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Melanie Siben

Founder and President

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Former TV Reporter and Producer

  • Appeared on CNN, CBS, and News 12 as a news reporter

  • Traveled through more than 70 countries

  • Gained near fluency in Japanese, French, Spanish, and Italian

  • Won several underwater photography awards

  • Voted into the International Explorers Club in 2007

  • Lectures on human trafficking to both students and adults

  • Lobbies against nuclear proliferation in Iran since 2000

  • Created and sold a successful consulting service in Japan

  • Performed voice-overs (English) for ASEAN in Thailand

  • Backpacked solo through Africa for six months

  • Earned real estate and notary public licenses in high school

  • BA from Washington University, Women's academic honorary

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    Dr. Alan Manevitz, MD

    Vice President

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    Board Certified Psychiatrist

  • Named amongst the Top Doctors in America by Castle Connolly

  • Appears frequently on New York magazine's Best Doctors list

  • Included in the New York Times Magazine's "Super Doctors"

  • Appears frequently on network television to talk about mental health

  • Serves as Editor of Psychiatric House Calls

  • Executive Producer of Emmy Award-winning health documentary

  • A leading authority on PTSD and Stockholm Syndrome

  • Founded the National Mental Health Project, served as President

  • Co-founded e-Shrinks, which provides online mental health services

  • Volunteered at Ground Zero (9/11), Katrina-hit areas, and TWA 800

  • Serves on numerous non-profit boards

  • Earned MD at Columbia and completed residency at Cornell NYC

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    Alissa Makower, Esq

    Vice President

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    CBS Vice President & Senior Counsel

  • Focuses on corporate transactions and security matters for CBS

  • Served as a Vice President in Viacom's Law Dept.

  • Participates with several non-profit organizations

  • Leads many volunteer activities for social agencies in NYC

  • Began involvement with M4H in 2003 as a volunteer at Covenant House Spa Night

  • Serves as an active volunteer for UJA's Media and Entertainment

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    Jeffrey R. Cross, MBA

    Secretary Treasurer

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    IBM Vice President of Communications

  • Holds 27 years of high-tech corporate communications experience

  • Focuses on PR, marketing, and crisis communications

  • Involved with IBM Global Sales & Distribution

  • Runs communications and marketing for external relations initiatives, including competitive campaign.

  • Worked as a journalist and served as trade magazine editor.

  • Earned BA in Economics from Bucknell University and MBA from Western Connecticut State University.

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    Neil Weinrib

    Vice President

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    Neil A. Weinrib Associates Founder

  • Founded and heads Neil A. Weinrib Associates, one of the nation's largest immigration law firms

  • Admitted to practice law in New York, Florida, Washington D.C., and federal courts

  • Lectures frequently on immigration and real estate to community groups, schools, continuing legal students, and real estate firms

  • Holds honor degrees from Penn State University, masters degree in International Relations from Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (1974) and a law degree from Hofstra University (1977).

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