Alyssa joined the Herstory Network in the summer of 2025, as a Facilitator in Training to enable her to work with a group of young people participating in Judge Camacho's ERIN Court as they recover from having been trafficked in hotels and motels all up and down the Long Island Expressway, to an extent that most of us do not know. We invite you to begin to know her through these writings of resilience and spirit that no reader will ever forget.