Mollie Thorsen Andrews

U.S. Director of Advocacy and Corporate Engagement, A21

Mollie Thorsen Andrews, U.S. director of advocacy and corporate engagement at A21, hosts the annual D.C. Walk For Freedom, which mobilizes thousands of people throughout Washington, D.C., to raise awareness of human trafficking. She also leads A21's Can You See Me? campaign in the U.S., which was awarded the Department of Transportation's Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award and has reached over 1 billion people across the U.S. in 2022. 

She is a co-owner and COO of The Little Burros, a manufacturing company that creates innovative garden tools. It was named a top garden tool by Popular Mechanics, Newsday, International Business Times, and Sunset magazine, among others, and was awarded the Bronze in International Design Awards. The Little Burros was featured on an episode on ABC's "Shark Tank." In honor of her late sister Becca's advocacy, The Little Burros donates a portion of all sales to A21 to fight human trafficking. 

Thorsen Andrews holds a bachelor's degree in art history, criticism, and conservation from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia

 

Michael Billet

Director, Policy Research, Employment Policy Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Michael Billet, director of policy research at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, keeps members and internal Chamber policy staff up to date on pending labor and immigration legislation, as well as federal regulatory and subregulatory activities. He also serves as the program director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Task Force to Eradicate Human Trafficking. 

Previously, Billet worked as the public policy assistant at the National Business Group on Health where he provided administrative and logistical support for the annual Business Health Agenda conference, conducted research, and wrote policy materials. This included drafting testimony, letters to Congress and the administration, briefings for Hill visits, and other public policy activities. 

Earlier in his career, he analyzed public opinion research at the American Enterprise Institute and worked at the Congressional Management Foundation and for former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA). 

Billet has a bachelor's degree in English and political science from Muhlenberg College and a master's degree in governmental studies from the Johns Hopkins University. 

Eric Choy

Executive Director for Trade Remedy Law Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Eric Choy is executive director for trade remedy law enforcement at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). He is responsible for special investigations and enforcement programs focused on detecting, deterring, and disrupting illicit trade with an emphasis on forced labor violations, tariff evasion, and civil penalties. 

Previously, Choy served as deputy assistant for trade policy at the Office of Strategy, Plans, and Procedures at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. There he was accountable for policies and initiatives that enable the flow of legitimate trade, services, capital, and technology across our nation's borders to ensure a fair, competitive, and safe trade environment. 

Earlier, Choy led the Chemical Sector-Specific Agency in the National Protection and Programs Directorate where he oversaw engagement with regulatory stakeholders and industry partners. 

In addition, he served 23 years in the U.S. Army in numerous field and joint duty assignments inside and outside the Pentagon and in Southwest Asia, the Asia-Pacific, and North America. 

Choy received his Master of Arts in National Security Strategy and Policy from the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, and his Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University. 

 

Erin Donar

Vice President of Communications, National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA)

Erin Donar, vice president of communications at the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA), leads the association's communications and public affairs team in its work advocating on behalf of America's 3,000 independent beer and beverage distributors. 

Donar joined NBWA from H&R Blocks as director of government relations, public affairs, and policy. Previously, she served as head of communications for home lending at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Her government experience includes roles at the U.S. Department of the Treasury as deputy assistant secretary and spokesperson for public affairs, focusing on tax, economic, and budget issues. Before that, she served as press secretary for former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and supported the senator's work as chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. Her experience in the House of Representatives includes communications with former Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI). 

Donar received a degree in political science from Yale University. 

Marcia Eugenio

Director, the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB),

U.S. Department of Labor

Marcia Eugenio is director of the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) at the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). OCFT promotes the elimination of child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking through policy, research, and technical assistance projects. 

She has over 25 years of federal government experience and was appointed to the U.S. Department of Labor's Career Senior Executive Service in 2005. Eugenio started her career at the Department of Labor in 1991 working on occupational safety and health issues, and then transitioned to ILAB. In addition, she served as senior program officer at the International Labor Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. 

Eugenio received her bachelor's degree in international studies from the City College of New York and her Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan. 

Neil Giles

Chief Executive Officer, Traffik Analysis Hub

Neil Giles, chief executive officer of the Traffik Analysis Hub, has 36 years of law enforcement experience in the U.K. As a specialist in intelligence collection, he possesses extensive knowledge of organized crime and human trafficking. 

Following public service, Giles joined STOP THE TRAFFIK as director of intelligence. STOP THE TRAFFIK is a non-governmental organization in the U.K. that collates data on human trafficking cases and profiles traffickers by analyzing trends. 

Traffik Analysis Hub is a cross-sector initiative developed by STOP THE TRAFFIK in partnership with IBM and Clifford Chance. 

The platform uses AI system IBM Watson and the IBM Cloud while working with law enforcement authorities and financial services institutions to disrupt human trafficking routes and the associated money laundering schemes.

Peter Heimark

President and CEO, Heimark Distributing, LLC

Peter Heimark, president and CEO of Heimark Distributing, LLC, based in Indio, California, is a third-generation family beer distributor. Heimark is committed to combating human trafficking as the company sponsor of the joint A21 and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) toolkit on how to detect forced labor in convenience stores. 

