Dawn Heath-Fiedler | Founder and President

Dawn’s passion is threefold: for her husband and family, her relationship with God and for Join the Movement Events, Inc. (JTM), educating our local communities, what human trafficking is and how to protect their neighborhoods and most especially our youth. She became aware of this great need for Wisconsin at her Rotary District conference several years ago. Since that time Dawn has attended the WCASA (Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault) Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy School, DEC (Drug Endangered Children) Academy, training with the FBI, DOJ, ICAC, WDOJ, Children’s Hospital, Amber Alert and NCJCT, Truckers Against Trafficking and local organizations. 

JTM’s mission when founded in 2017 was to organize large group awareness events in local communities to educate our youth, parents/guardians and community members. Dawn specializes in providing families with the resources they need to provide a safe internet experience for their children and even their neighbors. Education is the key to prevention. Since then JTM has expanded to include specialized training workshops for medical professionals, EMS Departments, Law Enforcement Departments, hospitality staff and social workers.  Dawn is a frequent guest lecturer at colleges and universities.  Dawn is dedicated to educating all ages in all communities and traveling around the Midwest.  Each presentation is catered specifically for those in attendance. 

For many years, Dawn has been an advocate for victims of human trafficking and all victims of violence. JTM is passionate of helping all victims with the resources needed to make the changes in their lives. We all deserve to live without violence in our lives. 

The JTM toolkits are available free of charge and are facilitated by many organizations around the world. The toolkits are available to download from the JTM website.  We are pleased to share our Sexting/Sextortion Toolkit is now available for download.

Dawn was a charter member and previous board member of the Rotary Club to End Human Trafficking based in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area for two years and shares her passion to educate our youth to area business leaders through Rotary International.  Dawn is currently the area Assistant Governor in Rotary District 6270 and the chair of District 6270 Anti-Human Trafficking initiative. She is also a founding member of the Walworth County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force. Dawn also serves on several organization boards of directors and task forces located in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. 

After meeting with several organizations who all identified a need to fill the gaps with advocacy services, the JTM C.A.R.E. Team (Community Advocate Resource Evaluation) was launched in the spring of 2022. The CARE Team are fully trained advocates for human trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault victims. The CARE team currently operates in Walworth and Racine County offering advocate support services to local hospitals, the Child Advocacy Center in Walworth County and in the Walworth County Jail when needed. 

Awareness without Action Breeds Apathy.  We can make a difference in our own communities, let’s come together now. Contact Dawn if you’d like her to come and speak to your organization. dawn@jtme.org

Matthew 25:36

I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.

I John 3:18

Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with the actions and in truth.

Jill Rodriguez
JTM Vice President

Rotary Club of Lake Geneva President

Connie Hetzler
JTM Treasurer

JTM Development Director

JTM CARE Team Advocate

Gail Kopp
Secretary

Forensic Nurse Examiner

Carlo Nevicosi
Board Member

Director - Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services

Dan Timm
Board Member

Principal – Churchill Advisory Services
Retired Finance/Operations Executive

Doug Vrechek
Board Member

Battalion Chief, Appleton Fire Dept.

Mary Beth Israel-Uebe
Board Member

RN, SANE, CA-CP Forensic Nurse Manager
Aurora Advocate Healthcare - Kenosha, Mt. Pleasant, Burlington, and Lakeland Hospitals

Melody Justen
Board Member

Salon Owner & Hairstylist
Olive Grace Collective

Robbie Craig
Board Member

City of Delavan Police Detective
ICAC Investigator

Sally Gerson, RN
Board Member

Community Educator
Community Relations
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center

Steven Sax
Board Member

Jail Superintendent
Walworth County Sheriffs Office

Zeke Wiedenfeld
Board Member

Walworth County District Attorney