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On Tuesday, March 10th, at 11:45 a.m. at the Durango Public Library, our fourth discussion will be “Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.” Moderator Holly Vaughn will present background materials and a film by the Foreign Policy Association, and lead participants in a discussion of the issues.
Almost every nation has enacted laws criminalizing human trafficking, and international organizations, governments, and NGOs sponsor a large variety of projects to curb trafficking and slavery. Billions of dollars have been allocated to these efforts. What is the international community doing to combat slavery and trafficking? What are the experiences like for those being trafficked?
Holly Vaughn is the Senior Exercise Planner for Summit Training and Exercises, LLC. For the last decade, she has created, facilitated, and managed training exercise programs based on terrorist scenarios involving radioactive material. Sponsored by the Department of Energy and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, these programs of tabletop exercises are presented to US and foreign civilian and military agencies. She also was the project manager for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s counter terrorism exercise program and development team for three years.
Retiring from the US Navy in 2004 as a Captain, Holly also served over 25 years providing direct operational support to military forces worldwide as a career intelligence officer. Her jobs included the Director, Joint Military Intelligence Training Center; and Commander, Naval Element, Defense Intelligence Agency. She has an M.S. in National Resource Strategy from the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, and an M.A. in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada. She also has a certificate in Terrorism Studies from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
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