7th Annual Human Trafficking Awareness & Prevention Summit

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month

#StopHumanTrafficking
#UnitedAgainstHumanTrafficking

You are invited to a Hybrid Summit via Zoom
2 CEUs will be awarded

📅 Event Details

Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Time: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Location: Room 3102
Format: Hybrid (In-Person + Zoom)

🎤 Keynote Speaker

Daniel Mosquera
Commander, Human Trafficking Task Force
Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office

👥 Panelists

• Sharon Smith, MPA
  Chief and Director of Public Safety, MDC Medical Campus

• Dr. Beatriz Susana Uitts
  Founder and Director, Human Trafficking Front

• Dr. Dadilia Garces, MD, MPH
  Associate Professor Senior, MDC Medical Campus
  Co-Chair of Human Trafficking Taskforce of MDC Medical Campus
  Advisory Board Member, Global Innovative Foundation

• Ivonne Mesa, Dr. H.C., MPA
  Senior Advisor, Office of the Director
  Miami-Dade County Corrections & Rehabilitation Department

• Victor Williams
  Founder and CEO, Quest2Freedom

• Francesco Duberli, PhD, MPH, MS
  Survivors’ Pathway Corporation
  Chief Executive Officer
  Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Council of Greater Miami (DVSAC), Chairman

• Testimony from Human Trafficking Survivor

🎙 Moderator

Guillermo R. Valdes Dr. NP, MSN-HCS, PGC-NEd., ANCC MEDSURG-BC
Director of South Region, Florida Nurses Association
Deputy Director of Communications & Public Relations, Global Innovative Foundation
SIGMA Virginia Henderson Fellow, Alpha Beta Epsilon at-Large Chapter
Leadership Succession Committee Member
RN to BSN Program Department Chair

🏫 Institutional Statement

Miami Dade College is an equal access and equal opportunity institution which does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, marital status, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, ethnicity, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or genetic information. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs/ADA Coordinator/TIX Coordinator at (305) 237-2577 (Voice) or 711 (TTY) Florida Relay Service.

📝 Registration

Register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.