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# Prax(us)
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/prax-us/
- Published: 2026-07-17T16:16:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-17T16:17:31.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, Organization, Non-Profit, #toc, Colorado, Human Trafficking, United States

**Prax(us)** was an American nonprofit organization based in Denver, Colorado, focused on anti-human trafficking efforts.

## History

Prax(us) ceased operations in 2015.[\[1\]](#fn1)

## Organization

| Name            | Position                                             | Notes                                                                                                                                      |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Mary Landerholm | Executive Director[\[1:1\]](#fn1)                    | Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (LCHT), Colorado Network to End Human Trafficking (CoNEHT), Metropolitan State University of Denver |
| Stephanie Bell  | Co-Director[\[2\]](#fn2)                             | \-                                                                                                                                         |
| Magalie Lerman  | Co-Director[\[2:1\]](#fn2)                           | [Reframe Health and Justice](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Reframe-Health-and-Justice)                                             |
| Mary Durant     | Interim Executive Director[\[3\]](#fn3)[\[4\]](#fn4) | Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (LCHT), Colorado Human Trafficking Council                                                          |

### Partners and Collaborators

Prax(us) participated in or partnered with:[\[5\]](#fn5)

- Advisory Committee on Homeless Youth
- American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
- Children's Hospital Immunodeficiency Program (CHIP)
- Chinook Fund
- Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)
- Coloradans for Immigrant Rights (CFIR)
- Colorado Anti-Violence Program (CAVP)
- Colorado Collaborative
- Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC)
- Colorado Legal Services (CLS)
- Colorado Network to End Human Trafficking (CoNEHT)
- Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR)
- Denver Foundation
- Denver Street Outreach Collaboration
- Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado
- Polaris Project
- Rainbow Alley
- Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN)
- Timberline Church
- Urban Peak
- Youth HIV Advocacy Coalition

Prax(us) also received funding from the Anschutz Family Foundation.[\[6\]](#fn6)

## External links

- [ContactOut](https://contactout.com/company/Praxus-68735)
- [Idealist](https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit/6e6385271deb4a76881632766d55b61e-praxus-denver)
- [Website (archived)](https://web.archive.org/web/20151117034409/http://www.praxus.org/)

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1. *A Farewell Interview With Mary Landerholm.* (2019, April 16). Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking. <https://web.archive.org/web/20250416185300/https://combathumantrafficking.org/blog/farewell-mary-landerholm/> [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1)
2. Whipple, K. (2012, May 24). *Prax(us)’ Magalie Lerman turns history of exploitation into outreach.* Westword. <https://web.archive.org/web/20250412232300/https://www.westword.com/news/prax-us-magalie-lerman-turns-history-of-exploitation-into-outreach-5874744> [↩︎](#fnref2) [↩︎](#fnref2:1)
3. *Mary Durant.* LinkedIn. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-durant-72389412/> [↩︎](#fnref3)
4. *Contact Us.* Prax(us). Retrieved October 18, 2015, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20151018030942/http://www.praxus.org/?page%5Fid=29> [↩︎](#fnref4)
5. *About.* Prax(us). Retrieved December 18, 2010, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20101218013846/http://www.praxus.org:80/about> [↩︎](#fnref5)
6. *Donate.* Prax(us). Retrieved July 29, 2010, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20100729235909/http://www.praxus.org/donate> [↩︎](#fnref6)