The LifeWay Network board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Ali Boak to the position of executive director, effective July 15, 2024. As executive director, Ms. Boak will be responsible for overseeing all day-to-day functions of the organization, including our safe housing and education programs, development, finance, human resources, and strategy. As the lead public advocate for LifeWay Network’s mission, Ms. Boak will work to champion LifeWay’s impact across our programs and other convenings of human trafficking experts and advocates. Additionally, Ms. Boak will drive efforts to grow expand and strengthen LifeWay’s partnerships across key stakeholders.
Ms. Boak will bring to this position extensive knowledge of human trafficking and a 25-year track record of providing ethical and compassionate leadership in the anti-trafficking field. Ms. Boak has cofounded several organizations, networks and coalitions at the forefront of the anti-trafficking field today, including the International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA), Freedom Network USA, the Westchester County Anti-Trafficking Task Force, and the National Human Trafficking and Disabilities Working Group. Most recently, she served as the inaugural director for the Global Center on Human Trafficking at Montclair State University.
Ali is a frequent lecturer and keynote speaker and has served as an advisor to numerous organizations including Catholic Charities USA Advisory Task Force on Domestic Child Trafficking, the National Child Welfare Advisory Board, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Victims of Crime Expert Working Group on Trafficking of Minors, and the U.S. Department of Justice, President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice.
“I am thrilled to be selected as the next executive director of LifeWay Network,” Ms. Boak says. “I look forward to working hand in hand with LifeWay Network’s team and their partners to build on their critical work: providing safe housing to survivors of human trafficking and expanding awareness and engagement on this critical issue and abuse of human rights.”