The Paul and Sheila Wellstone Award

Amy Fleischauer is a true leader and advocate in assisting survivors of human trafficking. For the past 16 years the Erie County Sheriff’s Office has had the esteemed pleasure of working with Ms. Fleischauer in our efforts to combat human trafficking. Ms. Fleischauer has consistently provided an extraordinary contribution with her leadership and education to our law enforcement personnel, by providing education for our law enforcement on best practices to respond to human trafficking. Ms. Fleischauer has developed relationships with other local service provider entities to ensure that the survivors we meet have all the possibilities to succeed past their trafficking experiences. Our successes could not have been possible without her dedication and partnership.

Amy is extremely dedicated, driven, down to earth, and a true humanitarian. Not only is she a pillar in the US anti-trafficking movement, continuing to drive the work towards a high level of racial equity and empowered approaches, she is tremendously generous with her knowledge and expertise. I have never heard her say no to any request for training or sharing, and genuinely loves to engage with organizations striving to be better and do better. Her work on behalf of survivors is never ending and sometimes I wonder how she keeps so many balls in the air! She is an outstanding member of our community who has gone up and beyond to ensure that all survivors are treated with respect and all have access to the enjoyment of their rights.