Dottie Laster began work on human trafficking while earning her Master's degree at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. She studied arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France and mediation at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. She next worked for YMCA International where she was appointed an original member of the U. S. Attorney's Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance, a human trafficking task force often noted as a model for the nation. As a part of this task force, she trained over 5,000 police officers and worked directly with adult and child victims. She was selected by the US Attorney’s Office to be certified by the Department of Justice to train law enforcement and others on trafficking. She is the past Administrator of the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force in California and has successfully written for over $6.5 million in grants to combat trafficking and assist victims. Ms. Laster has served as technical advisor and/ or producer on TV and movie projects for ABC, CBS, MSNBC, WYE Productions, Golden Era Productions and others. Ms. Laster has worked with celebrities including Ricky Martin, Anne Archer and Daryl Hannah to raise awareness on the issue and is the recipient of CYH Magazine’s Freedom Humanitarian Award. She is currently a Co-Executive Producer on an upcoming series for cable. She is currently the Executive Director of Million Kids.org and leads Laster Global Consulting, which trains organizations on the financial risks of human trafficking to legitimate businesses.