Dear Friend,

I am grateful to step into the role of NCOSE's president, following in the footsteps of Patrick Trueman who retired in 2023 and our 2024 interim president Kindsey Pentecost. I am also looking forward to continuing to stand on the shoulders of Dawn Hawkins, who will continue to champion our work as a Senior Advisor to NCOSE.  

With more than two decades of experience fighting against systems of sexual exploitation, I have spent the past four years at NCOSE serving in various capacities, including my role as Senior Vice President of Impact and Operations. These diverse positions have provided me with a deep, multifaceted perspective on the vital importance of our mission: to end sexual exploitation through mass-scale prevention.

With your support and the tireless commitment of the NCOSE team, we are breaking barriers, shaping policies, and delivering justice. People are awakening to the devastating harms of pornography, the undeniable complicity of Big Tech in prioritizing profits over the safety of children, and the reality that sex trafficking can end when we eliminate the enabling environment for people, overwhelmingly men, to purchase sexual access to the bodies of women and children.

As part of our weekly updates, you'll also hear from Dani Pinter, Senior Vice President and Director of the NCOSE Law Center, and from Haley McNamara, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. I am honored to work alongside these brilliant women, who are driving impactful policies and campaigns across industries to combat sexual exploitation and create meaningful change. 

 

We are grateful to have you standing with us as we continue to work together, forging a future where exploitation is no longer tolerated, and justice prevails.


If you wish to learn more about my, Dani's, and Haley's backgrounds in this movement, you can read our bios by clicking on the links below: 

  • Marcel van der Watt, President
  • Dani Pinter, Senior Vice President and Director of the NCOSE Law Center
  • Haley McNamara, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives


Sincerely, 

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