Raised in a family where there was active drug and alcohol addiction, Tammy McDonnell was molested as a child.  Drug addiction led her out into the streets, where she was lured into a job ostensibly to answer phones in a body shop but was instead sold out to men for sex.  Further exploitation and homelessness followed, but eventually Ms. McDonnell found help at an all-women’s rehab program.  She went on to help others escape “the life” as a Survivor Advocate at Covenant House, and continues to serve as a fierce legislative advocate, public speaker, and mentor to those exiting prostitution.