Meet the Team

Say Hello to our Staff

 

  • Meet Kimba Langas, FTG’s interim Executive Director (volunteer position)

    As Co-Founder, Executive Director, and Board Member over the last 14+ years, I’ve had both a front-row seat to our work and cheered on from the sidelines. I’m excited and energized by serving again as interim Executive Director in this new season of answering the question "What's Next?" for survivors.

    I’d love to hear from you!

    kimba@freethegirls.org

 
 
 

  • Meet Joe Juarez, FTG’s Director of Community Relations (volunteer position)

    If you’ve ever mailed a donated bra to Free The Girls, this man has opened that package! You’d think that would get boring but Joe maintains that gathering the dozens of boxes and envelopes every day is the best part of his day as each one represents someone who cares.

    Joe has been in the nonprofit world his entire adult life and this has created an unmatched spirit of willingness; you’ll never see Joe asking someone to do something that he wouldn’t (or hasn’t!) done himself! While Joe is a hero of ours, one of his heroes is Bono, and the similarities are obvious in Joe’s passion for music all while changing the world.

    When he’s not sorting your donations or sending thank you emails, you can find him cooking (he makes killer pierogi!), traveling (shout out to Louisville!), seeing any type of concert with his amazing wife, or sipping a craft beer.

    Have questions for Joe
    j    oe@freethegirls.org


    + written by co-worker Brittany Pierce Newton

 
 
 

Our Board of Directors

  • Dr. Amanda Montgomery

    “When I learned that Free the Girls is dedicated to empowering survivors to gain financial autonomy from their abusers, I wanted to get involved. I appreciate how the organization partners with anti-trafficking work that is already happening in multiple regions in the world. I’m honored to be involved.”

  • Dr. Jerry Kaufman

    “I have been involved in international nonprofit work in a variety of ways for nearly 20 years, so I've long had a passion for this kind of work. I've seen the importance of a board of directors in setting the direction for the organization and creating space for the staff to thrive as they work with those impacted by unjust and exploitative systems. After being invited to join the board and having a chance to meet the people involved, their passion for this work and their vision for providing exploited women a path out of poverty was contagious.”

  • Thomas Becker

    “I have spent 25 years as a missionary on two continents empowering marginalized/oppressed people groups towards economic freedom. I have also sat on the board of several like-minded nonprofits. My greatest joy in this work is to mobilize and connect people to a vision of justice that empowers others to live in freedom. Free The Girls is positioned to increase and expand their influence among survivors, and I am excited to be involved.”

  • Kimba Langas

    BOARD PRESIDENT / CO-FOUNDER

    “As Co-Founder of Free The Girls, it’s been my honor to see our work expand beyond bras into holistic support for survivors on their journey into true freedom. I want to see a world where we never stop addressing (and dare I hope—finally eliminate) susceptibilities to exploitation—like poverty, lack of education, lack of social support, and lack of opportunity. I want to see a world where we look beyond opportunity and ensure everyone has access to those same opportunities.”