Jan Edwards
Jan Edwards is the founder and CEO of Paving the Way, an organization committed to being a fierce disruption in the cycle of child trafficking around the globe. This is accomplished through educational and training programs that empower communities to break the cycle. Jan spent over 25 years as an executive in sales and marketing working with organizations like Time Warner, Bright House, the United Nations and other international groups, before taking on the worldwide initiative to prevent children from becoming victims of this silent crime. Paving the Way has educated over 4,500 children, teens and adults on this subject since Jan of 2017. Ms. Edwards has been featured in Huffington Post, Marie Claire UK, NBC and iHeart Radio as an expert in prevention and was recently awarded Humanitarian of the Year. Jan is the writer, co-director and producer of the award-winning film, Trapped in the Trade, which was featured on CNN.
