Board of Directors
Sherri Cooper, CHA, Board Chair
Sherri is a seasoned hospitality veteran with over 30 years of hotel experience. Sherri has held various roles throughout her career to include Regional, Corporate and on property leadership positions. Sherri is currently the General Manager of the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, where she has achieved multiple President’s Club awards with Remington Hotels for the outstanding leadership and exceeding company drivers. In the hotel industry Sherri brings awareness to fight human trafficking through her proactive efforts and mentoring staff and colleagues to identify human trafficking signs and potential threats. Sherri is a deaconess in her local church and resides in Warrenton on the farm with her husband Jeff of 26 years.
Chelsey Trevino, CPA, Finance Director
Chelsey previously lived in Houston where she first learned of sex trafficking. She quickly became active in outreach, awareness, and interventions including organizing interventions into hotels and brothels where victims were known to be. After moving to Northern Virginia, she helped to establish Reset180’s intervention and disruption strategies and continued to provide awareness to the community. Her public speaking resume consists of providing education around domestic and international human trafficking, and includes presenting to companies such as Amazon and Freddie Mac. She serves as the Finance Director and is a financial services consultant to domestic and international financial institutions related to Governance, Risk, and Compliance.
Barbara Jean Wilson, Survivor Leader, Board Member
Barbara is a survivor leader, author, and speaker. She served as an Executive Coordinator in the Legal Division of Freddie Mac for fifteen years before retiring in March 2020. Barbara published her first book, Mute But Now I Speak, in February 2011. She completed her second book, Blessings After Going Through The Valley, in August 2020. Both books are a testimony to how she received God’s blessings and overcame the pain of childhood sexual abuse and sex trafficking. Barbara has spoken on various panels about human trafficking across the country, such as the United Nations and the Department of Justice. She has also appeared on the Kojo Nnamdi Show in Washington, D.C. Barbara has received numerous awards for her hard work and dedication at Freddie Mac, was chosen as Woman of the Year by the Women’s Interactive Network (WIN), and was awarded for her service to the community and her positive influence through her work by the WUAWSU Project, Inc. (WPI). She is an active member and speaker for RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), headquartered in Washington, D.C. Barbara holds a BBA-HRM from Strayer University.
Megan Caesar, LPC, Board Member, Secretary
Megan is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regent University. She has worked with adolescents and their families in a multitude of settings including outpatient services, juvenile detention, inpatient care, and residential treatment. She has 10 years of experience providing clinical services, victim advocacy, and case management to sexually exploited youth and young adults. Megan presently serves as the Director of RTC Clinical Services at Youth For Tomorrow’s Residential Treatment Program (YFT). In her role at YFT, she also facilitates the clinical portion of the Girls on a Journey program which serves survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation. She is experienced in training other professionals on providing services to individuals with complex trauma, and has participated in several committees advocating for best practices in providing services to CSEC survivors.
Megan Gerbracht, Psy.D., Board Member
Megan is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in McLean, Virginia. As a volunteer with Reset180, she provides consultation and treatment for survivors. She also serves as a church mission liaison between Reset180 and her local church, where she has coordinated programming to address demand reduction and clinical training for mental health providers. Megan has also collaborated internationally with government officials and pastors in the Roma community of Burgas, Bulgaria, providing training on human trafficking and how the global church is called to respond. She has coordinated programs to address demand reduction and clinical training for mental health providers.
Robert Houston, Board Member
Robert is the Co-Founder of Heyrick Research, a firm conducting intelligence-driven advocacy in the fight against human trafficking. Their primary focus from 2017 to 2021 was on the illicit massage industry. Robert had a 27 year FBI career specializing in counterterrorism and transnational organized crime. Among other positions, he served as supervisor of a field Joint Terrorism Task Force, and as the Director of U.S. DOJ’s International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center. He also worked in management roles at the CIA Counterterrorism Center, and as an Assistant Professor of National Security Policy and Strategy at National Defense University. Robert holds a BS in Political Science and Public Administration, an MS in National Security Strategy, and a JD.
Jennifer Walia, Board Member
Jennifer is a Consultant for Ventus Solutions and brings years of experience development consulting, primarily in the nonprofit sector. She is seasoned in grant-writing, strategic planning, development, and committed to community betterment. Outside of consulting, Jen is a track and cross-country coach. She loves reading, hiking, biking, and spending time with her family. Jen received her B.A. in International Relations from Boston University and her M.A. in War Studies from Kings College London.
Steve Steinberg, Board Member
Steve is actively involved in the administration of 27Million, a global consortium of anti-trafficking organizations. He has been in the hotel industry for 30 years and has spoken to related groups on the overlap of human trafficking and the hotel business. He is the Managing Director of Murphy Asset Management, a hotel consulting and advisory firm and holds a BS in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management from Virginia Tech.
Board of Directors
Sherri Cooper, CHA, Board Chair
Sherri is a seasoned hospitality veteran with over 30 years of hotel experience. Sherri has held various roles throughout her career to include Regional, Corporate and on property leadership positions. Sherri is currently the General Manager of the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, where she has achieved multiple President’s Club awards with Remington Hotels for the outstanding leadership and exceeding company drivers. In the hotel industry Sherri brings awareness to fight human trafficking through her proactive efforts and mentoring staff and colleagues to identify human trafficking signs and potential threats. Sherri is a deaconess in her local church and resides in Warrenton on the farm with her husband Jeff of 26 years.
