Bella Peracchi is the Policy and Program Associate at World Without Exploitation. In this role, she helps implement and advance WorldWE’s policy agenda, focusing on both state and federal legislative initiatives. She also spearheads policy initiatives for the WorldWE Youth Coalition and educates its members on key legislative issues. Additionally, she manages and co-leads the Survivor, Training, Advocacy, Networking, and Development (STAND) Program by overseeing logistics, strategic planning, and trauma-informed training to empower survivors of the commercial sex trade.
Before joining World Without Exploitation, Bella graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, minoring in Media and Communications from St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York. While in college, she worked at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation as a Public Policy Research Associate, and she previously interned for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Bella is passionate about creating a world free from exploitation by implementing innovative policy solutions.