Stephanie Bratnick is the Anti-Trafficking Manager of the H.O.P.E Anti-Trafficking program at The International Rescue Committee Sacramento, where she oversees intensive case management for survivors, rapid rehousing program for survivors, and a program targeting minors trafficked for labor. She is a clinical trauma specialist, focused on children and adolescents, with ten years of experience in crisis and conflict intervention. She has developed conflict mediation courses for local children, families, educators, and rural communities in Mexico; she developed education tools for cultural competency and assertive behavior in China; and she was stationed in Israel as the Senior Protection Assistant and Gender-Based Violence focal point for UNHCR, working on behalf of asylum-seekers who were victims of trafficking and torture.
Previously, Stephanie was the Anti-Trafficking Services Director for Preble Street, in Portland, Maine, overseeing direct services to survivors across the state. She has trained over 4,000 persons on human trafficking, migration, and trauma-informed care, including as a regular guest facilitator at The University of Chicago Law School. Stephanie holds an MA in International Crisis and Trauma from the School of Social Work at Tel Aviv University, and a post-graduate certificate in Public Policy and Management from the University of York. She is the 2019 recipient of the Maine Children’s Alliance Giraffe Award for excellence in serving minor survivors.
Previously, Stephanie was the Anti-Trafficking Services Director for Preble Street, in Portland, Maine, overseeing direct services to survivors across the state. She has trained over 4,000 persons on human trafficking, migration, and trauma-informed care, including as a regular guest facilitator at The University of Chicago Law School. Stephanie holds an MA in International Crisis and Trauma from the School of Social Work at Tel Aviv University, and a post-graduate certificate in Public Policy and Management from the University of York. She is the 2019 recipient of the Maine Children’s Alliance Giraffe Award for excellence in serving minor survivors.