Chelsey Trevino, CPA, Finance Director
Chelsey previously lived in Houston where she first learned of sex trafficking. She quickly became active in outreach, awareness, and interventions including organizing interventions into hotels and brothels where victims were known to be. After moving to Northern Virginia, she helped to establish Reset180’s intervention and disruption strategies and continued to provide awareness to the community. Her public speaking resume consists of providing education around domestic and international human trafficking, and includes presenting to companies such as Amazon and Freddie Mac. She serves as the Finance Director and is a financial services consultant to domestic and international financial institutions related to Governance, Risk, and Compliance.
Barbara Jean Wilson, Survivor Leader, Board Member
Survivor Leader, Author, and Speaker. Barbara served as an Executive Coordinator in the Legal Division of Freddie Mac for fifteen years before retiring in March 2020. Barbara published her first book, Mute But Now I Speak, in February 2011. She completed her second book, Blessings After Going Through The Valley, in August 2020. Both books are a testimony to how she received God’s blessings and overcame the pain of childhood sexual abuse and sex trafficking. Barbara has spoken on various panels about human trafficking across the country, such as the United Nations and the Department of Justice. She has also appeared on the Kojo Nnamdi Show in Washington, D.C. Barbara has received numerous awards for her hard work and dedication at Freddie Mac, was chosen as Woman of the Year by the Women’s Interactive Network (WIN), and was awarded for her service to the community and her positive influence through her work by the WUAWSU Project, Inc. (WPI). She is an active member and speaker for RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), headquartered in Washington, D.C. Barbara holds a BBA-HRM from Strayer University.
Megan Caesar, LPC, Board Member, Secretary
Megan is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regent University. She has worked with adolescents and their families in a multitude of settings including outpatient services, juvenile detention, inpatient care, and residential treatment. She has 10 years of experience providing clinical services, victim advocacy, and case management to sexually exploited youth and young adults. Megan presently serves as the Director of RTC Clinical Services at Youth For Tomorrow’s Residential Treatment Program (YFT). In her role at YFT, she also facilitates the clinical portion of the Girls on a Journey program which serves survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation. She is experienced in training other professionals on providing services to individuals with complex trauma, and has participated in several committees advocating for best practices in providing services to CSEC survivors.
Megan Gerbracht, Psy.D., Board Member
Megan is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in McLean, Virginia. As a volunteer with Reset180, she provides consultation and treatment for survivors. She also serves as a church mission liaison between Reset180 and her local church, where she has coordinated programming to address demand reduction and clinical training for mental health providers. Megan has also collaborated internationally with government officials and pastors in the Roma community of Burgas, Bulgaria, providing training on human trafficking and how the global church is called to respond. She has coordinated programs to address demand reduction and clinical training for mental health providers.
Robert Houston, Board Member
Robert is the Co-Founder of Heyrick Research, a firm conducting intelligence-driven advocacy in the fight against human trafficking. Their primary focus from 2017 to 2021 was on the illicit massage industry. Robert had a 27 year FBI career specializing in counterterrorism and transnational organized crime. Among other positions, he served as supervisor of a field Joint Terrorism Task Force, and as the Director of U.S. DOJ’s International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center. He also worked in management roles at the CIA Counterterrorism Center, and as an Assistant Professor of National Security Policy and Strategy at National Defense University. Robert holds a BS in Political Science and Public Administration, an MS in National Security Strategy, and a JD.
Jennifer Walia, Board Member
Jennifer is a Consultant for Ventus Solutions and brings years of experience development consulting, primarily in the nonprofit sector. She is seasoned in grant-writing, strategic planning, development and committed to community betterment. Outside of consulting, Jen is a track and cross-country coach. She loves reading, hiking, biking, and spending time with her family. Jen received her B.A. in International Relations from Boston University and her M.A. in War Studies from Kings College London.
Steve Steinberg, Board Member
Steve is actively involved in the administration of 27Million, a global consortium of anti-trafficking organizations. He has been in the hotel industry for 30 years and has spoken to related groups on the overlap of human trafficking and the hotel business. He is the Managing Director of Murphy Asset Management, a hotel consulting and advisory firm and holds a BS in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management from Virginia Tech.
Staff
Esther Daniel – Executive Director
Alyssa Raley – Director of Communications
Bella – Director of Survivor Services
Christen Lunsford – Director of Outreach & Disruption
Jeremy Nusbaum – Director of Prayer Team
K – Director of Technology
Katie Pfaff – Case Manager
Melissa Ciavarella – Director of Development & Partner Engagement
Theressa Ruckstuhl – Director of Operations
Reset180 Leadership
Staff:
Esther Daniel – Executive Director
Alyssa Raley – Director of Communications
Bella – Survivor Services Director
Christen Lunsford – Director of Outreach & Disruption
Jeremy Nusbaum – Director of Prayer Team
K – Director of Technology
Katie Pfaff – Case Manager
Melissa Ciavarella – Director of Development & Partner Engagement
Theressa Ruckstuhl – Director of Operations
“My passion is to set free those who are enslaved. To breakdown the misconceptions of what human trafficking is and to hold criminals accountable for those heinous crimes. My professional career as a CPA has presented many opportunities to do just that. Wherever you find yourself in life, you have a role in this fight and many skill sets that are needed in this battle. Will you use them?” – Chelsey Trevino, Board Member, Finance Director