Jeremy Howell, Ph.D.
Child Abduction and Trafficking "Free to Play"
Jeremy Howell, Ph.D. is Chair of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of San Francisco. His research focuses on corporate social responsibility, strategic planning and competitive strategy. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Sport & Social Issues and the Journal of Sport Marketing and Management.
Dr. Howell has extensive community and industry experience and serves as an advisor to a number of non-profit and for-profit national and local organizations. He designed, and currently directs, Western Athletic Clubs Inc's. corporate philanthropic initiatives, allocating over $7.5 million to Bay Area community agencies over the last three years. He is also the Executive Director of "Free to Play", a platform of the Not for Sale Campaign. Not for Sale aims to educate and mobilize an international abolitionist movement.
Inside the United States, the campaign identifies trafficking rings and collaborates with local law enforcement and community groups to shut them down and provide support for the victims. Internationally, the campaign partners with poorly resourced abolitionist groups to enhance their capacity.