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Dottie Laster

Expert on Human Trafficking – Consutant – Trainer – Speaker – Radio Host

Dottie Laster began work on human trafficking while earning her Master’s degree at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. She studied elective courses through Hamline School of Law in Paris, France and Budapest, Hungary. She next worked for YMCA International where she was appointed as an original member of the U.S. Attorney’s Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance, a human trafficking task force that was commended for its results by former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez.

As part of this task force, she trained over 5,000 police officers on the issue of Human Trafficking and worked directly with adult and child victims of trafficking. She was selected by the US Attorney’s Office to be certified by the Department of Justice to train law enforcement and others on human trafficking. She is the co founder of San Antonio’s Coalition Against Human Trafficking and the past Administrator of the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force. Dottie Laster has successfully written for over $6.5 million in grants to assist children and victims of human trafficking.

Laster has served as technical advisor and/ or producer of TV and movie projects for ABC, CBS, MSNBC, WYE Productions, Golden Era Productions and others. She has worked with celebrities including Ricky Martin, Anne Archer and Daryl Hannah to raise awareness on the issue of human trafficking and is the recipient of CYH Magazine’s Freedom Humanitarian Award, among several others.

Dottie Laster, the Anti-Trafficking Coordinator with the Bernardo Kohler Center, is an accredited representative recognized by the Bureau of Immigration Appeals under BKC. She is a nationally recognized expert in the field of human trafficking. She has been trained by the Department of Justice to train law enforcement on human trafficking. She has been the architect and leader of human trafficking task forces and coalitions in many cities in Texas and California. In her 8 year career she has been directly and indirectly responsible for the rescue and service of over 200 victims of trafficking in the United States. She is credentialed to practice immigration law.

Dottie’s cutting edge internet radio show TRAFFICKED can be heard every Thursday at noon central on Here Women Talk Radio, broadcast by Zeus Radio Network.