Tyffanie Wedding-O’Con is passion filled, systems change, and policy implementation professional who holds nearly a decade experience advocating for survivors of human trafficking (HT), domestic violence (DV), and families with Child Welfare (CW) involvement after learning of the long-lasting impacts on both the survivor and their families firsthand.

Tyffanie has worked with and alongside survivors and their families in various capacities where she has been an integral part of developing and implementing statewide policies and programs that prioritize  serving unserved and underserved populations and uplifting the voices of survivors.

After obtaining her Bachelor’s degree from California State University, Sacramento in Women and Gender Studies, Tyffanie worked for the State of California as a Program and Policy Analyst for California’s Child Trafficking Research and Policy Unit and was promoted to Manager where she served on the leadership team implementing a new and groundbreaking child abuse prevention program statewide.

In Tyffanie’s current role as the Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access at WEAVE, Inc, she approaches policy development and program implementation for survivors of DV and HT through community and survivor informed approaches that prioritize necessary systems change and uplift the voices of survivors.

Tyffanie has also served in various volunteer capacities as the Vice President of the Sacramento Chapter of Black Woman Organized for Political Action and Commissioner for the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency. Tyffanie’s work is inspired by her family’s personal experience as well as the survivors and fellow advocates she has worked alongside for nearly 10 years.