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.

Kate Kelley is a Certified Financial Planner based in Toledo, Ohio, dedicated to helping individuals and families achieve financial stability and long-term success. With extensive expertise in financial planning, she provides clients with personalized strategies to meet their unique goals and secure their future.

She is deeply committed to supporting initiatives that empower underserved communities and individuals, particularly through trauma-responsive services that address complex challenges like sex and labor trafficking.

Outside her professional work, Kate enjoys traveling, volunteering within her local community, spending time with her two rescue cats.

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.

Dr. Naava Schottenstein is a full-time faculty member in the Biological and Physical Sciences Department at Columbus State Community College and the CEO & Founder of BrainBloom Academy. At CSCC and BrainBloom, she leverages her extensive knowledge in STEAMM+ disciplines—Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Medicine—to foster innovative learning environments. Dr. Schottenstein earned her Ph.D. in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology from The Ohio State University, where she continues to contribute to research in Vertebrate Paleontology. 

Dr. Schottenstein's dedication to Advocating Opportunity's Board of Directors stems from her commitment to supporting human trafficking victims, a cause deeply personal to her experiences in her late teens. She works to bridge the gap between the Columbus Jewish community and Advocating Opportunity, enhancing support networks for those recovering from trafficking. Her efforts exemplify her commitment to turning adversity into advocacy, enriching both her professional and community engagements.

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.

Ms. Hoolahan has over twenty-seven years experience as an attorney in litigation practice including general civil law practice, intentional tort law, personal injury law, labor law, civil rights, and criminal defense. She has worked extensively with victims of abuse, specifically representing survivors of clergy abuse in Ohio. Ms. Hoolahan is a 1986 graduate of the University of Toledo, College of Law and holds a Masters Degree in Curriculum Design for Early Education from Columbia University in New York. 

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.

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.