IJM’s leadership is comprised of men and women from multiple nations and diverse backgrounds, joining together to end the slave trade for good.
Meet the IJM team

Steve Baird
Chief Executive Officer

Amy Smith
Chief Advocacy Officer

Bianca Bryson
Chief Marketing & Partnerships Officer

Jacob Sarkodee
Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Henderson
Director of Marketing & Communications

O-Tung Hon
Director of Partnerships

Simcha Hutton
Director, People Strategy & Operations

Amy Crichton Peterson
Sr. Coordinator, Supporter Engagement

Claire Bernard
Strategic Partnerships Manager

Dave Groenenboom
Sr. Manager, Church Partnerships

Dharshi Farrelly
Strategic Partnerships Manager

Esmarie Engelbrecht
Coordinator, Office & Administration and Executive Assistant

Hiroko Sawai
Senior Associate, Advocacy Research

Hsu-Ann Lee
Sr. Manager, Marketing & Communications

James Follent
Lead, Information Technology

Jenny Ross
Staff Chaplain

Kaitlyn Betts
Sr. Coordinator, Supporter Engagement

Natalie Stackhouse
Strategic Partnerships Manager

Olivia Billich-Neville
Sr. Coordinator, Events & Marketing

Trevor Morgan
Sr. Lead, Finance & Compliance

Vinita Thomas Joseph
Coordinator, People & Operations
Board of Directors

Lindsay McMillan OAM
Board Chair - DHSc. M.Ed. BHA. FAICD. AFCHSM.

Emma ten Kate
Board Secretary

Adam Achterstraat
Board Member

Joanna Mansfield
Board Member - BA (Public Communication), LLB(Hons) , Grad Dip (Legal Practice), MIL

Jacky Hodges
Board Member

Garth Tinsley
Board Member

Christa Hayden Sharpe
IJM Global - Regional President, Asia Pacific

