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Table of Contents

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EDITOR’S LETTER

9 FORWARD THINKING The equestrian industry’s economic impact, Palm Beach County’s top employers, local research institutions with global reach, and more 14 WEALTH REPORT Learn all about Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, Libra

THE PALM BEACH 100

A selection of the prominent players across the Palm Beaches’ top industries 16 Banking and Finance 17 Education 20 Energy and Agriculture 21 Health Care 24 Hospitality, Tourism, and Entertainment 30 Nonprofits 33 Philanthropy 34 Professional Services and Media 40 Real Estate and Construction 42 Retail 44 LIVING LEGENDS The global titans and icons who call Palm Beach home 46 DIRECTORY 48 CLOSING BELL Palm Beach County’s business leaders share the secrets to their success COVER ILLUSTRATION

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hen we initially set out to produce a resource guide of Palm Beach County’s most prominent business leaders, 100 seemed like a reasonable number.

However, as we researched the area’s largest companies and industries, it quickly became clear that 100 would only begin to scratch the surface of the Palm Beaches’ top talent.

There’s no place in the world like our slice of South Florida. It boasts unique industries, such as the equestrian universe in Wellington (read about its economic impact on page 9), exporting (find facts on the active Port of Palm Beach on page 10), and a robust scientific research community making groundbreaking discoveries (we dive in on page 12). And of course, when considering the beauty of this paradise we call home, it’s no surprise that we enjoy a thriving tourism and hospitality industry. Or, that hedge fund managers with billions in assets are opting to ditch the frigid Northeast for our shores.

Beginning on page 16, you’ll discover our sampling of the need-toknow men and women who are making a difference in their respective fields and in the community. Those who were selected run the gamut of born-and-bred Palm Beachers to transplants. Some employ hundreds or even thousands. They hail from diverse backgrounds and are well-traveled, well-educated, and philanthropic. In the inaugural issue of The Palm Beach 100, these leaders share wisdom collected from their extensive careers and personal experience. We hope that their words will impact your outlook on business in the Palm Beaches as well as your own future endeavors.

47 athletic 53 honors classes, district and regional 28 honors seminars titles, and 5 team and 109 electives & individual offered state titles 14% of 18 visual Tuition students commited and performing includes laptop, to collegiate artists in meals and athletics residence books 9:1 40% student to faculty ratio

of students receive financial aid

Register today for an Open House www.oapb.org/OH 100% of graduates accepted to colleges and universities, including the Ivy League schools Boston College Boston University Brown University University of California, Los Angeles Duke University Emory University University of Florida Georgia Institute of Technology University of Miami University of Michigan Northeastern University

University of Notre Dame Pennsylvania State University University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California Stanford University Vanderbilt University Wake Forest University Washington University in St. Louis University of Wisconsin, Madison Yale University

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A partial list of schools 2019 graduates are attending.

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Forward Thinking Horse Play Thousands of horses, riders, and spectators descend on Wellington each season, positioning Palm Beach County as the equestrian capital of the world. Here, we break down the industry’s impact by the numbers.

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Numbers of seasons the Winter Equestrian Festival, the world’s top show jumping and equestrian competition, has been held in Wellington

200,000+ Spectators that visit the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center during the Winter Equestrian Festival

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10,000

600 Estimated

Approximate number of

permanent

horses kept on Wellington’s

Years the

horse farms in

equestrian preserve annually

International

Wellington

Polo Club Palm

$10 MILLION

hosted the U.S.

8,000

Polo

Acreage of Wellington’s

Championship,

equestrian preserve

Beach has

the country’s

Total prize money

most prestigious

awarded annually at

high-goal

the Winter Equestrian

tournament

Festival

$120 MILLION – Amount the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center contributes each year to Palm Beach County’s economy

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Smooth Sailing The Port of Palm Beach in Riviera Beach is more than meets the eye. An export hub, a major stop on the Florida East Coast Railway, and home to both Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line and 450-foot megayacht Berth One Palm Beach, this harbor along the Palm Beach Inlet brings 2,488 direct jobs to the county. Dive into these statistics collected from the 2018 fiscal year. (portofpalmbeach.com)

Cargo The port encompasses

162

A Seat at the Table

acres.

The cargo was valued at

292,300

$5.3

20-foot-long containers were

BILLION.

moved through the port in

2018.

100 percent of the raw sugar produced in the

The majority of exports

Glades region ships through the Port of Palm Beach.

go to islands in the

Other major exports include produce, boats and cars,

Caribbean, especially

and utility fuels.

the Bahamas.

Cruising Bahamas Paradise Cruise

Its ships, Grand Celebration and

Line exclusively calls the Port

Grand Classica, sail year-round to Freeport

of Palm Beach home.

and Nassau for two-night cruises.

The ships accommodated approximately

480,000 cruise passengers last year.

Business Revenue

$154

MILLION from cargo

$100

+ MILLION from cruise ships

There is no “quick fix” to the issues facing our community. Instead, progress comes from the collaboration between leaders and residents. This fall, the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties hosted the second year of On the Table, a civic engagement initiative where thousands of people from all backgrounds participate in conversations about how to cultivate a stronger community.

Private homes, local restaurants, farms, and hospitals are just some of the locations for both public and private tables. Anyone can host a table and the conversation can go in any direction. The intimacy and diversity of each discussion makes On the Table a unique gathering.

Often times civic engagement initiatives are built on the idea of fixing problems and discussing the downfalls of a community. Eric Aquino, the lead on the 2019 project, believes that the key to On the Table’s success is its way of disarming people.

“With On the Table, the first question right off the bat is ‘What do you love about your area?’” Aquino says. “We are building from a place of strength and it galvanizes people around what they love, more so than just what is going wrong.”

More than 3,500 residents participated in the project’s first year. Aquino hopes to achieve an even greater community representation as the event gains steam. (yourcommunity foundation.org) —Chloe Krammel

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TOP 10

Employers in Palm Beach County Palm Beach County’s top employers span a wide range of industries, from education to health care and energy to hospitality. Discover the results from the PBC Business Development Board’s annual survey detailing the companies that employ the most residents. By Julia Baldwin

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HCA Healthcare

HCA operates health care facilities across the country and owns Palms West Hospital and JFK Medical Center, which provide high-quality health care and emergency care services to county residents.

Boca Raton Regional Hospital

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Palm Beach County School District PBCSD is the tenth-largest publicschool district in the United States (based on enrollment) and the county’s largest employer by far, providing 22,340 people with jobs in educational and administrative positions.

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Tenet Coastal Division Palm Beach County

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Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners

Boca Raton Regional Hospital is a nonprofit health care organization that has been designated by the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and is ranked high-performing in four categories by U.S. News & World Report.

Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration has 2,700 employees in Palm Beach County, providing health care services to veterans at sites such as West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, Delray Beach VA Clinic, and Boca Raton VA Clinic.

