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Human Trafficking Prevention Coordination Council

The full HTPCC meets on a bi-monthly basis and convenes smaller project-driven committees and ad hoc workgroups as needed. No confidential information is discussed. All meetings are publicized in advance on this webpage and are open to the public. Attendance is recorded and reflected in each full meetings’ minutes, which are approved at the next full HTPCC meeting. Ex officio members within County government and the composition and number of public members are dictated by the Coordination Council’s founding legislation (CB 52-2019(link is external)). Terms of the public members are staggered and vary in length and appointments are made as needed by the County Executive.

Council Information

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Board Meeting Schedule

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Date: May 15, 2025

Time: 1 - 3 p.m. – In-person

Location:
Department of Community Resources and Services
9830 Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia, MD 21046

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Board Members

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COORDINATION COUNCIL – MEMBERS AND DESIGNEES *

Chair: Chuck Chandler [Term Expiration Date: May 5, 2028 (CR77-2025)]

Vice Chair: Vacant

 

Ex Officio Members

Jackie Scott, J.D., M.L., Director, Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services & Cheryl Mattis, Deputy Director, Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services

Lakeisha McClendon, Administrator, Howard County Office of Human Rights

Richard Gibson, Jr., Esq., Howard County State’s Attorney

Gregory Der, Chief, Howard County Police Department & Lt. Eric Kruhm, HCPD Vice and Narcotics Unit.

Jessica Obiageli Epps, Howard County Commission for Women

Geneva Rieu, Director, Howard County Department of Social Services

Dina Ward, Victim Advocate, Howard County Sheriff’s Office

Lauren Blake Office of Academic Intervention, Howard County Public School System & Ivan Croft, Ph. D., NCSP, Instructional Facilitator, Office of Psychological Services, Howard County Public School System

 

Public Members

Jena Britton, Howard County General Hospital (A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine) (Appointment Needed)

Ngozi Obineme, Executive Director, HopeWorks of Howard County, Inc. (Appointment Needed)

Laura Crovo, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement, Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, Inc. (Appointment Needed)

Liz Kimbel, Survivor Initiatives Manager, TurnAround, Inc. (Appointment Needed)

Sara Cochran, Founder/Lead Organizer, Howard County AGAST (Advocacy Group Against Slavery & Trafficking) [Term Expiration Date: May 5, 2028 (CR78-2025)]

Stephanie Gonzalez, Program Manager, TurnAround, Inc. (Appointment Needed)

Meeting Agendas & Minutes

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2025

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2023

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