Maressa Jaikumar

Senior Private Sector Engagement Associate

Maressa is enthusiastic to continue anti-trafficking efforts with the Private Sector Engagement team! She has previously worked as the Interim Director of Safe Housing for an anti-trafficking agency in NYC and has led Restorative Community Collaborative programs with the Beck Institute of Religion and Poverty at Fordham University. Maressa has experience as an Associate Pastor at churches in both New York and California where she facilitated community engagement within the congregations. Maressa is excited to use a trauma-informed approach in supporting the private sector in keeping children safe from exploitation.

Maressa has a BA in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an M.Div from Azusa Pacific Seminary. She is an ordained minister in the Free Methodist Church.