The Breakers This iconic luxury Palm Beach resort employs 2,300 individuals across various departments, such as guest services, administration, housekeeping, catering, and accounting.

Tenet, one of the largest health care networks in South Florida, boasts 6,153 employees at its health care sites in Palm Beach County, including Palm Beach Children’s Hospital, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Good Samaritan Medical Center, and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.

Serving as the legislative and policy-setting body for the Palm Beach County government, the PBC Board of County Commissioners employs 5,377 people across seven districts who work to safeguard the welfare of county residents.

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NextEra Energy

Headquartered in Juno Beach, NextEra Energy owns Florida Power & Light Company and Gulf Power Company, generating clean energy to more than 5.4 million people in Florida and supplying 4,730 people with jobs.

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Florida Atlantic University With its main campus in Boca Raton, this public university employs 2,727 individuals and offers a wide range of academic programs to more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

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Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West

Bethesda Hospital East opened its doors in 1959, while Bethesda Hospital West was recently opened in 2015 to deliver health care services to the western communities.

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The Palm Beach 100 FORWARD THINKING The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience campus is the first of its kind in North America.

Dr. Douglas Bingham

advancement to one of the top research centers in the world.” (mpfi.org)

Florida Atlantic University

The Scientific Method These local research institutions are transforming Palm Beach County—and the world—with cutting-edge research and futuristic innovations developing right in our backyard By Chloe Krammel Scripps Research Since its founding in 2004, Scripps Research, Florida has contributed an estimated $3 billion economic impact in Palm Beach County—and that’s without accounting for its many spinoff companies. Located across 30 lush acres in Jupiter, Scripps houses dozens of principal investigators working to understand disease and develop effective treatments. Explains Dr. Douglas Bingham, executive vice president of Florida operations, “What we wanted to do with the Florida campus is evolve a set of tools for scientists to use to translate the discoveries we made—and are going to make—relating to what causes disease in order to create therapies to cure or mitigate the symptoms of the disease.”

Pioneering studies from the Florida campus include how the Zika virus crosses the placental barrier and harms the fetus, and how to protect the brain from neurodegenerative diseases like ALS, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s. (scripps.edu)

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience “Insight must precede application” is the guiding philosophy at this research institution.

With headquarters in Munich, Germany, Max Planck Florida is the first and only institute of its kind in North America. Researchers have the freedom to pursue curiosity-driven research at the highest levels, resulting in continuous international recognition of this campus. Recent developments include a partnership with Zeiss, a leading imaging technology company, which will help researchers discover insights into the inner workings of the brain, and groundbreaking research on the Rab protein’s impact on memory.

Says Dr. David Fitzpatrick, Max Planck Florida’s CEO and scientific director, “The world-class science, the unique training environment, the strong institutional collaboration, and the loyal support of our local community, together, create a powerful synergy that will continue to drive our

From lab techs to professors, Florida Atlantic University brings an edge to South Florida’s life sciences consortium. Doubling as both an educational and research institution, FAU has programs that span the sciences and mathematics.

Cutting-edge studies include the use of marine natural compounds as potential treatments of breast cancers and the use of artificial intelligence to detect and manage Alzheimer’s. With the budding life sciences job market, FAU has integrated research from neighboring institutions into its undergraduate programs to better prepare the next generation of employees. The university also focuses on the clinical needs of Palm Beach County. “We are Palm Beach County’s medical university,” says Dr. Gregg B. Fields, executive director of FAU’s Institute for Human Health & Disease Intervention. “We belong to the community.

We have an obligation to do cutting-edge research that can benefit the people [who live] down here.”

FAU uses its research and academia to solve the final puzzle piece for the local science gateway: populating the region with the talent necessary to support this growing industry. (fau.edu)

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The Palm Beach 100 WEALTH REPORT

Libra Rising Facebook is launching a new digital currency—but is the world ready?

Cryptocurrency is nothing new—it’s been in circulation since the 2009 launch of Bitcoin—but the digital asset’s volatility has prevented the masses from embracing it. That could change in 2020 when social media giant Facebook plans to make a new currency called Libra available to users of Facebook and its other holdings, such as WhatsApp and Instagram.

Facebook is a founding member of the nonprofit Libra Association, which is developing the virtual money along with other companies and academic institutions. What makes Libra different from other cryptocurrencies, says Honghui Chen, professor of finance at the University of Central Florida, is that it will be less volatile and also more convenient to use via Calibra, an online account that Facebook describes as a “digital wallet.”

Through social media, users will be able to view their balance in Calibra depicted in their local currency. They can spend, transfer, send, and store the digital money in their Calibra account and also

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use it with partners in the Libra Association.

Facebook is seeking to reduce the volatility of Libra by not tying its value to an algorithm or a single currency, but rather to a more stable asset or group of assets. One possibility is to value each unit based on a basket of international currencies, says Chen. The other is to peg the value to so-called “stable coin,” which itself is tied to a relatively stable asset, such as gold or government-backed legal tender.

Social media’s global reach—some 2 billion users worldwide in the case of Facebook—makes it an ideal platform for international commerce, but there are concerns about security and privacy in the wake of Facebook’s recent lapses. Chen believes that because the Libra Association comprises a group of entities, it creates more layers of security.

To further address privacy concerns, Facebook is setting up Calibra as a separate business entity and says it won’t share spending data with other holdings unless users grant permission.

But global regulatory concerns still loom large for the association and could delay its planned midyear launch. Some companies have already pulled out of the association, and France and Germany are reportedly pledging to block Libra in Europe.

If the association is successful in launching Libra, the question about what Facebook gains from developing a new currency remains. Getting into the digital currency game before its competitors could allow Facebook to strengthen its brand and potentially increase its number of users if they join because of Calibra. Among other tech giants, Amazon offers its own digital wallet for customers, but Chen says he wouldn’t be surprised if it creates a digital currency in the future. Apple Pay is a successful online payment system, but it is hardware dependent in that it requires an Apple device. However, being first has its risks. Because Libra is new and untested, Chen advises caution. “I can see the system improving as it grows—but test the water and add money little by little as you feel comfortable.”

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BOB DUNKIN

SARA MAYEUX

Executive Director, Branch Manager UBS

Partner, Regional Managing Director Cresset Capital

Dunkin leads the West Palm Beach office of Cresset Capital, where he advises a broad range of clients on financial matters and tailors solutions to their needs. Previously, he was a senior vice president and private client advisor at U.S. Trust for eight years, where his team boasted $2.4 billion under management. Dunkin lives in North Palm Beach with his wife, Debbie, and their two two teenaged children, Catherine and Cooper.

Mayeux, who majored in psychology and anthropology at Louisiana State University, spent a year working as an archaeologist after graduation. During that time, she found herself more interested in reading about mutual fund prospectuses than digging in the dirt, so she decided to move to San Francisco to begin a career in finance. Today, she ensures that the financial advisors at UBS Financial Services have the tools they need to manage their clients’ wealth as the Palm Beach branch manager. Mayeux lives in West Palm Beach with her son, Ari.

