Maggie Benjamin - Founder & CEO

Maggie is a two-time survivor of domestic violence, and she has also been victimized by human trafficking. She uses her lived expertise to assist her fellow survivors and those at risk, as well as to educate the professionals that serve them. Each experience of her own and that of those she has served has cultivated her desire to pour into survivors and survivor serving professionals. Maggie has a passion for restoring the lives of survivors and expanding quality services across the U.S. that meet the needs of individuals just like her. Maggie's experiences have truly driven her career. Prior to founding Now She Speaks, she has worked with and advocated for individuals who have suffered from domestic violence, human trafficking and sexual assault. Throughout her career she has worked with diverse populations including but not limited to immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, male survivors, LGBTQIA+, survivors of torture and physical entrapment survivors. Maggie has worked with some of the highest risk domestic violence and sexual assault cases in her local vicinity including those at risk of fatality. Maggie expressed that the work isn't easy, but that it needs to be done, and it needs to be done right by those with true compassion for and understanding of the impact of domestic violence and human trafficking.