Rotary's Initiative to End Human Trafficking

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

In supporting homeless youth, Minnesota Pride Rotary will focus on the link between homelessness and trafficking during the month. 

Ms. Walkowski is a retired healthcare executive with over 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry.  She joined Rotary in 2012 because of Rotary’s commitment to international projects.  Rotary International has been raising awareness around Human Slavery, capturing her passion as both a global and local issue. She is the past president of her local Rotary club in Excelsior. In 2017, she was asked to lead the Rotary Initiative to end Human Trafficking in Minnesota, where she worked with over 150 other Rotary clubs in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota and over 6000 other Rotarians. In May 2020, she worked with others to launch a new cause-based Global Rotary Club focusing on Ending Human Trafficking and served as the club's Charter President from 2020-2022.  She truly believes that Rotary can end Human Trafficking and is honored to be part of this solution.