Monique Burr Foundation Hires Antoinette Meeks

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc. welcomes Antionette Meeks, EdD, MCHES, CPP, as Outreach and Grants Manager. 

"She is the ideal choice to expand the MBF Child Safety Matters™ program throughout Florida due to her experience with the Florida Department of Education and passion for our mission," said Lynn Layton, executive director of the Foundation.

Dr. Meeks is completing her tenure with the Florida Department of Education as a Manager for the Office of Race to the Top Assessments.  She has also served as Assistant Director and Health Coordinator for the Department's Office of Healthy Schools. She is a former teacher and district coordinator for health education/safe and drug-free schools.

"The Monique Burr Foundation has made an incredible impact on many families throughout Florida," said Meeks. "My new role is perfectly aligned with my belief that before children can be open to learning, they need to feel safe. I am passionate about extending our mission throughout the state because prevention education works and is a more effective option than reactive intervention."

Meeks was an education and training specialist for K-12 tobacco use prevention education programs and has served as an adjunct professor on the university level. She has played a key role in several prevention education curricula and programs and is a Master-Certified Health Education Specialist and Certified Prevention Professional.

About the Monique Burr Foundation for Children

The Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc. is a nonprofit organization with a mission to make a positive impact on the community at large, to create change in a family's life for the better and to give hope to a child by providing prevention education. MBF Child Safety Matters™ is a research-based, primary prevention education program, designed to educate and empower elementary students and adults with information and strategies to prevent bullying and child abuse. MBF Child Safety Matters™ has been approved in 54 out of 67 counties in Florida. The program is made possible through donations, so that every elementary school child in Florida can receive this safety training at no cost.

For more information about the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, call (904) 642-0210 or visit www.moniqueburrfoundation.org.

Photography is available upon request

SOURCE Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc.

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