EDUCATION: Southern Methodist University (B,M) HOBBIES: Hiking, running, and playing squash SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HIM: He’s an avid outdoorsman.

GIVING BACK: He’s the chairman elect for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County and an executive board member for the Palm Beach Zoo. He also serves as an advisory board member for the Lemieux Center for Public Policy at Palm Beach Atlantic University and as a vestry member at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

HOMETOWN: New Orleans, Louisiana CHARITIES: Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies HIDDEN TALENT: Exceptional parallel parker PETS: A chiweenie named Nola HOBBY: Driving her vintage Volkswagen Karmann Ghia around South Florida.

FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: Norton Museum of Art BEST ADVICE: “The only barriers we have in front of us are the ones we’ve placed there ourselves.” –Al Dunlap TOP OF HER BUCKET LIST: Walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain.

BILL MCKERNAN

KEITH ROWLING

Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor The McKernan Financial Group, Northwestern Mutual

Managing Director, Senior Financial Advisor The Rowling Group, Merrill Lynch

McKernan, managing director at The McKernan Financial Group, is a wealth management advisor with Northwestern Mutual, where he creates plans for clients to achieve a successful financial future. He founded his business in 2002 and his office has since become the highest producing among all Northwestern Mutual offices in the country. He mentors more than 35 advisors in his downtown West Palm Beach office to create an autonomous business plan for their own successful future. His wife is also an advisor in the office, and they have three children.

When he was 16 years old, Rowling bought five shares of Boeing. He’s been an investor ever since. As a managing director and senior financial advisor at Merrill Lynch in Palm Beach, he loves that his career allows him to follow his passion for investing and interact with some of the most interesting and accomplished families in the country. In 2019, Rowling ranked No. 4 of the Top 250 Next-Generation Wealth Advisors, No. 12 of the Forbes Best in the State Wealth Advisors, and on Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors.

HOMETOWN: Jupiter, Florida FIRST JOB: Pizza delivery boy FUNNIEST WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE: I met my wife, who was a college intern at the time, in the office. (Not exactly company policy.)

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Meraki Juice Kitchen in West Palm Beach HOBBIES: Surfing, snowboarding, tennis, and basketball FAVORITE MOVIES: Point Break and Wall Street TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: Surf Puerto Escondido WHO WOULD PLAY HIM IN A BIOPIC: Leonardo DiCaprio

HOMETOWN: Farmington Hills, Michigan EDUCATION: University of Notre Dame BEST ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who has been swimming naked.” –Warren Buffett FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: Peanut Island with my daughter, her friends, and snorkel gear TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: Recognizing the opportunities to create tremendous wealth while working in the finance industry and living in Michigan, both of which were ground zero for the Great Recession.

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RYAN SCHACK

JOSEPH B. “JAY” SHEAROUSE III

Senior Vice President of Investments, Branch Manager Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Inc.

Chairman and CEO Bank of the Palm Beaches

Schack joined Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. in Palm Beach Gardens in 2019 as senior vice president of investments and branch manager. After beginning his career at BNY Mellon, he became resident director and financial advisor at Merrill Lynch (later acquired by Bank of America). During his 15 years there, he held several management positions in various locations including Los Angeles and Columbus, Ohio. He was promoted to Palm Beach County, where he spent nine years managing the Jupiter office location before moving to Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.

Shearouse, a third-generation Floridian, became president and CEO of the First Bank of the Palm Beaches in 2010. Prior to that, he was the president of National City for Southeast Florida and the executive vice president for Fidelity Federal Bank & Trust, where he worked for more than 28 years. He serves on the board of trustees of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches, the board of directors of the Florida Bankers Association, and the board of America’s Community Bankers. He and his wife, Michelle, reside in Jupiter with their two children, Joseph IV and Eric.

HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania EDUCATION: University of Pittsburgh TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: First big job transfer to Los Angeles TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: Longboat Key, a hidden gem in Florida FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Romeo and Juliette’s in Tequesta TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: Attend a Super Bowl Game with the Pittsburgh Steelers playing.

CHARITIES: Place of Hope, Little Smiles

EDUCATION: Florida State University HOBBIES: Hunting, fishing, and scuba diving CHARITIES: Vice chairman on the board of directors for the United Way of Palm Beach County, on the board of directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County

SAL TIANO

SUSAN ATHERLEY

Managing Director J.P. Morgan Securities

Principal Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Tiano’s interest in finance began at Dartmouth College, where he played hockey. A former teammate who went to work on Wall Street thought he’d be a natural in the wealth management business. Heeding his advice, Tiano went on to work with Drexel Burnham after graduation and then at Bear Stearns until J.P. Morgan acquired it in 2008. Today, his team ranks among Barron’s Top 50 Private Wealth Advisory Teams in the Country. Tiano lives in Jupiter his wife, Kim, and their five children.

Atherley, a Lantana native, has been an educator in Palm Beach County for 40 years.

Before her appointment at Dreyfoos in 2010, she was a successful principal four times over. She’s also been an adjunct professor for 20 years at Palm Beach Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University, and Nova Southeastern University teaching leadership courses. Atherley advocates for mental health services for adolescents and maintains her mental health license.

HOMETOWN: Winthrop, Massachusetts SPORTS FANATIC: In 2002 he co-founded Pure Hockey, the largest hockey retailer in the country, and collects Boston sports memorabilia.

AUTHOR: He recently wrote a book, Structural Alpha: Building and Maintaining an Elite Wealth Management Practice.

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”

CHARITIES: On the board of Jupiter Medical Center; Place of Hope, where he met and recently adopted his foster son.

EDUCATION: Florida Southern College (B), Barry University (M), Nova Southeastern University (D) ADVICE FOR RECENT GRADS: Follow your dreams, enjoy the journey, and be passionate about what you do.

HOBBIES: Yoga and tennis FAVORITE BOOK: Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy by Mo Gawdat PETS: A pug named Bailee FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: The Breakers ACCOLADES: Palm Beach County Elementary, Middle, and High School Principal of the Year; Magnet Schools of America Regional Principal of the Year

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DONALD E. FENNOY II

WILLIAM M. B. FLEMING JR.

Superintendent School District of Palm Beach County

President Palm Beach Atlantic University

As the superintendent of schools for Palm Beach County, Fennoy oversees a district that is the tenth largest in the country, with a student enrollment of more than 193,000 and an annual budget exceeding $3 billion. The district is also the largest employer in Palm Beach County, with more than 23,000 employees. Prior to becoming superintendent, he was COO of the district. Fennoy was honored for his accomplishments in public education and for being among the most notable alumni of Florida A&M University during the school’s 125th-anniversary celebration.

