September Lunch & Learn - It's Time To Serve

Join host Jill Hellwig with this month's speaker, 2023’s Abilene, Texas “Woman of the year,” Director and Founder of Beyond Trafficking, Stephanie Rocha

When Stephanie Rocha founded Beyond Trafficking in 2017, she brought with her a world of work and lifetime experience.

She acknowledges that growing up, she didn’t think education would play a significant role in her life, which led her to drop out of Cooper High School. She later earned a GED, took some classes at Cisco College, and completed two programs at American Commercial College in certified assistant and medical office specialist. Now, she is pursuing a degree in Christian counseling through Manna University. Her long term goal is to get a master’s degree in social work from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Before starting Beyond Trafficking, Andrade-Rocha was part of the 911 team for the West Central Texas Council of Governments. She also was a…