Melissa JacobusMelissa Jacobus has been advocating for her adopted children and the rights of all individuals with FASD since 1998. At the national level, she is a parent advocate and member of the Justice Task Force for the FASD United, serves on the Advisory Commttee for FASD Communities, and served as a member of the Speakers Bureau for the Centers for Disease Control's Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Southeast Regional Training Center. In 2019, Ms. Jacobus was inducted into FASD United's Tom and Linda Daschle FASD Hall of Fame.Melissa is also active at the state level in Georgia. Among her accomplishments, in 2012, she presented at the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Suicide Prevention Program and the Supreme Court of Georgia's Committee on Justice for Children. In 2013, her work led Governor Deal to designate September 9 as FASD Awareness Day, which has continued under the current governor, Brian Kemp. Melissa co-led the 2018 Atlanta Training on FASD at the State Bar of Georgia.Melissa received a bachelor of science in broadcasting from the University of Florida. She worked for the Tribune Broadcasting Company and was awarded the company's highest honor for customer service before resigning in 1997 to devote herself full time to raising awareness and understanding of FASD. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Read More Read Less