Certifications & Training

As part of my calling to serve and minister effectively, I have pursued ongoing education and specialized training to better equip me for the work God has called me to do.

Formal Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice - Dallas Baptist University, 2000

  • Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts - Dallas Baptist University, 2009

  • Christian Life Coaching and Ministry - Christian Leaders Institute, expected date of graduation, 2025.

Anti-Human Trafficking Certifications:

  • Human Trafficking 101 - Polaris, 2024

  • Initiative to Address Human Trafficking - MCIS Ontario, 2024

  • Human Trafficking in the United States - Hope for Justice, 2024

  • Keeping Kids Safe in the Digital World - Hope for Justice, 2024

  • LGBTQ Youth and Human Trafficking for Service Providers - Hope for Justice, 2024

  • Introduction to Human Trafficking - ZOE Japan, 2024

  • Child Trafficking in Japan - ZOE Japan, 2024

  • Labor Trafficking in Japan - ZOE Japan, 2024

  • Sex Trafficking of Adults in Japan - ZOE Japan, 2024

Specialized Training & Workshops/Continuing Education:

  • Understanding the Complex Trauma of a Trafficking Survivor - PCAR/NSVRC, 2025

  • From Approach to Practice: Improving Outcomes for Children After Sexual Abuse - NSVRC, 2025

  • Bringing Hope: Responding to Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse - NSVRC, 2025

  • The Brain, Body, and Trauma - NSVRC, 2025

  • VOI: Criminal Justice Response to Sex Trafficking Victim Offender Intersectionality - Shared Hope International, 2026

  • Human Trafficking & Brain Trauma - from Science to Service - Safehouse Project, 2026

  • Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the Impact of Trauma - Michigan Department of Education, 2026

  • Serving Survivors of Familial Trafficking - Shared Hope, 2026

  • Relationship Between Law Enforcement Officers and Trafficking Survivors - Shared Hope, 2026.

  • RESPOND: Treating Human Trafficking in the Field - Shared Hope, 2026