About Our Organization

Our Mission

“The New Hampshire Traffick Free Coalition is an association of faith-motivated leaders who COLLABORATE in providing statewide events and training opportunities, SERVE as a unifying presence in statewide anti-trafficking networks, and ELEVATE Christian organizations and individuals who are equipping churches and communities to identify and address human trafficking in New Hampshire.”

Leadership

Marissa Furnanz

national director

Marissa is an avid researcher and passionate advocate who has been working in the anti-trafficking field for over a decade. Almost a trafficking victim herself, Marissa has been called to be a voice combating modern day slavery. She is the co-founder and director of New Hampshire Traffick-Free Coalition, and serves as a member of New Hampshire Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force.

Happily married, and mother of three young boys, she is currently completing a Masters of Ministry degree with an emphasis on social justice through Saint Stephen's University.

elisa Johnson

local Director

Elisa has been passionate about anti-trafficking since she first learned of it at the age of twelve. Since then, she’s advocated against it and studied it both locally and abroad. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Justice from Ozark Christian College, where she met her husband, and has worked alongside Marissa to lead New Hampshire Traffick-Free Coalition since early 2019. She also serves as the Discipleship Pastor at Movement Christian Church in Merrimack, New Hampshire and was a foster parent to an at-risk youth for most of 2021.

Donna Plourde

Training Coordinator

Donna serves as Training Coordinator, designing and providing human trafficking trainings to healthcare professionals, service providers, law enforcement, churches and community organizations. Since 2012 she has held leadership roles with nonprofits supporting survivors, and those at risk of exploitation, and is a certified trainer with the Faith Alliance Against Slavery and Trafficking, the My Life My Choice Prevention Curriculum, and the Ending the Game coercion resiliency program. As a member of the NH Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force, she chaired the training committee for many years spearheading presentation development, presenting to organizations and agencies across the state, and facilitating training for task force members and trainers.

A wife and mom to three adult children, she enjoys exploring the region with her husband, creating word art, reading a good book from her ever-growing pile, and thought-provoking conversations with her family and friends.