Fleming leads the private, independent university serving more than 3,700 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on campuses in West Palm Beach, Orlando, and online. The university has a local economic impact of $403.5 million. While at the helm, he raised more than $180 million to support the expansion of the Palm Beach Atlantic physical campus as well as academic, athletic, and student life programs.

HOMETOWNS: Born at an Air Force base in New Mexico, then spent the first 10 years of life in England, followed by high school in North Carolina.

EDUCATION: Florida A&M University (B), University of Central Florida (M, D) FIRST JOB: Landscaping FAVORITE TV SHOW: Sanford and Son ACCOLADES: Chiefs for Change named him to its 2017 cohort of the Future Chief program.

HOMETOWN: Jenkintown, Pennsylvania EDUCATION: Guilford College (B), honorary doctorate from Judson University BEST ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: Being on time means being 15 minutes early. Be prepared.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Flagler Steakhouse in Palm Beach TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: Birmingham, Alabama, to see my grandchildren FAVORITE MOVIE: Shawshank Redemption

FANNING M. HEARON III

JOHN KELLY

Head of School Palm Beach Day Academy

President Florida Atlantic University

The new head of school at Palm Beach Day Academy, Hearon began his 27-year career in independent school education at his alma mater, the Woodberry Forest School in Virginia. He was named head of school at Maple Street School in 2016. Before that, he was assistant head of school and academic dean at Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, Vermont. Fanning also spent 13 years at the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Kelly has made transforming FAU into “America’s fastest-improving university” and a top 100 public university his mission. So far, he’s succeeding: FAU has doubled research expenditures, enrolled an all-time high number of National Merit Scholars, raised the profile of its athletics, and set records for gifts to its foundation. In 2016, FAU became Florida’s top-performing university (up from second-to-last two years prior). He and his wife, Carolyn, have two children, Carly and Stella.

HOMETOWN: Rye, New York EDUCATION: Middlebury College (B), New York University (M) FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: Palm Beach Par-3 Golf Course PETS: Gryffin, a yellow lab, and Brodie, a bernese mountain dog TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: I’m still waiting for that elusive hole-in-one!

HOMETOWN: Greenville, South Carolina EDUCATION: Clemson University (B), Ohio State University (M,D) BEST ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: Be willing to take risks that make you stretch as a person, rather than remaining comfortable in your current role.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: TwentyTwenty Grille in Boca Raton POWER OF TEAMWORK: Success is never yours alone. It comes from having people around you who inspire you to be better.

CHARITIES: He and his wife, Carolyn, are passionate about helping underserved, homeless, and foster children. Together with Aubrey and Sally Strul, they established the Kelly/Strul Emerging Scholars Program at FAU to support first-generation students.

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RALPH E. MAURER

AVA PARKER

Head of School Oxbridge Academy

President Palm Beach State College

Prior to joining Oxbridge Academy as head of school in 2018, Maurer was headmaster of The International School Nido de Aquilas, an independent day school in Santiago, Chile. He was also a faculty member and administrator at the Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, where he was in charge of the entrepreneurship curriculum. At Oxbridge, he and a team of expert faculty members are pioneering an artificial intelligence curriculum. He says the most rewarding part of his career is watching students make a significant difference in the world.

Parker joined Palm Beach State College, Florida’s first public community college, as its first female president in 2015. Under her tenue, the college has reached its highest enrollment in the institution’s history and opened its fifth campus in Loxahatchee Groves. Previously, Parker served as executive vice president and COO at Florida Polytechnic University, Florida’s first STEM-focused public university. She’s also on University of Central Florida’s board of trustees and has held a position on the Florida Board of Governors of the State University System for more than a decade.

HOMETOWN: Gainesville, Florida EDUCATION: Northwestern University (B), University of Florida (M), Stanford University (D) BEST ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: My father once said to me, “In the end, the quality of your life is ultimately determined by your relationships with other people.”

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: The Regional Kitchen & Public House in West Palm Beach FAVORITE MOVIE: The Trois Couleurs trilogy, directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski

EDUCATION: University of Florida (B, JD) FIRST JOB: Dade County Public Defender’s Office FAVORITE TV SHOW: Power TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: Establishing Florida Polytechnic University.

SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HER: I have a decent voice. I like to sing and can really carry a tune.

WHO WOULD PLAY HER IN A BIOPIC: Kerry Washington

THOMAS J. REID

KEVIN M. ROSS

Interim Head of School The Benjamin School

President Lynn University

Reid says he chose his line of work because of a passion for teaching history and coaching young people in a variety of sports. He has vast experience in independent school leadership as long-term head of Buckley Country Day School in Roslyn, New York, and St. Paul’s School in Baltimore, Maryland. More recently he has been interim head of school at Charleston Day School in South Carolina and Palmer Trinity School in Palmetto Bay.

Ross became the fifth president of Lynn University in 2006. During his tenure, the university implemented a redesigned core curriculum and was ranked one of the top schools in the country for highest percentage of international students by U.S. News & World Report. The university was also selected as the host site for the third and final 2012 presidential debate. It has also been recognized three times as an Apple Distinguished School for its iPad initiative.

HOMETOWN: St. Paul, Minnesota EDUCATION: University of Pennsylvania (B), University of Connecticut (M) FIRST JOB: Newspaper boy, delivering morning, evening, and Sunday editions HOBBIES: Woodworking and crossword puzzles TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: Chatham, Cape Cod PETS: Black Labrador named Sadie WHO WOULD PLAY HIM IN A BIOPIC: Sam Elliott

HOMETOWN: Boca Raton, Florida EDUCATION: Colgate University (B), St. John’s College (M), Vanderbilt University (D) FIRST JOB: Bus boy HOBBIES: Playing guitar with his band, Wolfhawk; creative directing the restoration of old vehicles; traveling; and tinkering with technology.

TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: The Adirondacks CHARITIES: Charity Water, Education Rocks

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DENISE SPIROU

ETHAN SHAPIRO

Head of School The Greene School

Head of School Saint Andrew’s School

Shapiro has just completed his second year as head of school at Saint Andrew’s in Boca Raton, after 29 years at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. He has five children and has always worked in education, because “it felt like the right fit for me from the start.” At Phillips Exeter, he created a Russian exchange program and revamped the Russian language curriculum, coached a wrestling team that won multiple New England championships, and founded the Harkness teaching collaboration with the Chicago charter school network.

Spirou specializes in developing high-performing and gifted students. She joined The

HOMETOWN: Newton, Massachusetts EDUCATION: Colby College (B), Middlebury College (M) FIRST JOB: Dishroom worker at Legal Seafoods restaurant HIDDEN TALENT: I’m a very talented foosball player.

CHARITIES: St. Jude Hospital, ASPCA, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: A trip to Iceland

EDUCATION: East Stroudsburg University (B,M), Walden University (D) FIRST JOB: Working at an ice cream drive-in PAST LIFE: She was a morning co-host for a hit radio station in the early ’90s.

