Christi Scott Bartman

Dr. Christi Scott Bartman believes in putting the "service" back in public service. She serves on the American Society for Public Administration's Ethics Committee and previously served on their Endowment Board and Awards Committee. She served as the Co-Chair of the Ohio Attorney General's Human Trafficking Commission Research/Gap and Data Analysis Subcommittee until January 2022. She has been involved in anti-human trafficking efforts in Ohio for over a decade. Working areas such as law, legislation and advocacy, she saw the need for even more dedicated effort. In order to do that, she left her position as Program Director of Public Administration, Public Policy and Legal Studies at American Public University System and now operates as a compassionate catalyst to push for better ways to address human trafficking and the vulnerabilities that underlie it. In 2021 she received The Social Justice Leader Award from the University of Toledo's Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute, was a semi-finalist in the Everyday Heroes of Central Ohio and was chosen as one of the inaugural fellows for the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio. In 2023 she was awarded the Everyday Ohio Heroes Award for the Southeast Region by the Ohio Children's Trust Fund. Christi holds a BSBA, MPA, JD and PhD. She is the founder of Basic Concepts, Ltd., offering consulting services to nonprofit and educational institutions such as strategic planning, board and committee training, and curriculum development. She is also a Certified Professional Coach and an Air Force veteran.