Amy serves as the Assistant Director for Take Back The Night. Amy coordinates the biannual TBTN Global Virtual Event and manages the TBTN Gear Shop. She provides technical direction to participants and volunteers for national TBTN projects and events, such as the Shine Your Light Yoga Festival. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences and professional experience in the medical field, Amy brings a passion for wellness to TBTN. Amy is also the Client Services Director for Campus Outreach Services, where she brings educational programs to schools on Health & Wellness issues, including Consent & Healthy Relationships.

Dr. Renee Rosiecki is a clinical social worker, feminist, and psychotherapist whose passion for justice shines through her work. She believes every survivor of sexual violence, including those who are incarcerated, deserves to have their voice heard. Known for her ability to make complex topics accessible and relatable, Renee has dedicated her career to trauma-informed care across settings such as correctional facilities, hospitals, and domestic violence agencies. She has served as a Clinical Director and as a Confidential Sexual Violence Advocate, and now contributes as a board member of Healing TREE. Currently a board member of Healing TREE, Renee holds a Doctorate from NYU, dual licensure (LCSW, LCADC), and advanced certifications including EMDR and CCTP.

Brian Flikeid serves in a variety of capacities, including as a Police Chief, Sexual Assault Response Team Member, Medical Examiner Investigator, Law Enforcement representative for the Rolling Hills Community Services Region, and as the President of the Board for the S.A.F.E Center of Iowa. Brian is passionate about improving victims’ access to services and training professionals in a multi-disciplinary response. His commitment to serving crime victims and training professionals has resulted in him becoming a sought-after speaker, trainer, and mentor across the State of Iowa and Nationwide as a presenter for the Office on Violence Against Women’s (OVW), Law Enforcement’s Training and Technical Assistance Consortium (LETTAC).

Sydney Searchwell-Simpson is a writer, spiritual activist, artist, speaker, and performance storyteller. Her work invites people to cultivate deeper relationships—with themselves, with one another, with the Earth, and with the Sacred Mystery that holds us all. Drawing from her lived experiences of surviving sexual and domestic violence, her spiritual journey, and a lifetime of activism, she explores how we can heal, love, and liberate ourselves. Her life and work focus on breaking free from what she calls “domination consciousness.” Whether reflecting or playing characters in her performance art, Sydney’s voice opens portals for regenerative possibilities through courageous truth-telling and a fierce love for life.

Jean Payne, a Navy veteran and survivor of Military Sexual Trauma, has transformed her experiences into a mission of advocacy and change. She shares her journey of resilience and empowerment in her best-selling memoir Reclaim Your Worth, its Spanish edition Recupera Tu Valor, and her children’s book Jean and the Magnificent Mirror. As CEO of TI Verbatim Consulting, which she founded in 2014, Jean promotes workplace improvement through Organizational Development, Training, and Strategic Communications. In 2025, she championed Virginia House Bill 2520 to establish an independent Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program, aiming to inspire nationwide reform. Jean also holds degrees in Criminal Justice and Business and serves on nonprofit boards.