TOUGHEST LESSON LEARNED: You can’t control the cards you have been dealt, but you can control how you play your hand.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Café Sapori in West Palm Beach CHARITIES: Bahamas Relief School Rebuild, Red Sneakers for Oakley WHO WOULD PLAY HER IN A BIOPIC: Marisa Tomei

Greene School in West Palm Beach in 2017 after spending 16 years at The Weiss School, where she was head of school for six years. The Mensa Foundation awarded Spirou the Laura Joyner Award in 2017 to honor her work serving gifted students. She also co-authored Confronting Today’s Issues: Challenges and Opportunities for School Administrators, published by Rowman & Littlefield.

ROBERT BUKER JR.

LINDA M. TRETHEWEY

President and CEO U.S. Sugar

Head of School Rosarian Academy

Trethewey joined Rosarian Academy in 2017 with 25 years of experience as a teacher and administrator. Previously, she was assistant principal in both the Maryland Public School System and St. Bonaventure Catholic School in Davie, Florida. She was inspired in her career by her late father, whom she describes as “an educator, author, and a humble person. He was a Harvard and University of Pennsylvania graduate, a U.S. Air Force pilot, and he wrote a dozen books published by Barron’s. At the end of the day, he was a loving and sincere servant leader.”

Buker has served as CEO of U.S. Sugar since 2005. Prior to this role, he held other senior management positions at the company during his 27-year tenure. He sits on the board for U.S. Sugar, United Sugars, and the Florida Sugar Cane League.

Before arriving at U.S. Sugar, Buker was an attorney who represented agricultural clients at Mershon Sawyer Johnston Dunwody & Cole. He was also a captain in the U.S. Army. Buker and his wife of more than 45 years, Barbara, reside in rural Glades County. They have three children and six grandchildren.

HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania EDUCATION: Chatham University (B), Towson University (M), St. Thomas University (D) SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HER: I have an identical twin sister.

FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATIONS: Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and The Norton Museum of Art CHARITIES: Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies; Dance Marathon benefiting Shands Hospital; Joe Dimaggio’s Children’s Hospital.

HOMETOWN: Bangor, Maine EDUCATION: Wheaton College (B), University of Florida (JD) MILITARY CAREER: He was a pilot in command of a platoon of an attack helicopter company.

SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HIM: His father was a medical missionary and later a physician for the U.S. Army. Growing up, he lived abroad in Panama, Pakistan, and Canada.

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ALFONSO FANJUL JR.

JAMES L. ROBO

Chairman and CEO Florida Crystals

Chairman, President, CEO NextEra Energy

Fanjul, along with his family who previously ran a sugar company in Cuba, founded Florida Crystals in 1960. Since then, he’s grown the company to span 190,000 acres in Palm Beach County, two sugar mills, a sugar refinery, a packaging and distribution center, a rice mill, and the largest renewable power plant in North America. Florida Crystals is the sole producer of certified organic sugarcane products made 100 percent in the U.S. Its subsidiary, ASR Group, is the world’s largest sugarcane refiner.

Robo ascended to the role of president and CEO in 2012 and chairman of the board in 2013. NextEra, a leading clean energy company, is a Fortune 200 company included in the S&P 100 Index. Florida Power & Light Company is a subsidiary. Prior to joining NextEra in 2002, he was the president and CEO of a division of GE Capital. Robo is also a director of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, a transportation logistics company.

HOMETOWN: Havana, Cuba EDUCATION: Fordham University ACCOLADES: Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame OUTREACH: The Fanjul family founded New Hope Charities, which provides day care and health and education services for Pahokee residents. They also founded Glades Academy, a charter school in Pahokee.

EDUCATION: Harvard University (B,M) HEADQUARTERS: Juno Beach REVENUE: $16.2 billion EMPLOYEES: 14,700 ACCOLADES: Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies

WAEL K. BARSOUM

DOUGLAS BINGHAM

President and CEO Cleveland Clinic Florida

Executive Vice President, Florida Operations Scripps Research

An orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in adult reconstructive surgery, Barsoum is a researcher and innovator who holds the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Distinguished Chair in Healthcare Innovation at Cleveland Clinic. He also holds a joint appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and is a professor of surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. Since joining Cleveland Clinic Florida in 2014, he helped transform the organization from a single-hospital system to a five-hospital system with more than 40 outpatient facilities.

Bingham returned to Scripps Florida in 2018 after playing an instrumental role in its launch 15 years ago. The Florida institute, part of Scripps Research, which leading scientific journal Nature ranks as the top nonprofit scientific institute in the United States, has contributed an estimated local economic impact of $3 billion. A renaissance man who enjoys philosophy, science, and innovation, he finds that managing Scripps’ Florida campus satisfies his curiosity. As a patent lawyer, he oversaw the patent filings for combinatorial antibody technology, which won the nobel prize in 2018.

HOMETOWN: Cleveland, Ohio EDUCATION: Case Western Reserve University (B), The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health (MD) HOBBY: Guitarist and singer in a rock band, Skin and Bones, that plays mostly for charity events.

HIDDEN TALENT: Has a private pilot’s license

HOMETOWN: Oxon Hill, Maryland EDUCATION: University of Maryland (B), Western State College of Law (JD) FIRST JOB: Working for a veterinary hospital FUNNIEST WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE: While scouting for a location for Scripps Florida, he traveled under the pseudonym “Doug Bond” and it made for a lot of fun stories.

HIDDEN TALENT: He has been baking artisan breads and brewing beer since 1979.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Kirby’s Sports Grille in Juno Beach for crab cakes TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: Visit Australia to see the Great Barrier Reef

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DAVID FITZPATRICK

CYNTHIA MCCAULEY

Scientific Director and CEO Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

Chief Administrative Officer St. Mary’s Medical Center, The Palm Beach Children’s Hospital

A professor at Penn State encouraged Fitzpatrick, then a student, to start a research project that led to his hunger to understand how brain circuits function. From there, it has been a distinguished road to becoming internationally recognized as a leader in neuroscience. Along the way to becoming CEO and scientific director at Max Planck in 2011, he collected numerous awards. In 2018, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which celebrates the excellence of individuals who are sharing knowledge and addressing challenges facing the world.

This past fall, St. Mary’s Medical Center and The Palm Beach Children’s Hospital tapped McCauley to handle strategic growth, operations, and finances as CAO. Previously, she served as CEO of Tenet Florida Physician Services and helped the company grow to care for more than 536,000 patients annually in South Florida.

McCauley, who earned an MBA in finance from Long Island University, has been nominated for an Athena Award and was named one of the “25 Most Influential Business Women in South Florida” by South Florida Business Journal.

HOMETOWN: Wayne, Pennsylvania EDUCATION: Pennsylvania State University (B), Duke University (D) HOBBY: Nature photography BUCKET LIST: Photo safari in Africa ACCOLADES: Ellis Island Medal of Honor presented by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, which recognizes important community leaders who have used their extraordinary abilities to change lives around the world

HOMETOWN: Hicksville, New York HIDDEN TALENT: She majored in foreign languages in undergrad at Adelphi University and speaks fluent Spanish and Italian.

