About Lindsey

I believe we were created to make the world more beautiful—both within and around us. To live with courage, curiosity, and compassion in the tension between pain and possibility. And to do all of it while staying close to the lost, broken, overlooked, and hurting.

My Journey

In 2012, I left a comfortable corporate career because I couldn’t unlearn what I had learned about the realities of human trafficking. That decision led me into the work of combatting child sex trafficking and helping build Traffick911 from a small grassroots effort into a nationally recognized organization.

I eventually served as CEO, leading a team that partnered with law enforcement and child welfare agencies to identify and support youth who had been trafficked or exploited. Together, we built survivor-centered programs grounded in trust-based relationships and helped hundreds of young people find safety, belonging, and hope.

Those years changed me. I witnessed both unimaginable trauma and extraordinary resilience—and learned a lot about leadership, people, organizations, and what it means to stay soft while doing hard things.

In 2025, after a long season of prayer and counsel, I sensed God inviting me into something new. I stepped away from my role at Traffick911 and began preparing for a very different chapter.

Life in Togo

In February 2026, my husband, JP, and I moved to Lomé, Togo, West Africa, to begin the work of Rise & Shine Africa, the nonprofit we founded together.

Rise & Shine Africa grew out of JP’s story of growing up in Togo and our shared desire to invest deeply in people and communities. We came here knowing we had a lot to learn. Much of our life here is about listening, building relationships, learning a new culture, and paying attention to where God is already at work.

Alongside our work with Rise & Shine Africa, I continue to advise nonprofits and mission-driven leaders. I especially enjoy helping executive leaders think through strategy, navigate organizational challenges, develop healthy teams and boards, and lead with greater clarity. I’m also interested in partnering with foundations and organizations investing in locally led work across Africa, and I continue to bring deep experience in human trafficking and child advocacy.

Guiding Practices

I want to do hard things with a soft heart.
To lead from rest, not exhaustion.
To fight for justice without losing joy.
To have bold faith centered on trust, not control.
And to keep remembering that free people free people.

A Few Notes About Me

I’m a proud Texas A&M University grad, certified in victim assistance and trauma-informed care, and trained in TBRI and Praesidium Guardian practices.

I love pour-over coffee, kayaking, golf, hosting Shabbat dinners (and baking challah), and serving in my local church.

These days, home is Lomé—where I’m learning French, learning to live at a different pace, building community, and discovering what it looks like to make a life an ocean away from everything familiar.