Amber Davidson, BA (Psychology), SSW is a trauma-informed leader, program developer, and consultant with demonstrated expertise in responding to human trafficking and complex trauma. She brings both lived and professional experience to her work, informing ethical, survivor-centered, and evidence-informed approaches to service delivery and systems design.

Amber serves as the Executive Director of a survivor-led organization, where she leads the development and implementation of programming, policy frameworks, and coordinated community-based responses across Nova Scotia. In this role, she has established structured, wraparound models of care that prioritize safety, dignity, and long-term recovery.

At a national level, Amber provides client-centered case management and service coordination, supporting survivors in navigating complex systems and accessing appropriate services. She works in collaboration with survivor leaders and cross-sector partners to strengthen sustainable responses and reduce systemic barriers to care.

Kris Carlson, RSW, HBSW is an educator, facilitator, consultant and social service professional with extensive experience working alongside youth, families, professionals and communities impacted by complex social issues, including sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Kris brings together frontline practice, leadership, education and lived experience to create training that moves beyond awareness and into meaningful, practical application.

Her professional experience spans child welfare, youth outreach, counselling and community-based services, program development, supervision and multidisciplinary community collaboration.

As founder of Flourish Education & Consulting, Kris provides training and consultation in human trafficking and sexual exploitation, youth engagement, sexual health, leadership, organizational development and effective helping relationships. Kris holds an Honours Bachelor of Social Work and a degree in Child and Youth Care. She is a Registered Social Worker and Certified Sexual Health Educator and has experience as a post-secondary educator, professional facilitator, consultant and keynote speaker.

Her approach emphasizes relationship, curiosity, practical application and meeting people where they are.

Drawing from professional expertise and lived experience, Kris encourages helping professionals to move away from asking: "Why won't this person accept our help?" and toward asking: "What might this person need from us for meaningful engagement to become possible?" This philosophy is central to Kris's work: recognizing that sometimes our most important intervention is not convincing someone to change, but creating a relationship in which change, safety and connection can eventually become possible.

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