Guiding PASS Worldwide with expertise and vision.
PASS Worldwide is supported by a distinguished group of advisors whose combined experience in higher education, medicine, and ethics keeps our mission grounded and our programs rigorous.
Charles L. Flynn Jr.
Charles L. Flynn Jr. brings decades of leadership in higher education, focused on holistic student development and values-driven programs. As a long-serving president, Charles championed initiatives that prioritize student welfare, personal safety, and strong, community-focused ethics. His strategic vision continues to shape PASS Worldwide's educational outreach — ensuring our programs are grounded in the real needs of students and the institutions that serve them.
Key contributions
- Shaped PASS Worldwide's higher-education engagement strategy.
- Advises on curriculum design for campus-based programs.
- Connects PASS Worldwide with a nationwide network of academic leaders.
Michael P. Hoffman
Michael P. Hoffman is Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor of Changing Our World, the philanthropic services firm he co-founded. Over the course of his career, he has advised leading nonprofits, philanthropies, and corporations on fundraising, organizational development, branding, and social-impact strategy. His background in mission-driven growth and donor stewardship brings PASS Worldwide practical guidance on how to build enduring institutional support for sexual-safety education and advocacy.
Key contributions
- Advises PASS Worldwide on philanthropic strategy and long-term donor engagement.
- Brings deep experience in nonprofit branding, fundraising, and organizational development.
- Supports PASS Worldwide in building a sustainable platform for growth and public trust.
Samantha Marshall
Samantha Marshall is a Pulitzer Prize–nominated journalist, editor, and ghostwriter with more than two decades of experience shaping high-impact nonfiction. A former Wall Street Journal reporter in Hong Kong and Vietnam, she has written and edited over 30 published books, including multiple New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers.
Her editorial work spans deeply reported investigations and commercially successful narrative nonfiction. As a foreign correspondent, she covered topics central to the foundation's mission — including human trafficking, sexual exploitation, gender-based violence, and refugee vulnerabilities. Her 1999 Wall Street Journal front-page feature on a young woman kidnapped and sold across the Chinese border was nominated for a Pulitzer and honored by the Overseas Press Club for human rights reporting.
In addition to covering abuse-related issues, Samantha has written extensively about addiction, recovery, resilience, and mental health, as well as leadership, ethics, and organizational culture. She brings a strong background in interviewing survivors, handling sensitive stories ethically, and translating complex issues into clear, accessible narratives for broad audiences.
Samantha's journalism has also appeared in Marie Claire, Town & Country, Forbes, Crain's New York Business, The Daily Beast, and in publications for Columbia Business School and PwC. She holds degrees from the University of Western Ontario and the University of London's Royal Holloway College. Across all her work, she is guided by a single principle: elevate truth with compassion, clarity, and dignity.
Key contributions
- Helps PASS Worldwide translate complex issues into clear, accessible public narratives.
- Brings trauma-informed interviewing and editorial judgment to mission storytelling.
- Strengthens the foundation's voice across research, advocacy, and donor communications.
Dr. G. Heath King
Dr. G. Heath King is a psychoanalyst, philosopher, and author whose transdisciplinary work examines the psychological forces that shape human behavior, language, responsibility, and action. He earned an M.A. in Sociology of Literature from the School of Comparative Studies at the University of Essex, England, with highest distinction, and completed his doctorate in philosophy at the University of Freiburg, Germany, magna cum laude.
He later taught interdisciplinary studies at Yale University and is the author of Existence, Thought, Style: Perspectives of a Primary Relation, Portrayed Through the Work of Søren Kierkegaard. Dr. King founded the series Inside the Mind of World Leaders and has written extensively on how psychology informs the words and actions of public figures.
In work especially relevant to PASS Worldwide, he has also served as a psychological consultant and strategist to Brad Edwards, lead attorney for victims in the Epstein case. He brings a distinctive perspective on autonomy, coercion, responsibility, and the human dynamics that shape consent, boundaries, and interpersonal safety.
Key contributions
- Advises PASS Worldwide on the psychology of coercion, boundaries, and interpersonal responsibility.
- Brings philosophical and behavioral depth to the foundation's framing of consent.
- Supports nuanced thinking about safety, agency, and accountability.
A cross-disciplinary board built for impact.
PASS Worldwide's advisory board spans higher education, medicine, philanthropy, journalism, ethics, and psychology — helping the foundation build programs that are credible, compassionate, and built to last.