Kelly Amend is a Regional Coordinator with the PACT Project, supporting the Central Valley and Northern California regions. Kelly started working in Anti Human Trafficking efforts in 2013. Over the years, she has served in various capacities throughout the non-profit and government sectors developing protocols and policies, educating and co-authoring training at various levels, coordinating a cross-system response to human trafficking and encouraging cross-sector collaborations. In her role as Human Trafficking Task Force Coordinator, Kelly worked alongside Child Welfare in creating tools, policies, and training to better support youth and those who work with them. She is dedicated to seeing people move into greater areas of freedom, preventing child exploitation, and creating systems of response to enhance support and care for the vulnerable in our communities. Kelly enjoys spending time with her family including her two dogs, eating fair trade chocolate, and traveling to new places.