The Goodis Center for Research and Reform, LLC was officially organized in the
State of New York in October 2009.

 Our Mission Statement:

 The Goodis Center for Research and Reform, LLC, is dedicated to critical thinking about and supporting the application of human rights. Through volunteer service, fund-raising, advocacy, publication, and education, The Goodis Center is dedicated to the pursuit of a better understanding of human rights and to the pursuit of protecting human rights for all people.

 We are united in the pursuit of social justice.

 The Goodis Center for Research and Reform, LLC, is devoted to raising funds and awareness for topics of broad social concern while maintaining a family-friendly atmosphere with a peculiar touch of individuality.  It is our goal to provide basic, introductory information on a variety of topics to engage our readers in these matters of social concern and to encourage outside learning and action.  Further, we aim to move into in-depth research and reform efforts as the organization develops.



New pages are regularly being added and all the old pages are being revised.

Please continue to check back for updates.

The Website
   And the People

As a whole, this website is dedicated to Joe Buscaino, Marilyn Pisciotta Goodis, and Evie Pisciotta Buscaino.

The Goodis Center for Research and Reform, LLC, is a combination of Robert Goodis' various personal, political, and intellectual interests.  This includes, but is not limited to, his endeavors in the charitable world - "Robert Goodis Charities,"  "The Robert Goodis Foundation," and the "Mason-Dixon Darfur Alliance."  Some recent charitable efforts include campaigns related to New Orleans and Katrina, Darfur, Cyclone Nargis, the environment, breast cancer, and more.

Our blog is designed to encourage discussion and independent thinking on various topics related to human rights and politics.  In the future, it will also include excerpts of pieces run in the Journal.

 Employment, volunteer, fellowship, and internship opportunities are available here.

Some publicity and exposure includes:

January 27, 2006: The York Dispatch (York, PA): “Saving Sudan: Suburban senior alarmed by atrocities abroad” by Christina Kauffman

February 2, 2006: The York Dispatch: “Potato chips are king of snack world” by Hank Merges

February 5, 2006: WSOX 96.1FM (York, PA): Music & the Message, Outreach for Darfur, Radio interview with Bob Rudy

February 5, 2006: York Sunday News (York, PA): “Dallastown students learn about genocide” by Lauri Lebo

March 26, 2006: York Sunday News: “Student getting ready for rally: York Suburban senior is organizing group to attend anti-genocide rally” by Lauri Lebo

May 23, 2006: York Daily Record (York, PA): “Flags fly in honor of vets” by Joseph Maldonado

May 28, 2006: York Sunday News: “A day to remember” by Gordon Freireich

September, 2006: Jüdische Zeitung (Berlin, Germany): “In seltener Eintracht: In den USA fordert eine breite Bewegung das Ende der Gewalt im Sudan. Juden spielen in der ‘Rettet Darfur’-Koalition eine führende Rolle” by David Dagan

Our staff

Robert D. Goodis

 Founder and Director
 Chief Editor of the Journal for Human Advancement

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Alexander L. Thompson

 Arts Consultant
 Associate Arts Editor of the Journal for Human Advancement

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Megan E. Towey

 Research Assistant and Administrative Assistant

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Lena Batchan

 Layout Assistant of the Journal for Human Advancement

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Who is Robert?

Robert Goodis was born and raised in York, Pennsylvania.  He is an alumnus of the Panim el Panim Institute for Leadership and Values in Washington, D.C. (2004).  He graduated York Suburban Senior High School in June, 2006, with honors.  He is a recipient of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency's Certificate of Merit and is a member emeritus of MENSA.  He has been recognized in the 2007-2008 Cambridge Who's Who among Executives and Professionals.

Robert received a B.A. in human rights and sociology from Bard College in 2010 and holds a certificate of advanced study in human rights and humanitarian law from the Specialized Human Rights Program at the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Washington College of Law, American University.

For his charitable involvement, Robert has been featured in multiple articles in (2) newspapers in York County, PA, as well as in a newspaper in Germany.  Robert has also interviewed on local-broadcast television in south-central PA and on FM radio.

His Save Darfur yarmulke (kippot) fundraiser has garnered international recognition, and is credited for inspiring the "Obamakas" (Barack Obama campaign yarmulkes) in the 2008 election season.  Robert is also a distant relative of Clara Barton, humanitarian activist and founder of the American Red Cross.

During the summer of 2009, Robert worked as a seasonal police officer for the Rehoboth Beach Police Department in Delaware.

Robert has been trained in first aid, CPR, AED, FEMA Incident Command and manual traffic control.  From November 2008 to the present, Robert has been an active volunteer at the Red Hook Fire Company in Red Hook, NY.  He was elected Second Lieutenant of the Fire Police Squad in 2012.