BEST ADVICE FOR RECENT GRADS: Don’t anticipate that your career, or your life, will take you on a straight path to your next destination. On the windy journey, take time to embrace the challenging opportunities along the way.

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Downton Abbey NEXT TRAVEL DESTINATION: Portugal CHARITIES: CROS Ministries Gleaning Project, Habitat for Humanity

LINCOLN MENDEZ

AMIT RASTOGI

CEO Boca Raton Regional Hospital

President and CEO Jupiter Medical Center

In the summer of 2019, Mendez was appointed to the role of president and CEO of Boca Raton Regional Hospital, owned by Baptist Health South Florida. Mendez oversees the plan to renovate the hospital. Previously, he was the CEO of South Miami Hospital, also owned by Baptist, for close to a decade, and held senior executive titles in the health care industry for much of his career. Mendez is the chairman of the board for the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association and a member of the Orange Bowl Committee and the Florida International University Council of 100.

Rastogi boasts more than 20 years of experience as a health care executive and a practicing, board-certified internal medicine physician. He aims to improve lives every day. As CEO of JMC, he gives strategic direction and leadership for the provider’s growing clinical programs, state-of-the art facilities, and cutting-edge technologies. Previously, he was senior vice president of strategy, growth, and innovation at Inova Health in Northern Virginia and held multiple executive roles at Yale New Haven Health.

EDUCATION: Southern Adventist University (B), Florida International University (M) BACKGROUND: He’s a licensed laboratory supervisor and medical technologist.

ACCOLADES: South Miami Hospital was rated the No. 1 hospital by U.S. News & World Report while Mendez was CEO.

HOMETOWN: Edison, New Jersey EDUCATION: Fairleigh Dickinson University (B), New Jersey Medical School (MD), Harvard University (M) BEST ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: Never count how many patients you see in a day. Treat each patient as the most important person.

SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HIM: He wakes up at 3:30 a.m. every day.

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Hosted the largest, single-night, nonprofit fundraiser in the metro D.C. region, raising $26.3 million.

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Friends

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ROGER AMIDON

KATE ARRIZZA

General Manager Palm Beach Mariott Singer Island Resort

CEO South Florida Science Center and Aquarium

Arrizza has received an impressive array of awards and recognitions for her work at the Science Center over the past 10 years, including being named in South Florida Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 and receiving the Sun Sentinel’s Top Workplace Professional Award. During her tenure at the Science Center, operating revenue more than doubled, from $2.2 million to more than $5 million. STEM education programming has also more than doubled, and the facilities have been renovated and enlarged from 20,000 square feet to 40,000 square feet.

HOMETOWN: LaFayette, New York EDUCATION: Cortland State University WHAT HE’D TELL HIS 18-YEAR-OLD SELF: Believe people when they tell you nothing good happens after midnight.

FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: The Jupiter Lighthouse ACCOLADES: President of the Florida Restaurant Lodging Association, Palm Beach Chapter CHARITIES: Children’s Miracle Network, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, American Heart Association, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce, Palm Beach Gardens High School Five Star Magnet Program

HOMETOWN: Jupiter, Florida EDUCATION: United States Naval Academy (B), Johns Hopkins University (M) MILITARY SERVICE: She served overseas as a Naval officer for six years on the USS Carr, USS Fort McHenry, and USS Tortuga.

BEST ADVICE SHE’S RECEIVED: Nothing good ever happened from staying in your comfort zone.

HIDDEN TALENT: She’s a competitive marathon swimmer.

FAVORITE MOVIE: Jaws is the best movie ever made.

EVE GREENDALE

Amidon arrived at Palm Beach Mariott Singer Island Resort as general manager on 2012. Since then, the AAA Four-Diamond beachfront hotel has gone on to win numerous accolades for its all-suite rooms and amentities such as the SiSpa and 3800 Ocean restaurant. Prior to the position, Amidon served as the executive director for the Tourist Development Council for Palm Beach County. His hobbies include volunteering, golfing, fishing, and indulging in his passion for classic cars. He and his wife of 32 years, Tina, have two children, who are both in the hospitality business.

THIERRY BEAUD

MARK J. BELLISSIMO

Restaurant Proprietor Titou Hospitality

CEO Equestrian Sport Productions

Beaud, restaurant proprietor, joined forces with chef Lindsay Autry to launch The Regional Kitchen & Public House in 2016. Born and raised in Bordeaux, France, he opened his first restaurant, Pistache French Bistro, in 2008. Three years later, he opened PB Catch Seafood & Raw Bar. He continues to expand and grow each of his restaurants, receiving local and national recognition for his efforts. His past accomplishments include manager at Café L’Europe, general manager at Flagler Steakhouse, and concept opening general manager at Seasons 52.

As CEO, founder, managing partner, and the largest shareholder of Equestrian Sport Productions, Bellissimo has elevated Wellington from a large series of disconnected horse events into an integrated and robust equestrian lifestyle destination. The series of companies he founded in 2005 have invested more than $500 million in the equine industry, including thousands of acres of real estate and ownership of venues such as the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, International Polo Club, The Colorado Horse Park, and Tryon Resort in Mill Spring, North Carolina.

HOMETOWN: Bordeaux, France EDUCATION: INSEEC Business School, Bordeaux, France (M) TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: Visits San Sebastian, Spain every year.

PETS: Gaston, a gentle labradoodle, and Jacques, the mean cat CAUSES HE SUPPORTS: ALS (in memory of Jean-Pierre Leverrier), MS (in support of Rocco Mangel), and many more

HOMETOWN: Natick, Massachusetts EDUCATION: Middlebury College (B), Harvard University (M) BEST ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: When you want something in the worst way, that’s usually the way you get it.

HIDDEN TALENT: Orchestrating crazy fireworks displays for family, friends, and unsuspecting neighbors at his lake home in New Hampshire.

TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: Amalfi Coast in Italy. In fact, most places in Italy.

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ASHLEY BERRY

ELLIOT BOSTWICK DAVIS

Director of Sales and Marketing; Board of Directors President The Brazilian Court Hotel; Worth Avenue Association

Director and CEO Norton Museum of Art

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With more than 11 years in the tourism and hospitality industry, Berry loves that her job allows her to travel and meet new people every day. She joined The Brazilian Court Hotel in 2014 as the director of marketing and sales. In 2018, Berry became the president of Worth Avenue Association’s board of directors and utilizes her experience to oversee the avenue’s growth. The Palm Beach County native also serves on the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce as vice-chair and on the marketing advisory committee for Discover the Palm Beaches.

