12. Laura Ahearn

An advocate for prevention of child sexual assault, Ahearn has spearheaded PFML, and in the process has become a one-woman stop for politicians, law enforcement and the media on the subject. Anything that Ahearn puts her efforts into gets done, including additional funding allocated for the PFML helpline to assist communities in accessing information about registered sex offenders and working to close loopholes that make communities vulnerable to registered offenders. Currently, Ahearn aims to eliminate childhood sexual abuse through registering juvenile sex offenders.