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  • Donate
  • Who We Are
    • About
    • Staff List
    • Board of Directors
    • What We Believe
    • What We Do
    • Partnership
    • Breaking Free Movement
    • Learn More
    • Facts and Stats
    • Resources
  • Our Programs
    • Client Services
    • Housing
    • Outreach
    • Social Change
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer
    • Donate to a Program
    • Presentations
    • Request A Speaker
    • Churches
    • Media
    • Shop
    • QR Link
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  • Get Help
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    • What Happens at Workshops
    • MBF Journal Article

Our Team

Breaking Free is committed to diversity and to the empowerment of survivors. Our staff comes from a variety of backgrounds and areas of expertise, and many are themselves survivors.  


The staff diversity at Breaking Free intentionally provides additional support to serve marginalized groups who are disproportionately represented in the demographics of sex trafficking, prostitution, and sexual exploitation. 

Leadership Team

Lori Quist

Samantha Jacobson

Samantha Jacobson

Executive Director

lquist@breakingfree.net

Samantha Jacobson

Samantha Jacobson

Samantha Jacobson

Chief Financial Officer

sjacobson@breakingfree.net

Marc Hamann

Samantha Jacobson

Flora Whitfield

Director of Operations

mhamann@breakingfree.net

Flora Whitfield

Tonique Ayler

Flora Whitfield

Associate Director of Programs fwhitfield@breakingfree.net


Trudy Latozke

Tonique Ayler

Tonique Ayler

Director of Development

tlatozke@breakingfree.net

Tonique Ayler

Tonique Ayler

Tonique Ayler

 Housing Program Manager

tayler@breakingfree.net 

Daeona Griffin

Michelle Colburn

Michelle Colburn

Manager of Programs

dgriffin@breakingfree.net 

Michelle Colburn

Michelle Colburn

Michelle Colburn

Executive Assistant

mcolburn@breakingfree.net


Staff List

Nyki McNamee

Tricia Severson

Rayona Kardell

Program Advocate

nmcnamee@breakingfree.net

Rayona Kardell

Tricia Severson

Rayona Kardell

Program Advocate

rkardell@breakingfree.net

Tricia Severson

Tricia Severson

Tricia Severson

In-Reach Coordinator 

tseverson@breakingfree.net 

Bria Hammond

Courtney Hartnek

Tricia Severson

Lead Emergency Shelter Advocate bhammond@breakingfree.net 

Courtney Hartnek

Courtney Hartnek

Courtney Hartnek

Emergency Shelter Advocate

chartnek@breakingfree.net

Victoria Agboola

Courtney Hartnek

Courtney Hartnek

Housing Program Advocate

vagboola@breakingfree.net

LaWanda Oliver

LaWanda Oliver

LaWanda Oliver

  Minneapolis Sisters of Survival Facilitator

Breaking Free

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 Breaking Free is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  Your donation is tax deductible. Federal Tax ID 41-1856806 

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