue and Restore Coalition, and End Slavery Cincinnati. She is currently completing her JD at the Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law.