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The Association for Trauma Outreach & Prevention
Affiliated with the United Nations
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Phone: 201.941.2266

20 January 2012

Association for Trauma Outreach & Prevention (ATOP) Meaningfulworld announces the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors and UN Representative for the organization: Christine Overton, PHD

“On behalf of ATOP Meaningfulworld I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Christine Overton to our Board of Directors. Dr. Overton will Represent the organization at the United Nations.” Said Dr. Kalayjian, Founder and President of ATOP Meaningfulworld. wwww.Meaningfulworld.com

“British by birth and a US citizen, Overton is the first woman President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce in New Jersey, USA and brings to the ATOP Board of Directors at the UN, 28 years of international business expertise. She served as a mediator to the 585 federally recognized Native American Indian Nations for several years and works closely with the Asian Indian community in NJ and India. Her projects have been recognized with 6 letters from U.S. Congress for business development and over 45 business, film making and humanitarian awards throughout Europe, America and India - including a Scroll of Honor from 4 Rotary International clubs in Pune, India, for her excellence in business acumen, global humanitarian work in the field of avoidable blindness and cornea donation and for the Indo-American relationship formed.

Overton has worked with key global humanitarian outreach programs following major catastrophes, and actively campaigns to stop elderly abuse, premature birth, genocide, the discarding of important organs for donation and unnecessary cruelty to animals. With her unique gift for wildlife rehabilitation, Overton is particularly passionate about the care of all domestic and wildlife victims of war. She advises Government and community leaders to show compassion and understanding to animals and birds who contribute positively to the overall ecology and rehabilitation of the country, its people and for the world’s ecological balance. Overton’s Degrees and Diplomas are in theology, music, business administration and leadership. She is a 2009 graduate of the Gillette Area Citizen’s Police Academy and a graduate of the Gillette Area Leadership Institute in Wyoming, USA. As a certified Abider in dignified hospice care - Overton is trained to sit with people in their last few hours of life so they do not die alone.

Following significant time in solitary retreat and study with leaders from all religious backgrounds and cultures, Overton is a respected meditation instructor and mentor to young adults. As a trusted mediator and strategic negotiator, Overton has successfully gathered substantial funding for global projects, which continue to evolve through community cooperation and Governmental support.

“We welcome Dr. Overton to our organization and look forward to a mutually gratifying and meaningful collaboration.” Said Dr. Kalayjian, Founder and President of ATOP Meaningfulworld. wwww.Meaningfulworld.com

Meaningful World represents all the activities of the Association for Trauma Outreach and Prevention (ATOP), the Armenian American Society for Studies on Stress and Genocide (AASSSG), and the activities of the partnerships with collaborative centers, such as One-by-One, Association for Spirituality and Psychotherapy, Fielding World Wide Network for Gender Empowerment, International Division of the American Psychological Association, Psi Chi, SPSSI, NY, Karuna Center for Peace Building, Columbia University Center for Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS), International Council of Psychologists (ICP), Global Society for Nursing and Health, International Association for Genocide Scholars (IAGS), and the United Nations.