Episode 13: What Men Think

Ali Bien-Aimé works in financial communications at Edelman Smithfield, a public relations firm. Born and raised in New York City, Ali is keenly interested in writing, politics, and promoting social justice. He graduated from Amherst College in Massachusetts with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts- double majoring in Anthropology and French. In college, was a leading organizer in the Amherst College Democrats for his college's participation in the 2017 Earth Day March and the 2018 March for Our Lives, both in Washington, D.C. Before his current job, Ali worked at a series of nonprofits in fields including social equality, political advocacy, and economic development. Ali has been involved in political and communications work in various forms, such as election campaigns, lobbying, corporate newsletters, and speaking on public radio. Ali was interviewed about being raised by LGBT parents for Brazelton Touchpoints Center.

Cristian is an advocate, speaker and educator for anti-trafficking initiatives - including the Equality Model, - immigrant and LGBTQ+ rights. He is a survivor of international and domestic human trafficking, a Mexican immigrant, a person living with HIV, a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and someone who speaks openly about the mental health challenges he has faced that frequently result from trauma. Cristian Eduardo is a Survivor Leader at New Yorkers for the Equality Model, New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition, New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking and a member of PACT-USA's Survivors' Council. He is the Co-founder of United Immigrants of New York and Mujeres en Resistencia, coalitions of advocates focus on creating awareness and educating about gender based-violence, including femicide and connecting the Spanish-speaking community with accessible resources. Cristian Eduardo's inspiration for his social justice work is to give insight that victims always remain human beings.

Alexander Delgado is a committed advocate for all vulnerable populations facing discrimination and violence. Alexander has spent the last six years working with survivors of human trafficking and gender-based violence to improve social services at the local, state, and national levels. As the Director of Public Policy, Alexander oversees PACT’s Survivors Council and ensure survivor voices are centered during the policymaking process. Most recently, Alexander was a Program Officer for the Trafficking Victim Assistance Program at the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. Through partnerships and capacity building, Alexander established programmatic guidelines to serve LGBTQ+ individuals and foreign nationals better. Alex started his advocacy work at Sanctuary for Families as a case manager helping survivors navigate social welfare and immigration systems. Alexander was born in Lima, Peru, and raised in New Jersey. He received his B.S. in Neurobiology from Boston University and holds a Master's in Policy Management from Georgetown University.