Before becoming director and CEO of the Norton Museum of Art in 2019, Bostwick Davis spent 18 years as John Moors Cabot Chair of the Department of Art of the Americas at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She oversaw one of the world’s preeminent collections of paintings, decorative arts, and sculpture from North, Central, and South America. Before joining the MFA Boston, she was responsible for American, British, and contemporary art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Department of Drawings and Prints. She’s served on multiple museum boards.

EDUCATION: Palm Beach Atlantic University (B), Florida Atlantic University (M) NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS: She helped launch Palm Beach Chamber’s Young Professional group, which now boasts more than 250 members.

HIDDEN TALENT: She’s a singer and used to sing the national anthem at sporting events at FAU and Nova Southeastern University.

FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: Burt Reynold’s Park in Jupiter for paddle boarding CHARITIES: Vita Nova, United Way of Palm Beach

HOMETOWN: New York, New York EDUCATION: Princeton University (B), New York University (M), Columbia University (M, D) MOST INSPIRING PERSON: Albert Einstein, who said that imagination is more important than knowledge.

HOBBIES: Reading, Pilates, and visiting museums FAVORITE BOOK: The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard WHO WOULD PLAY HER IN A BIOPIC: Jodie Foster

SCOTT DIAMENT

VICTORIA CHOURIS

President and CEO Palm Beach Show Group

President and CEO South Florida Fair and PBC Expos

Chouris started her 34-year career at the South Florida Fair in 1985. This past July, she was promoted to CEO, and in her new role she’s aiming to increase the fair’s presence in the community through initiatives such as Yesteryear Village, the history park that gives visitors a look at what Florida was like more than 75 years ago. Chouris serves on the board of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions and Leadership Palm Beach County’s Board of Governors. She’s the past chair of the Palm Beach State College Foundation Board and Discover the Palm Beaches.

Diament, a New York City native, graduated from Florida Atlantic University at the age of 20 with a degree in business management and finance. He went on to co-found Provident Jewelry with partner Robert Samuels, and the pair expanded the chain to seven locations in South Florida. In 2001, he founded the Palm Beach Show Group, which produces eight shows per year encompassing jewelry, art, and antiques, with the help of two partners. Today, the graduate gemologist is a leader in the jewelry and watch industry, as well as a top exhibitor and show organizer.

EDUCATION: Palm Beach State College (B), Palm Beach Atlantic University (M) TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: Losing a friend to breast cancer at 32. It taught me to never take life for granted and to always let others know how much I care about them.

TRAVELHOLIC: My husband and I have visited every state.

PETS: A 25-year-old turtle named Mr. T ACCOLADES: Chamber of Commerce Athena Award winner, Executive Women of the Palm Beaches Women in Leadership Award for nonprofits winner, Florida Federation of Fairs Hall of Fame inductee CHARITIES: Quantum House, Girl Scouts, Leadership Palm Beach County

FIRST JOB: Bagel delivery business BEST ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

HOBBIES: Boating and sky diving TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: London CHARITIES: Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope, Gift of Life Marrow Registry, Hope for Depression Research Foundation, The Historical Society of Palm Beach County, Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Norton Museum of Art NEXT GOAL: Constructing and managing The Provident hotel on the corner of Clematis Street and Dixie Highway

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ALYSSA FREEMAN

MOHAMED ELBANNA

Executive Director Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County

Regional Vice President and General Manager Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach

As regional vice president and general manager of Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, Elbanna is responsible for Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club and the future Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences in Fort Lauderdale. His career with Four Seasons spans 17 years in properties across the globe. After arriving in Palm Beach, he immediately focused on the resort’s multimillion-dollar renovation, now complete, which has fully reimagined the five-star, five-diamond resort as a timeless and authentic Palm Beach destination.

A Southeast Michigan native, Freeman became the youngest-ever executive director of the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County. By collecting more than 10,000 toys for local children, she has turned the Palm Beach Holiday Boat Parade into the country’s largest toy-collecting program for Toys for Tots.

She also helped found Paddlefest, which is now going into its sixth year with 10 times as many participants than it had when the event began. She is on the board of directors of the Florida Fishing Academy.

HOMETOWN: Cairo, Egypt EDUCATION: British Academy for Tourism & Hotel Management in Cairo, Egypt HOW HE GOT INTO THE INDUSTRY: Growing up in Cairo, he was expected to join the family textile business. But in addition to factories, his father also took him to hotels, where he recalls “being swept away by grand hotel addresses in the city, with their buzzing energy and stunning interiors.”

HOBBY: Cycling, rain or shine. I often cycle to and from work and around the Palm Beaches, about 100 miles a week.

TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: Skydiving

HOMETOWNS: White Lake and Holly, Michigan EDUCATION: Oakland University (B), Ashford University (M) WHY SHE CHOSE THIS WORK: I love boating! I grew up boating as a child. My best childhood memories were boating and fishing with my family.

HIDDEN TALENT: Singing WHAT SHE’D TELL HER 18-YEAR-OLD SELF: Spend more time traveling and doing things you enjoy. Life goes by too fast not to do those things.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Square Grouper in Jupiter

PATRICK GODDARD

TODD HERBST

President Brightline

Co-Owner Big Time Restaurant Group

As president of Brightline, Goddard is on a mission to create a car-free culture in South Florida and to make daily life less stressful and more safe through rail travel. Prior to working with Brightline, the native of Ireland served as CEO for Trust Hospitality, which develops and operates boutique and luxury hotels, and helped the company’s portfolio grow from 10 to 40 properties. He was also the president of consulting firm Ocean Blue Hospitality and managed many iconic hotels in South Florida and the Caribbean.

Herbst founded Big Time Restaurant Group with co-owners Bill Watson and Lisabet Summa in 1996. He is a partner in 18 restaurants, including Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar, City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill, City Oyster & Sushi Bar, Big City Tavern, Grease, Louie Bossi’s Ristorante Bar & Pizzeria, and Elisabetta’s. He’s been in the restaurant business since the age of 13. After dropping out of college and moving to Marco Island, he opened his first eatery, Todd’s at Tigertail Beach, where he sold “the best hot dogs and burgers on the beach.”

EDUCATION: Degree in hospitality management from Dublin Institute of Technology, Trinity College Dublin BEST ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: Own what you can control and don’t sweat the rest.

FAVORITE BOOK: Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean by Les Standiford FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: The Flagler Museum FIRST JOB: Waiting tables FAVORITE RESTAURANT: RH Rooftop in West Palm Beach

HOMETOWN: Greenlawn, New York FIRST JOB: Dishwasher at an Armenian restaurant TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: Staying on top in the restaurant business.

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Raising three beautiful daughters with his wife, Brandie.

WHO WOULD PLAY HIM IN A BIOPIC: A young Robert Redford CHARITIES: National MS Society

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MICHELE JACOBS

Executive Director Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council

President and CEO Economic Council of Palm Beach County

As the president and CEO of Palm Beach County’s foremost business advocacy organization, Jacobs focuses on creating a local climate for business to flourish.