His grandfather started Heimark Distributing by an unexpected interaction with a driver delivering beer from Los Angeles to troops training in Desert Center. After pulling over to help the driver whose truck had broken down, Heimark's grandfather drove the remaining distance to keep the beer cold, splitting the commissions along the way. A week later, the brewery hired him as a full-time distributor and a career was borne. That career grew into a business. 

Heimark's prior work experience includes a stint at Anheuser-Busch as a marketing intern in Spain and Denmark and president of the Triangle Distributing Company in Santa Fe Springs, California. 

Heimark served on the Anheuser-Busch Wholesaler Advisory panel twice, including as chairman and as a founding member of the California Family Beer Distributors Association. From 2020 to 2021, he served as a chair of the NBWA. 

He has a B.A. in international relations from Claremont McKenna College and an M.B.A. from the USC Marshall School of Business. 

Thea Lee

Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor

Thea Lee is deputy undersecretary for international affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor. 

She started her career as an international trade economist at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a think tank in Washington, D.C. Later, she worked at the AFL-CIO. There she held several positions, including deputy chief of staff, policy director, and chief international economist. Before being named deputy undersecretary, Lee was president of EPI.

She served on the U.S. State Department's Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy, the Export-Import Bank Advisory Committee, and the boards of the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, the Center for International Policy, and the Coalition on Human Needs, among others. From 2018 to 2020, she sat on the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. 

Lee is on the boards of the National Women's Law Center, as well as the national advisory board of the Institute for Women's Policy Research. 

She has a master's degree in economics from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and a bachelor's degree in economics cum laude from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. 

Stefan Marculewicz

Shareholder and Co-Chair, Business and Human Rights Practice Group, Littler Mendelson P.C. 

Stefan J. Marculewicz is shareholder and co-chair of the business and human rights practice group at Littler Mendelson P.C.

Marculewicz, a recognized authority on international labor standards, serves as co-chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's International Law Subcommittee and chair of the U.S. Chamber's Task Force to Eradicate Human Trafficking. 

He advises multinational corporations on issues involving employer efforts to address and respond to international labor standards and helps corporations respond to efforts by labor unions and non-governmental organizations to discredit them through global campaigns. 

His work includes developing global labor relations strategies, advancing supply chain management systems, establishing corporate codes of social responsibility and human rights policies, and negotiating international framework agreements with Global Union Federations. 

He has represented employer before the ILO and OECD National Contact Points. 

Marculewicz received his B.A. from Lawrence University in Wisconsin and J.D. from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. 

David Niccolini

Partner and Shareholder, Evidencity, Inc. 

David Niccolini is a security and investigations expert and 4x entrepreneur who believes in relationships over transactions and abundancy over scarcity. With over 25 years of professional experience, his journey is marked by resilience, innovation, and constant learning. His work has spanned six continents, and his expertise is sought after by multinational corporations, high-net-worth family offices, and senior executives from business, non-governmental organizations, and the U.S. government. His companies have achieved Inc. 5000 (2x), Entrepreneur360™, and Best Security Solution by both Private Asset Management (2x) and Family Wealth Report.

Through his current venture, Evidencity, Niccolini has become a passionate advocate to combat human trafficking around the globe. Evidencity works by connecting companies with its network of global insight providers, who are recruited, vetted, and trained to ensure a stable information supply chain. 

Niccolini graduated from Duke University. 

Pia Oberoi

Senior Adviser on Migration and Human Rights (Asia-Pacific), United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) Regional Office, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Pia Oberoi is senior adviser on Migration and Human Rights for the Asia-Pacific region based in the Bangkok office of the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR). There she is responsible for developing and implementing research and policy on migration and human rights in the region. 

Previously, she headed the Migration Team at UN Human Rights headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, where she led the global work on policy and legal issues related to the human rights of migrants and people on the move as well as the intersections between migration and human rights. 

Oberoi is the author of Exile and Belonging: Refugees and State Policy in South Asia and has published and lectured extensively on migration and human rights. She holds a DPhil in international relations from St Antony's College, Oxford University. 

Glenn Spencer

Senior Vice President, Employment Policy Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Glenn Spencer is the Senior Vice President of the Employment Policy Division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In this role, he oversees the Chamber's work on immigration, retirement security, traditional labor relations, human trafficking, wage hour and worker safety issues, EEOC matters, and state labor and employment law. 

Before joining the Chamber in July 2007, Spencer spent six years at the U.S. Department of Labor in the Office of the Secretary, serving as the deputy chief of staff and then chief of staff to Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. 

Earlier in his career, Spencer was engaged in issue advocacy and grassroots lobbying for Citizens for a Sound Economy in Washington D.C., and also worked as a senior analyst in the research departments of the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the Republican National Committee. 

Spencer's articles have been published in numerous leading newspapers, and he has appeared on nationally syndicated radio and television news programs. Spencer holds an M.A. in international affairs from The George Washington University.