Mikala Moffitt
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Mikala Moffitt, LCSW, earned her Bachelor’s in Social Work from California State University, Chico, and her Master’s in Social Work from Florida State University. She has over a decade of experience as a licensed clinical social worker, advocating for human trafficking victims and at-risk youth. She is the Executive Director of Empowerment Access Foundation and serves on the board of the Central Florida Human Trafficking Task Force.
Her experience includes serving as a Victim Specialist embedded with law enforcement at the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation, providing direct services to human trafficking victims from recovery through investigation and prosecution, and as Director of Anti-Trafficking Mobile Teams at One More Child. She contributed to the textbook Human Trafficking: A Comprehensive Exploration of Modern-Day Slavery.
She has received several prestigious awards, including Community Advocate of the Year (2019) from Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and the Catalyst Award (2023) at the Polaris Star Awards Ceremony.
Ken Klein
President & Co-Founder
Ken Klein brings a wealth of leadership experience and a deep dedication to serving vulnerable communities. As a previous board member of Child Advocates of Placer County, he has been actively involved in supporting at-risk youth, offering guidance and advocacy to help them thrive.
His 15 years of coaching middle school wrestling have given him a unique insight into mentoring young people, helping them develop resilience and overcome challenges.
As the Co-Founder of the Empowerment Access Foundation, Ken plays a key role in the organization’s growth and development, with a special focus on driving fundraising initiatives.
Committed to the foundation’s mission of empowering survivors of human trafficking and providing essential resources to aged-out foster youth, Ken serves in a non-salaried capacity, ensuring his efforts are fully dedicated to advancing these critical causes.
Misti Spencer
Director of Development & Partnerships
Misti Spencer serves as Director of Development & Partnerships for Empowerment Access Foundation, where she leads strategic development, partnership cultivation, fundraising initiatives and community engagement efforts that expand the organization’s reach, resources and impact. She also provides coaching and mentorship to clients, combining her professional background, lived experience and survivor-informed perspective to support individuals as they build confidence, stability and greater independence. An author, speaker, survivor advocate and community leader, Misti earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Central Florida and brings extensive experience in business development, relationship building, coaching, mentoring and advocacy to her leadership role.
Misti serves as an Advisory Board Member for the University of Central Florida’s Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery and is a contributing author to UCF educational curriculum addressing human trafficking. She brings a critical lived-experience and survivor perspective to education, prevention and systemic change and has also supported survivor-focused initiatives including UCF’s Dream Job Bootcamp.
She is the author of Drinking Beauty and the Seven Narcissists: A Musical Journey, a memoir addressing childhood exploitation, human trafficking, domestic violence, addiction, trauma, healing and survival. Through speaking engagements, media appearances, education and community partnerships, Misti works to elevate survivor voices and ensure lived experience informs the way organizations, institutions and communities understand and respond to exploitation and trafficking.
Her advocacy and community leadership have been recognized with the 2025 Carol Welker Volunteer of the Year Award at the Polaris Star Awards and the 2025 NAWIC Jo Ann Golden Humanitarian Award. In her role at Empowerment Access Foundation, Misti is responsible for building and strengthening strategic relationships with corporate, nonprofit, educational and community partners, advancing funding opportunities, expanding the Foundation’s network of supporters and helping shape initiatives that create long-term opportunities for survivors of human trafficking and aged-out foster youth.