Brianna spent 6 years as an advocate for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in the United States. She has been a counsellor for adults and children experiencing violence, a medical advocate for survivors of sexual assault, and has worked in emergency shelters. While in Belgium, she has had experience caring for unaccompanied minor asylum seekers residing in a Fedasil reception centre, implementing a project fostering labour inclusion for refugees, and assisting individuals who were trafficked into Belgium for sex work. She currently works with a Brussels-based NGO that advocates for human rights at a political level. She manages two programmes: women’s rights and gender equality; and LGBTQI people and human rights.

Brianna has a MA in International Migration with a specialisation in Human Rights Law from the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies, and a BS in Psychology from Northeastern University.