NJ Attorney General Jennifer Davenport to Give Keynote Address at NJCAHT Law Enforcement Conference
The keynote address at the New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking (NJCAHT) Law Enforcement Conference will be given by New Jersey's Attorney General Jennifer Davenport.
This is the organization’s 2nd Annual 2-Day Conference which takes place on March 4th and 5th in Eatontown NJ. The conference brings critical survivor-informed and trauma informed training to law enforcement officers, so that they have essential tools to respond to any instances of human trafficking before, during and after the FIFA 2026 World Cup. The conference is open to all law enforcement from the Tri-State Area as well as all professionals with an interest in this important subject.
Survivor leader and other subject matter experts from across the country will be giving presentations and appearing on panels, along with law enforcement officers with expertise in investigating and prosecuting sex and labor trafficking cases.
Conference organizer. NJCAHT Vice President and Survivor Consultant, Gina Cavallo, says:
“It is critical that survivors are part of the work to prevent human trafficking. Our voices are important and should no longer be silent. As someone who was once sold by traffickers at large sporting events and conventions, it’s critical to work collaboratively to prevent that happening in New Jersey and throughout the country, especially during this year of the FIFA 2026 World Cup. Victims are under the control of their traffickers and exist in constant fear, so planting seeds of kindness, showing compassion and believing us are the first steps to gaining our trust, so that traffickers don’t get away with their crimes.”
Other speakers and presenters include: Congressman Chris Smith, State Senator Angela V. McKnight, Theresa L. Hilton, Director, NJ Division of Criminal Justice; Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds; Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden; Tanya Gould, Survivor Leader US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking; Megan Lundstrom CEO Polaris; Cristian Eduardo, Survivor and Human Trafficking Consultant; John-Michael Lander, Athlete Survivor Leader; Hollie Nadel, Survivor Leader Director of Advocacy and Engagement 3 Strands Global Foundation; Theresa Flores, Survivor Leader and Founder The SOAP Project; Jacquelyn Aluotto, President No Trafficking Zone, Courtney Litvak, Lived Experience Expert NTZ; Thomas Stack, Anti-Human Trafficking and Sexual Assault Response Manager for the City of Baltimore; Dr. Douglas Gilmer, President of Resolved Strategies, retired HSI Special Agent and former Senior Law Enforcement Advisor at the DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking; Maurice Edwards, Supervisor Child Sex Trafficking Team National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; Laura Magnone, Bureau Chief Human Trafficking and Cyber Unit, Division of Criminal Justice; Sergeant Marshall Wang, Human Trafficking Unit Morris County Prosecutor’s Office; David Ryan, Chief of Police (retired) Coordinator of the Westchester County NY Anti-Trafficking Task Force; Jason Maloney, Detective New Jersey State Police Human Trafficking Unit; Stephanie Jimenez, Program Advocate Specialist: and Marcel Van Der Watt, President & CEO NCOSE.
The objectives of the conference are to bring law enforcement, survivor leaders, and community partners together to examine the realities and impact of human trafficking as a complex and exploitative criminal enterprise that affects individuals across all communities. Through shared dialogue and mutual learning, the conference aims to strengthen victim-centered and trauma-informed investigative and prosecutorial practices; expand access to a collective toolbox of national, state, and local investigative, service, and referral resources; and reinforce a coordinated, multidisciplinary response to trafficking. By fostering collaboration, practical learning, and relationship-building, the conference seeks to enhance prevention, identification, and response efforts, particularly in the context of large-scale events such as the World Cup and long after the game is over.
More information and registration for this conference can be found at: https://njlawenforcementconfer...