Central College has announced that Kellie Gorsche Markey, a 1988 Central graduate, will speak at the college’s commencement May 16, 2020, in H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse. In 2016, Markey opened Dorothy’s House in Des Moines to serve survivors of human trafficking. Dorothy’s House is a long-term, residential home that provides survivors of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation with the space, resources and support needed to find their healing journey. Markey’s career and life took many turns before starting Dorothy’s House. She previously was a proven leader in marketing and business development during the first 15 years after her graduation from Central, including a five-year stint with eBay. As vice president of global direct marketing, she led database communication strategies and eventually managed the assets and equity investments in Asia, Latin America and Canada for eBay International. In 2012, Markey returned to her native Des Moines. She became a volunteer with teen girls at Youth Emergency Services and Shelter, where she says she was shocked to learn of the severity of abuse the children in the community were enduring. At the time, Markey also was flipping houses for a living and stumbled across a house she eventually opened in January 2016 as Dorothy’s House. Markey received the Central College Alumna Award in 2017 for her exceptional professional accomplishments and contributions to others.