Teresa Forliti

Terry Forliti is a survivor of sexual exploitation. She works diligently to offer hope, encouragement and empowerment through her testimony and direct services to those who experienced sex trafficking.

As a former Chief Executive Officer of Vednita Carter Founded Breaking Free, Terry’s contributions include, providing permanent supportive housing for 77 people, a drop-in shelter that served over 200 survivors each year, and a Safe Harbor Shelter in collaboration with Minnesota Department of Health. Globally, she is a subject matter expert on the International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Committee (ISTAC) for the Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights at the OSCE- the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The collective experiences of ISTAC are central to developing holistic, survivor-informed and solution-based interventions for survivors of trafficking worldwide.