Monica Khant is the Executive Director of GAIN (Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network). As Executive Director, she oversees, supervises, trains, and mentors pro bono attorneys who represent immigrant victims of violence and asylum seekers. She is speaking about how her immigrant heritage allowed her to ignore labor trafficking. Monica Khant is the Executive Director of GAIN (Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network). As Executive Director, Ms. Khant oversees, supervises, trains and mentors pro bono attorneys who represent immigrant victims of violence and asylum seekers. Ms. Khant also oversees fundraising initiatives, outreach efforts and community relations in addition to her legal duties. She has also trained lawyers, law enforcement and judges on how to work with immigrant victims of violence. She currently serves on the Advisory Board of Raksha, a Georgia-based nonprofit organization for the South Asian community. She is a graduate of Leadership Atlanta Class of 2015 and has served as Pro Bono Liaison of the Atlanta chapter of the America Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Ms. Khant is also an Adjunct Professor at Georgia State University and teaches Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery and in 2017, was named Atlanta Magazine’s “Women Making a Mark”. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
