Dr Celia McIntosh is a nurse practioner, speaker, author and Human Trafficking Awareness Educator. Join us for this one of a kind interview with this phenomenal nurse.
Dr. Celia McIntosh DNP, RN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, SCRN, CEN, CCRN, CNRN is the President of the Rochester Regional Coalition Against Human Trafficking (RRCAHT) and a Nurse Practitioner in the Neuroscience Center at Rochester Regional Health in Rochester, NY. Celia received her associate's in nursing from Monroe Community College, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Brockport State University and her master’s degree in nursing, and her Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree from St. John Fisher College. Professionally, Celia has worked as a nurse for a number of organizations, including the Rochester General Hospital and Highland Hospital. She has worked as a family nurse practitioner in the Department of Neuroscience and the Medical Observational Unit Rochester Regional Health System. Celia is an inspiring leader in the Rochester community both in her professional work and her commitment to educating the public about the ubiquity of human trafficking.
Celia combines her medical training with her commitment to raising awareness about trafficking victims through the development of educational programs for Health Care Professionals. She presented “Human Trafficking 101: For Emergency Medicine Providers” at Rochester General Hospital’s Best Practices Seminar, the Genesee Valley Chapter Emergency Nurses Association, and URMC Anti-Human Trafficking Conference. Most recently, she presented the “Human Trafficking: Globally, Locally and its Impact on Human Rights” at the United Nations Association of Rochester, “Sexual Health: Sex Trafficking Violence and the Pandemic” for the CEI Sexual Health Center of Excellence, on a panel for the Wyoming County Safe Harbour Summit, and the 7th Judicial District Statewide Human Trafficking Intervention Court Web Series. Celia is passionate about ending human trafficking and becoming a voice for policy and social change in the fight against human trafficking.
