Staff and Board
Everstrong’s staff and Board of Directors is a diverse set of advocates for change, and includes some of the leading voices in Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) community-building and prevention in the country. Our Founder’s Circle honors the visionary women who founded StolenYouth in 2012, the organization that evolved into Everstrong in 2025. Their early vision made this work possible. Leadership and strategy now sit with Everstrong’s current staff and board.
Board
Ben Gauen
Chair, Everstrong
Attorney, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender
Meredith Bunche
Vice Chair, Everstrong
Director, Marketing & Revenue Management, Multichannel Commerce & Fulfillment
Amazon
Renee Wallace
Secretary, Everstrong
Program Manager, YWCA
Jean Lee
Treasurer, Everstrong
Partner, PwC
Melanie Thompson
Chief Advocacy & Outreach Coordinator
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women International
Hari Priya Kota
Program Manager
Lululemon
Robin Medin
Senior Corporate Counsel
Nordstrom
Christina Robins
Philanthropist
Leigh Anne DeWine
Director
Human Rights & Social Impact
Amazon
Jessica Munoz
Founder
Ho‘ōla Nā Pua
Braelah McGinnis
Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Trafficking/CSEC – Special Assault Unit
King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Founder’s Circle
Patty Fleischmann
Chair Emeritus & Co-Founder, Everstrong
Licensed Marriage & Family Counselor
Jane Charles
Executive Vice President, Development & Production
Fezziwig Studios
Melinda Giovengo, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
Harvard University
Nancy Case Kritzer
Court-Appointed Advocate for At-Risk Children
CASA