Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE MELISSA INSTITUTE IS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AND PROMOTE SAFER COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND THE APPLICATION OF RESEARCH-BASED KNOWLEDGE.
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND DIRECT APPLICATION IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF VIOLENCE AND TO ASSIST VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
BULLYING EDUCATION SERIES - BULLYING EDUCATION PREVENTION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS, AFTER-SCHOOL CARE AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EXPLORING THE EFFECTS AND DYNAMICS OF BULLYING BEHAVIOR, ROLE OF BYSTANDERS, PROMOTING BYSTANDER TO UPSTANDER BEHAVIOR, WAYS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE AND RESOURCES AND STRATEGIES TO INTERVENE WHEN BULLYING BEHAVIOR OCCURS.
MAY CONFERENCE - THE INSTITUTE'S 23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE DONNA E. SHALALA STUDENT CENTER ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CAMPUS IN CORAL GABLES, FL. THE TITLE OF THE CONFERENCE WAS "ADHD, AGGRESSION AND EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION: PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL, CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS". DR. RUSSELL BARKLEY, CLINICAL PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY AT THE VIRGINIA TREATMENT CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND DR. DONALD MEICHENBAUM, RESEARCH DIRECTOR, THE MELISSA INSTITUTE, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA, LED THE CONFERENCE.
ACT RAISING SAFE KIDS - TWO ACT RAISING SAFE KIDS FACILITATOR TRAINING PROGRAMS AND A REFRESHER COURSE FOR PREVIOUSLY TRAINED INDIVIDUALS TOOK PLACE DURING THE PAST YEAR. THE ACT FACILITATOR TRAINING INCLUDED ATTENDEES FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COUNSELORS, SUCCESS COACHES AND INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS AND STAFF FROM THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS - HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START. THE INSTITUTE HAS A CERTIFIED NATIONAL ACT COORDINATOR/MASTER TRAINER.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Daniel A Santisteban Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Trish Ramsay | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jesse Leon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Vanessa Lopez Silverman | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Lindsay Mendiola | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maggie Snyder Esq | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Lisette M Perez-Lima Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Meichenbaum Phd | RESEARCH DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karyn Cunningham | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Victor Torres | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kenneth M Bloom Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Philipp N Ludwig | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Aptman Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lynn Aptman | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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