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Panelists
David Shedd
David served the United States for nearly 33 years in the intelligence and national security communities. At his retirement from government service in early 2015, he was the Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), following four years of service as DIA’s Deputy Director. Throughout his career, he held a variety of senior management assignments at the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Shedd also served as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Deputy Director for Policy, Plans, and Requirements and as Chief of Staff to the Director of National Intelligence. Prior to that, he held key intelligence policy positions at the National Security Council (NSC) and was posted overseas for nine years in the U.S. Embassies in Costa Rica and Mexico. Mr. Shedd serves on two College Boards of Trustees – Geneva and Patrick Henry and serves on the Board of Trustees for Noblis, the Board of Hexagon US Federal, and as a Group Board member of U.K headquartered Moneycorp, Ltd. with subsidiary boards in the U.S. and Brazil; he is chairman of both subsidiary boards. Mr. Shedd is also on the Board of Advisors of Beacon Global Strategies, BTI360, and the K2/Financial Integrity Network. Mr. Shedd serves on the Boards of two NGOs: Justice and Mercy International, which takes him to the Brazilian Amazon on a regular basis, and faith-based Training Leaders International. He holds a B.A. degree from Geneva College in Pennsylvania and an M.A. degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He and his wife of 43 years make their home in Hollywood, Florida.
Felicitas Brugo Onetti
Felicitas Brugo Onetti serves as the Anti-Trafficking Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Migration and Refugee Services Department at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. In this role, she leads the Conference’s anti-human trafficking initiatives. With a background in social work, Felicitas brings extensive experience in supporting migrant families, developing training programs, and expanding efforts that address the complex, intersecting issues surrounding human trafficking. Her work is dedicated to serving diverse communities with greater effectiveness and compassion.
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“In the spirit of St. Mother Teresa, “not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
Bishop Alastair Redfern
Bishop Redfern has had a long involvement with seeking to reach out to vulnerable people and encourage churches and other community actors to make appropriate responses. In Oxford, he was involved in setting up a hostel for the homeless, which raised the issue of vulnerability that was largely hidden. In Bristol, he was involved in responding to the often-brutal exploitation of young people in the sex trade. In Lincoln, he discovered that seasonal workers were often being oppressed and abused. In the Diocese of Derby, he began to develop forums for exploring issues around modern slavery and making appropriate responses. As a member of the House of Lords, he was involved in helping craft the Modern Slavery Act and national responses to this terrible crime. These projects led to the foundation of The Clewer Initiative when he was approached by the trustees of the Clewer sisters with a view to continuing the work they had been founded to undertake in the 19th century in a more contemporary way. He serves as the chair of The Clewer Initiative and works internationally in the fight against modern slavery through the Global Sustainability Network and the Anglican Alliance. He has degrees from the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Bristol – and has taught in each of these institutions. He has received Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Derby and Nottingham. He is a recipient of the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award.