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2024 Polaris Star Awards

Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd provides a snapshot of the teaching colloquium.

IAP Leadership Workshop

Human Trafficking Leadership Panel

Protecting Young People From Online Predators

Ending Human Trafficking in Central Florida – Leadership Development Panel

Florida State Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Human Trafficking Summit, October 2020 – Hospitality and the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Presenters: Tomas Lares, President, United Abolitionists, Inc.; Corporal Alan Wilkett, Retired, Pasco County Sheriff’s Office; Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, Executive Director, UCF Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Director, Rosen Professional Internships, Savannah Parvu, Survivor Leader and Speaker.

Human Trafficking has affected the hospitality industry for decades. Florida is not only a tourist destination but has been on the cutting edge of addressing these effects during sporting events, conferences, and other gatherings.

Please consider supporting the UCF HTMS Center by purchasing a copy of the comprehensive human trafficking textbook “Human Trafficking: A Systemwide Public Safety and Community Approach”. All proceeds go to support the HTMS Center and its anti-trafficking efforts. Save 15% with code HESTUDENT at checkout. You can find the book here.