Debro receives notable alumni award for helping victims of human trafficking in Ohio
January 8, 2020
Bryttani Debro, ’12 Sociology-Criminology, ’16 Master of Public Administration, works with the Salvation Army of Central Ohio as the Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator, helping to provide supportive client centered services to men, women and children who have been victims of sex and labor trafficking.
She was recently awarded the Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences Notable Alumni Award, which honors alumni for broad career accomplishments, commitment to community service, and valuable contributions to the University.
She earned a B.A. in Sociology-Criminology in 2013 from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, followed by a Master of Public Administration in 2016, and she and will be completing her second master’s, in Social Work, in May 2020. She currently volunteers as the Volunteer Coordinator with the Tussing Elementary PTO and is completing her Master of Social Work internship with the Homeless Families Foundation.
“My educational experience at Ohio University helped me professionally by teaching me the importance of the relationships. Ohio University is a small campus academically and there were several times were I had professors that knew me before I knew them based off of the positive relationships I built with other professors,” said Debro, who expressed excitement when discussing the MPA program and its helpfulness to her current position.
“In the professional world, building and maintaining relationships is key when working in social services and wanting to provide services to victims and survivors because not one agency can do it all.”
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