Traffick Jam 2026

LAW ENFORCEMENT - JANUARY 23, 2026

Open to law enforcement only.

8.00am-9.00am | Registration and breakfast

9.00am-9.50 am | Data to Track Human Trafficking in Your Area

Sam Gonzalez, Chief Statistical Analysis Center,

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC)

9.50am-10.00am | Break

10.00am-12.00pm | Resources to Create

an Effective Demand Reduction Operation

Special Agent in Charge and Assistant Special Agent in Charge,

Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI)

12.00pm | Adjourn

Location:

Savannah State University (SSU)

Main Conference Room (A&B), SSU Student Union

3219 College Street

Savannah, GA 31404

Credit: All law enforcement officers attending the training will receive

three (3) hours of POST credit.

GENERAL PUBLIC - January 24, 2026

8.00am-9.00am | Registration

9.00am-9.05am | Introduction/Master of Ceremony

Dawn Baker, WTOC Anchor/Author

9.10am-9.15am | Opening Remarks

Mayor Dana Williams, Thunderbolt, GA

9.20am-9.25am | Welcome

Dr. Jermaine Whirl, President, Savannah State University

9.30am-10.10am | Comprehensive Community Approach to Combatting Human Trafficking

Amy Hutsell, Director, Special Projects and Partnership, Human Trafficking Unit, CJCC

10.15am-10.55am | Prosecution, Apprehension and Protecting Our Youth from Trafficking (Law Enforcement Panel Discussion)

Panel moderator: Diane McLeod, Senior Prosecuting Attorney, Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Panel participants:

Skip Myers, Fraud & Identity Solutions Consultant, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Co-Founder, Internet Safety Brigade

Amy Hutsell

Alia El-Sawi, Victim Witness Specialist, Homeland Security Investigations

Special Agent James Rives, Homeland Security Investigations

Richard Coleman, Sheriff, Chatham County

11.05am-11.15am | Break

11.20am-11.50am | Game Over, Say No To Predators (Internet Safety Trafficking Skit)

Directed by Skip Myers

11.55am-12.25pm | Survivor's Story

Heather Pagan, Survivor Support Director, Lighthouse for Life, Columbia, SC

12.30pm-1.00pm | Lunch

*** Reminder: Visit vendors before afternoon session. ***

1.05pm-1.50pm | Preventive Services and At-Risk Populations (Social Services Panel Discussion)

Panel moderator: Diane McLeod

Panel participants:

Doris Williams, Executive Director, Mary's Place

Rose Grant-Robinson, Coastal Children's Advocacy Center

Latoya Scott, Resident Director, Tharros Place

Sheila Roemeling, Executive Director, Fresh Start Healing Heart

1.50pm-2.00pm | Closing Remarks

Bill Gettis, Chairman, Savannah Interagency Diversity Council (SIDC)

Location:

Savannah State University (SSU)

Main Conference Room (A&B), SSU Student Union

3219 College Street

Savannah, GA 31404

11th Annual Traffick Jam!

United Front, Strength Through Collaboration Against Human Trafficking

Other Things to Know

COVID-19 Protocols/Precautions

COVID-19: Protocols and precautions as set forth by the CDC and SSU will be in place for attendees.

Event Policy Concern

COVID-19 Protocols/Precautions

If a (potential) participant has a concern about her/his experience with Traffick Jam 2025, she/he may email the SIDC at info.thesidc@gmail.com. We do not guarantee a given outcome, but the individual can expect us to consider the complaint, make any necessary decisions, and respond within two weeks.

The SIDC is an active 501(c)(3) based in Savannah, Georgia.

Organized in May 2013, the SIDC consists of law enforcement, businesses, government agencies, social services, educators and advocates with the shared purpose of celebrating the diversity in our community. The SIDC brings diverse perspectives together for conversation and collaboration, to create positive change.

11TH ANNUAL TRAFFICK JAM - JanUARY 23-24, 2026!

Stop the Traffick!

United Front, Strength Through Collaboration Against Human Trafficking

11th Annual Traffick Jam - January 23-24, 2026

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LAW ENFORCEMENT - JANUARY 23, 2026

Law Enforcement Speaker BIOS

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GENERAL PUBLIC - January 24, 2026

General Public Speaker BIOS

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COVID-19 Protocols/Precautions

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