Melissa Grove M.S., LPC has served as Executive Director of Legacy Counseling Center, Inc. since 1999, transforming the agency into the largest provider of mental health services for HIV+ people in the South. The Grace Project National Conference for Women Living with HIV she founded hosts 200 HIV+ women annually in Dallas, Texas. She has also opened the agency’s Legacy Founders Cottage, a facility designed for terminally ill AIDS patients. Ms. Grove has created the centralized housing solution, Homebaseforhousing.org website and developed a Master Leasing Program for over 50 homeless clients annually. A licensed therapist, Ms. Grove served as the Gero-psychiatric Director for ADAPT of Texas, managing a 60 bed in-patient facility. Other experiences include working with individuals with Schizophrenia, emotionally disturbed children, Mescalero Indians, terminally ill elderly, and Ms. Grove has done research on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, computerized DSM and attachment theory. Ms. Grove additionally maintains a private psychotherapy practice and speaks around the nation on issues pertaining to mental health, relationships, and HIV through the HIV Connection and The AIDS Education and Training Center. Based on her expertise in client behaviors, Ms. Grove consults with pharmaceutical companies like ViiV Healthcare and EMD Serono. She has been honored as Grand Marshall of the Alan Ross Freedom parade and her organization has received the Outstanding HIV/AIDS Organizational Achievement award. Other awards include the 2014 Public Citizen of the Year through the North Central Texas National Association of Social worker, and the 2015 Black Tie Dinner Kuchling Humanitarian Award.