Bill Blair
Bill is the Chief Financial
Officer for Rapha House
International, a global
organization dedicated
to rescuing and assisting
individuals who have
been trafficked or
exploited. Bill is
responsible for
overseeing all building and real estate acquisition, development and construction projects, as well as maintaining strong fiscal accountability and financial reporting for operations and facilities in Cambodia, Thailand, Mynamar, Haiti and selected U.S. locations.
Bill is also the Vice President and CEO of American Rehabilitation Ministries located in Joplin, Missouri. Prior to becoming involved with philanthropic missions, Bill owned and operated Blair Construction and Farming where he managed Operations, Finances, Crop and Livestock Production in addition to being a General Contractor.
Bill states his life objective as: “I strive to accomplish tasks set before me in the most efficient and productive methods, creating unity and empowering those working with me to accomplish goals.”
Susie Rivera
Susie is the Director of Media &
Marketing for Million Kids and
has been with the organization
since it's beginning.
Susie formerly owned
Figgyworks Design & Marketing
where she had a passion to
help non-profit organizations
and small businesses effectively get great things done through design, creative branding and cost-effective marketing. Her vast experiences range from print
design, web design and social media marketing. She understands the importance of knowing the long-term vision of an organization and how to accurately and consistently reflect and strengthen that message in all visual and written communications.
As the Director of Media & Marketing, Susie's responsibilities include:
- Train and educate the public both in-person and online about human trafficking and exploitation
- Manage the Million Kids Missing Kids Program
- Create, manage and maintain all websites related to the organization
- Create, manage, maintain and post updates for all social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, SoundCloud)
- Write and post on blog accounts (WordPress)
- Help with creation of podcasts and radio broadcasts (Voice America - Variety, AM590 The Answer)
- Write, create and send all email blasts
- Design all printed materials such as business cards, brochures, flyers and banners
- Attend public events
Stephanie Freed
Stephanie Garman Freed is the
Executive Director and
Co Founder of Rapha House
International, a global organization
that exists to “Love, Rescue and
Heal” child victims of slavery and
sexual exploitation.
Stephanie is responsible for
overseeing the strategic
development and day to day operations of Safe Houses operations in several South East Asian Countries. Starting in 2003, Rapha House Cambodia has grown to be one of the largest and most dedicated safe houses programs committed to assisting well over 1000 exploited and at risk children in urban communities and rural villages of Cambodia.
Stephanie is selfless and tireless as she inspires others with the need and the capability of truly ending child slavery, one survivor at a time. She is a true visionary who takes on tough jobs in mission fields when others shy away. Recently Stephanie saw the establishment of Rapha House Haiti with on the ground rescue and recovery services in some of the most challenging conditions a mission could undertake.
She also serves on the Board of Directors of Million Kids, a U.S. Based nonprofit that combats human trafficking in the primarily in the United States.
Rapha House has grown dramatically under Stephanie’s leadership. She is very passionate about telling the story of the grassroots work of Rapha House, and of the incredible children who live in their safe homes. For Stephanie, one child slave is one too many.
Stephanie is a lifetime resident of Joplin, Missouri, along with her husband, Brandon, and their three children.
Opal Singleton
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Opal Singleton is the President
and CEO of Million Kids.
Million Kids serves as the
Training and Outreach
Coordinator for the Riverside
County Anti Human Trafficking
Task Force and works with the
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department through a Department of Justice Grant.
Opal has trained more than 250,000 government and individual leaders about labor trafficking, child sex trafficking, sextortion, child pornography and social media exploitation. She is the author of "Seduced: The Grooming of America’s Teenagers" and often appears on television and radio talk shows across the United States.
Opal is an Instructor at USC Price Safe Communities Institute and a Co-Instructor at the USC School of Social Work for the Los Angeles Police Department LEAD program. She is an Instructor at Los Angeles Fire Leadership Training Academy she serves on the Board of Directors for Rapha House International in Cambodia, Thailand and Haiti.
Opal has completed the Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation Instructor Course and served on the Peace Officers Standardized Training) panel to develop the training curriculum on human trafficking for law enforcement for California.
Opal hosts two weekly radio shows. KTIE 590 AM broadcasts “Exploited: Crimes and Technology” every Saturday at 3:00 throughout Southern California. “Exploited: Crimes against Humanity” is a global Internet weekly human trafficking training program that broadcasts through Voice America Variety Channel to more than 170 countries.
Board of Directors
Million Kids is dedicated to combating human trafficking, sex trafficking, child pornography and exploitation through education, training, prevention and supportive services.