Ummra Hang

Ummra Hang serves as a member of the CSEC Action Team Advisory Board who is dedicated to supporting people who have been impacted by sexual exploitation, as well as justice-impacted people. Ummra is a second-generation Cambodian American, subject matter expert, consultant, and advocate, born and raised in Oakland, California.

She earned a Master of Social Welfare from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from San José State University. Ummra’s focus is centered on education and research in anti-exploitation, particularly around the value of trauma, inclusion and leadership of those with lived experience, and the impact of narratives that are placed on people.

Ummra has contributed her voice and passion across the Bay Area — consulting for Alameda County’s Department of Child Welfare Department, San Francisco’s Safe Housing Workgroup, Oakland Unified School District’s Human Trafficking Prevention & Response Community Schools & Student Services Department, the Prevention and Addressing Child Trafficking Project administered by the Child and Family Policy Institute of California, and as a member of the Oakland Mayor’s Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. 

Ummra’s academic and lived experiences are reflected in the way she promotes the power of healing from trauma through agency, self-empowerment, and pursuing authentic selves to realize one's passions and goals for self-sufficiency. She hopes her journey uplifts others who may still be suffering, and supports others to reach a place of healing, surpass survival mode, and fully thrive.