
At DCFS, Liz created the first missing child unit, which required the DCFS to immediately notify the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children when a foster child went missing. Illinois has been the leader in that initiative. She also spearheaded a program to aggressively investigate and prosecute the first federal human trafficking cases involving DCFS wards. Prior to DCFS, Liz was General Counsel at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Virginia, and its first Director of the International Division handling international child abduction cases. Liz is a sought after speaker and expert on human trafficking and child protection issues. She has appeared on numerous television and radio shows as a child protection expert and commentator on a range of issues, including child protection, child exploitation, human trafficking, global pedophile networks and other related issues. Elizabeth serves on a national coalition of various anti-FGM groups and heads ENDFGMToday. As a lifelong traditional Catholic and an advocate for the safety of children, Liz has made several trips to the Vatican at the invitation of the Pope and Vatican officials.
She has written numerous articles for the Remnant Newspaper where she has repeatedly expressed her concern over the transformation of the church and the coverups of pedophilia within the church hierarchy.