Although SAFE has 65 Survivor Collaborators, many choose to remain anonymous for a variety of reasons. To those who wish to maintain their privacy, we honor you.
Alicia Cohen
SAFE Founder, Director
Alicia Cohen is a survivor leader, consultant and advocate in the anti-trafficking movement. She is a survivor of familial childhood sexual exploitation and has expertise in both domestic familial trafficking of children and faith-based trafficking of children. She holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology and is currently completing her Master's in Special Education, with plans to pursue a second Master’s in Guidance Counseling. She previously trained volunteers for the National Suicide Hotline and currently in Special Education as an early childhood interventionist. She started SAFE (Survivors Against Familial Exploitation) in 2019 as a research group to develop training for direct-care service providers on familial exploitation of children (identification, typology, & treatment). She loves photography and spending her free time hiking the trails of Southern Chester County, PA with her three dogs and 13-yo daughter.
Angela Rae Clark
SAFE Survivor Ambassador
Angela Rae Clark is a public speaker promoting a comprehensive recovery model for survivors of human trafficking. Sharing her personal recovery from commercial sexual exploitation of children, she engages the listeners to think about healing in a radical way. Sharing self-care tools with the audience to engage and empower is her contribution to the movement at large. She challenges the audience to be responsible in their personal work, to be available as a role model for survivors. She is the author of The Other F Word: My Handbook on Forgiveness. She lives in Cortez, CE near the Four Corners and loves spending time in the desert, the mountains, on the rivers, and is proud of a 16 day Grand Canyon rafting adventure in June 2020. “My whole heart recovery means my adventures keep growing!” www.angelaraeclark.com
Mary Knight, MSW
Mary Knight retired from social work to become a filmmaker/writer. Her work is varied and includes a PG-13 dramatic comedy fictional film. Knight, who was sexually abused and trafficked by both parents, is currently making a documentary, “Mothers & Molestation; a film about child abuse.” Contact her by email to view this work in progress. Her website, www.MaryKnightProductions.com, contains an extensive list of the modalities she used in her own healing. She is available for speaking engagements. Fellow survivors may contact her to set up a (free) supportive phone call. maryknighthappy@yahoo.com
Vicki Dalia
Vicki is the mother of 18 children and co-author of The Long Shadow of Darkness: A Season of Remembering, her story of recovering memories of horrific childhood trauma. Together with her husband, Vicki owns the largest adoption advertising agency in the field of domestic adoption, as well as manages and supports an orphanage in Guatemala. As the survivor of seven different child trafficking rings, Vicki is a sought-after speaker on the subject of familial sex trafficking.
Taylor Williams
Taylor is a survivor of familial sex trafficking and a recovered addict. She is passionate about training law enforcement and service professionals working with children, teaching the signs of familial trafficking and breaking down the symptoms of child abuse. Taylor has worked in numerous youth ministries, including house parenting for neglected and abused children, and has a presence in her local city with youth ministry. She loves counseling and ministering to children from difficult backgrounds like hers and has years of mentoring to at-risk teenagers, vulnerable to being trafficked. Taylor grew up in a 90’s upper middle class home and had parents who were adored by their community. She is passionate about bringing awareness that anyone can be a trafficker, even those who are well respected. She is known for giving tough facts and doesn’t mind stepping on toes to make sure today’s trafficked youth are identified and brought to freedom. A Christian youth camp, set 16 yo Taylor on the path of healing and self-identification as a familial sex trafficking survivor. Forever changed, she returned to the youth ranch as a volunteer when she grew older and was discipled into healing ministry by the directors. Taylor is married to an emphatic man and enjoys speaking to abuse survivors battling with inter-personal trust issues, as well as walking alongside sexual abuse survivors as they recover physically and spiritually following a miscarriage. She also loves to serve her local churches by guiding their leaders on best therapeutic practices when counseling sexual abuse survivors. When she is not speaking or ministering, she enjoys baking and binge watching shows. She loves to watch Pride and Prejudice, buys way too many candles, and listens to punk rock music. She is a thoughtful friend, a patient and loving wife, as well as a steadfast believer. Get to know Taylor!
Amy Kate Engle, MS, LAMFT
Amy is a survivor of domestic minor sex trafficking and uses her experiences to serve both the local trafficking community, as well as the national community. Amy works as the Lead Trauma Clinician at Streetlight USA, working with minors and their families who have been impacted personally by sex trafficking. Besides doing therapy, Amy is a national speaker and trainer and has come alongside allies in the field, faith based communities, and traveled overseas to consult with developing organizations that work with survivors of trafficking. Amy, who lives in the Phoenix area, is married to Michael and they have three children.