Joseph Melita

Joe Melita joined the College of Education and latter also the department of criminal justice as an adjunct professor three years ago. In the fall of 2017 he was named a visiting professor. He has taught at the undergraduate, masters and graduate levels. He has also served as dissertation chair for several doctoral candidates. In addition he has spoken at many student – centered workshops focusing on s school safety, ethics, law and curriculum.

Prior to coming to Lynn, Melita was the Executive Directive for the Broward County school district’s Special Investigative Unit and Professional Standards department responsible for the safety and security for the nation’s 6th largest school district. He was also member of the Multi-Agency Gang Task Force ( MAGTF) and selected by U.S. Secret Service to study threat assessments and violence and member of the southeast Regional Homeland Security Task Force.

Additionally, he has held the positions of: Principal of Deerfield Beach high school, Assistant Principal at Stranahan High School, classroom teacher, and a personnel investigator for the Florida department of Education.

• B.A., Fairfield University
• M.S., University of Bridgeport
• Ed .D., Florida Atlantic University

Joseph Melita believes that teaching is the ultimate calling for a person, and because of which, teachers have a responsibility to be prepared to meet the challenges every student brings into the classroom. Students, staff and faculty need to learn and work in a safe and secure environment and it is our responsibility to provide the resources to attain that goal. All decisions should be made on behalf of its students, and it is the responsibility of teachers to continue to explore innovative ways to meet the challenges students face daily. His goal is to provide the “ tools “ students and teachers need in their “tool belt “ to be effective

• Curriculum
• Ethics and standards
• Safety and security
• Research
• Law
• Staff development
• School issues