Rebecca Bender is an award-winning social entrepreneur, and nationally recognized expert on human trafficking.
At 19 years old, Rebecca thought she found her fairytale when she moved to Las Vegas with her boyfriend, but her dream quickly became a nightmare when her boyfriend became her pimp.
Trapped in a life of chaos, coerced into prostitution, abused and controlled by her trafficker, Rebecca was forced into sex trafficking for nearly six years. After many attempts to escape and several pimps later, Federal Investigators raided the home Rebecca was living in – which led to her eventual escape.
After escaping nearly six years of modern-day slavery, Rebecca wrote her first book, Roadmap to Redemption, and founded the Rebecca Bender Intiative (RBI).
RBI’s advanced trainings have equipped over 100,000 community professionals including the FBI, Homeland Security, local law enforcement, medical professionals and aftercare programs to provide expert testimony during trial and investigation, trainings and consultation.
Rebecca serves as an advisor to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Presidential Candidacy Equality Model Coalition, and the Oregon Department of Justice.
Rebecca Bender is a survivor, speaker, podcast host, leader, innovator, author, and founder and CEO of the Rebecca Bender Initiative (RBI) and Elevate Academy.
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