Community Leader: Breighanna Vigor
At just 22 years old, Breighanna Vigor is a survivor, a student, an advocate—and the Executive Director of Stopping Traffick, a nonprofit she founded to confront the realities of human trafficking and online exploitation. The seed for the organization was planted in 2020, shortly after her high school graduation and in the midst of a global pandemic. Rooted in her own personal trauma, Stopping Traffick was born from her desire to walk alongside survivors and be the light she once needed.
As Executive Director, Breighanna wears many hats: overseeing the board, organizing fundraisers, conducting interviews, and providing training to organizations and schools on trafficking prevention. She also juggles a full-time job and a master’s program—making time management a crucial skill. “Being vulnerable and sharing my story isn’t easy,” she says. “But every time I speak out, someone reaches out to say, ‘me too.’ That’s when I know this work matters.”