[1] She lives in Anoka County, Minnesota,[2] and has a son named Samuel Jacobs.
[3] She spent six years as a journalist covering education in Nigeria while still living in that country.
[10] In August 2013, she appeared on a discussion panel following a screening of the documentary film Not My Life at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs' Cowles Auditorium.
[11] On December 16, 2015, she was appointed by President Barack Obama as a member of the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking,[9] and was re-appointed to the same position by President Donald Trump in April, 2018.
[9] She started a non-profit organization known as "The Enitan Story" in August 2013 to advocate for victims and empower survivors of human trafficking.