FORMER TEAM MEMBERS
Anabel Martinez, Esq.
Anabel Martinez (she/her) is a Senior Policy Counsel for the Sunita Jain Anti-Trafficking Initiative (“SJI”) where she provides support in the development of local, state, and national anti-trafficking policy strategies, which promote survivor informed and evidence-based public health and community-based alternatives to the dominant approach of using incarceration as a solution to human trafficking which often re-traumatizes survivors, especially survivors with their own criminality. Before joining SJI, Anabel was an attorney with the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic (“LIJC”) where she provided immigration legal services to low-income immigrant community members of the Los Angeles County area. Previously, Anabel worked as a Victims’ Rights Staff Attorney for the Legal Advocacy Project for Survivors at the Los Angeles LGBT Center where she provided trauma informed, client-centered, and affirming holistic legal services to LGBTQI+ survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, hate violence, stalking, and other crimes. Anabel also worked as an attorney at the Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc, where she represented parents in juvenile dependency proceedings. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles where she graduated with a concentration in Public Interest Law and received her undergraduate degree, with a major in psychology and a minor in education, from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.
Joseph Villela
Joseph has dedicated his career to effecting policy change through direct engagement with recent immigrants and other impact communities throughout California. A committed government relations professional and political adviser, Joseph has more than fifteen years of experience in monitoring and analyzing legislation. During that time, Joseph also established a successful track record in developing and managing legislative and budgetary campaigns, helping to improve the lives of California's most vulnerable. Villela comes into the Director of State Policy role at Loyola Law School with a demonstrated ability to truly listen to the stories of those most impacted and advance policy that delivers meaningful impact to their communities.
Kristen Rivera
Communications Consultant
With over 12 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Kristen Rivera is a seasoned advocate dedicated to advancing justice through legal and social services for migratory families, survivors of human trafficking and other crimes, low-wage workers, and individuals experiencing homelessness. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Master’s degree in Mass Communications from San Jose State University. As a professionally trained advocate and a National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center Fellow, Kristen grounds her work in a trauma-informed and culturally responsive framework.
Her expertise includes developing impactful anti-trafficking trainings and educational content for national partners such as the Office of Families and Children, specifically, Office on Trafficking in Persons. She designs systems-strengthening initiatives and innovative programs that focus on prevention and professional education, equipping frontline service providers across the U.S. with the tools to better support vulnerable families. Her unwavering commitment to equity and justice is evident in both her direct service work and her strategic program development.
Beyond her nonprofit leadership, Kristen is a trusted communications consultant, working with mission-driven organizations to amplify their impact. She helps shape compelling narratives, elevate community voices, and drive public awareness and policy change through thoughtful, story-centered strategies.
Kristen is also a contributor to The Cultura and Latina Mom Collective, where she writes on identity, advocacy, and community. A multidisciplinary creative, she expresses her passion for storytelling through portrait photography.
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Sabrina Talukder, Esq.
Sabrina Talukder is the Federal Policy Director and comes to SJI with a decade of professional experience directly representing non-citizen human trafficking survivors with complex criminal and immigration histories. Sabrina began her legal career as an Equal Justice Works Fellow at The Legal Aid Society in New York City, identifying and representing non-citizen survivors who were incarcerated at Riker’s Correctional Facility. Afterwards, she worked at The Exploitation Intervention Project at The Legal Aid Society as an immigration specialist, representing non-citizen trafficking survivors upon criminal and civil arrest in their criminal and immigration proceedings. Sabrina graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies, The London School of Economics and Political Science with an M.A. in NGOs and Development, and obtained her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Sabra Boyd
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