Kym Pasqualini has been advocating for missing persons and their families for 20 years. In 1994, Kym founded the Nation’s Missing Children Organization, Inc. (NMCO), and quickly realized that missing persons over the age of eighteen, and their families, were a segment of the victim population who were significantly under-served. To address this need, in 1995, she expanded the agency’s charter to include cases of missing adults.

Joined by families of missing, Kym requested the assistance of Congress to create the first national clearinghouse for missing adults. In November 2000, President William Clinton signed Kristen’s Law appropriating funding to formally establish the National Center for Missing Adults (NCMA). During her tenure as CEO, she developed a national registry for missing adults funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice. Her agency provided advocacy and support services to families of missing persons and law enforcement nationwide.

In partnership with Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC), she developed model policy for law enforcement and provided training to law enforcement agencies nationwide addressing the complex investigations of missing adult cases, proper utilization of available resources, investigative techniques, and policy revisions.

Kym continues to work as a consultant with national media to raise awareness and featured on Anderson Cooper Live, Greta Van Sustren, Montel Williams, the John Walsh Show, CNN, BBC, FOX, People Magazine, Ladies Home Journal, and included in hundreds of news and print articles throughout the world.