Prior to joining the economics council in 2017, she spent 10 years as the corporate director of marketing for The Forbes Company’s shopping centers, including The Gardens Mall. Jacobs prioritizes giving back to the community and sits on the board of directors for The Honda Classic, the American Heart Association, the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, and Quantum House.

As executive director of the Tourist Development Council since 2013, Jergensen provides direction for one of the largest industries in Palm Beach County through the contractual oversight of Discover the Palm Beaches, the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission, the Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission, and the Palm Beach County Convention Center.

Previously, he was senior vice president of operations with Discover Palm Beach County and president and CEO of the Greater Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce.

EDUCATION: University of Florida FIRST JOB: Scooping ice cream at Bresler’s in North Palm Beach.

BEST ADVICE SHE’S RECEIVED: Don’t be afraid to ask for help and always listen.

FUNNIEST WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE: Santa getting stuck in the rafters at The Gardens Mall during his arrival after a failed attempt to rappel on to the stage.

HIDDEN TALENT: Baking TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: Bar Harbor, Maine CHARITIES: American Heart Association, Wounded Veteran’s Relief Fund, Honda Classic Cares Foundation

HOMETOWN: Lincoln, Rhode Island EDUCATION: Bryant University SECRET TO HIS SUCCESS: I feel I can work with anyone, and that I treat all levels of the organizations with the same respect.

FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: Our 47 miles of beaches COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: He is on the board of directors for Discover the Palm Beaches, the Cultural Council, the Sports Commission, the Film and TV Commission, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association Palm Beach County Chapter, and the South Florida Fair.

ANDREW KATO

KENNETH R. KENNERLY

Producing Artistic Director and Chief Executive Maltz Jupiter Theatre

Executive Director; President and CEO The Honda Classic; K2 Sports Ventures

Kato is celebrating his fifthteenth season as producing artistic director and chief executive of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, following a 15-year stint as a theater producer and producer of the Tony Awards in New York City. Under his leadership at the Maltz, the nonprofit regional theater built a $10-million endowment, completed a $2.5-million renovation, began a popular New Works Festival, and created a state-ofthe-art production center. Since assuming the helm, he has upped the subscriber base from 2,300 to 8,500 and increased the staff from 10 to 43 full-time employees.

Kennerly, president and CEO of K2 Sports Ventures and executive director of The Honda Classic, is a 31-year sports marketing industry veteran, focusing on professional athlete management, corporate consulting, and professional event development, management, and ownership. He also recently acquired the Marathon of the Palm Beaches and rebranded the race as the Palm Beaches Marathon. In 2006, he was recruited by the PGA Tour to resurrect The Honda Classic, which he moved to PGA National Resort & Spa.

HOMETOWN: Tequesta, Florida FIRST JOB: I’ve come full circle. I was a waiter for eight years through high school and college at Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre, now the Maltz Jupiter Theatre.

FUNNIEST WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE: An intoxicated patron at a performance of The Full Monty years ago began screaming that the actors “must be singing to a recording” because the music was so good. We took it as a compliment.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: The River House in Palm Beach Gardens

HOMETOWN: New York, New York EDUCATION: Dartmouth College TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS: Bermuda, Carmel, Scotland, and Ireland HOBBIES: Golfing, sailing, maritime history, and philanthropy TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: Visit Bandon Dunes Golf Club in Oregon.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: He’s on the boards of Discover the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach County Sports Commission, Owen Cheatham Foundation, First Tee of the Palm Beaches, American Junior Golf Association Foundation, and Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce.

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NATALIE LE CLERC

President and CEO Cultural Council for Palm Beach County

General Manager The Chesterfield Palm Beach

A love of travel led Le Clerc to her first job as a travel agent. Now, the Australia native boasts more than 20 years in the hospitality and tourism industry. She joined Red Carnation Hotels in 2008 as a senior executive. As the general manager of Red Carnation’s Chesterfield Palm Beach hotel, she enjoys welcoming locals and visiting guests alike. She’s also passionate about giving back and supports Loggerhead Marinelife Center and the Children’s Healing Institute.

HOMETOWN: Indianapolis, Indiana EDUCATION: DePauw University FAVORITE BROADWAY MUSICAL: The Light in the Piazza. I’m thrilled that Palm Beach Dramaworks will be presenting this show next season.

HOBBY: Riding roller coasters. I’m a member of American Coaster Enthusiasts and have ridden more than 650 coasters all over the world.

HOMETOWN: Thirroul, Australia HOBBY: Yoga ADVICE FOR RECENT GRADS: Set your goals higher than you believe.

TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: Cuba FAVORITE MOVIE: Mamma Mia NEXT ON HER BUCKET LIST: Luxury Gold: Art Culture and Cuisine of Columbia & African Travel Inc.’s Ultimate Tanzania and Rwanda trip

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As president and CEO of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lawrence represents the cultural community in local, regional, and national matters. His work includes development of grants for cultural programs, as well as fellowship programs for professional artists. He is also responsible for marketing, advocacy, and arts policy development, strategic planning, and public art. He served as an executive committee member of the United States Urban Arts Federation and recently served as a grant panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts.

DAVID MCCLYMONT

PAUL LEONE

CEO Palm Beach Symphony

CEO The Breakers

From a CPA to world-class hotelier, Leone has created success and a unique culture for The Breakers and its 2,200 associates. After joining The Breakers in 1985, Leone became president in 1994 and was appointed CEO in 2016. While The Breakers team has given back to more than 170 organizations in the past year, Leone and his wife, Kathy, a local activist for foster care reform, personally support organizations such as Speak Up for Kids, ChildNet, Children’s Home Society, Friends of Foster Children, Vita Nova, Place of Hope, and more.

McClymont brings a variety of experience in the nonprofit, hospitality, and finance industries to his role as CEO of the Palm Beach Symphony, where he’s worked since 2013. The Jupiter native, who’s also a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt executive, earned a reputation as a results-driven leader consulting with nonprofits, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and foundations to increase their effectiveness. As a father to four children, McClymont feels proud that the symphony now provides educational outreach to thousands of local students each year.

EDUCATION: University of Kentucky MOST INSPIRED BY: Garrett Kirk, one of the family owners of The Breakers and a member of its board of directors. He’s the ultimate optimist, super intelligent, and incredibly generous and humble.

HOBBIES: Cycling, wind surfing, rowing, paddle boarding, singles tennis, golfing, and bowling FAVORITE BOOK: The Bible TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: The Finger Lakes region in Upstate New York NEXT GOAL: Planning a family surf trip with his wife and four sons, ages 20, 22, 24, and 26.

FIRST JOB: Delivering Jupiter Courier newspapers by bike.

SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HIM: He was once a sponsored competitive surfer.

TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: Transforming a 40-year-old cultural nonprofit on the verge of bankruptcy into a thriving, financially stable cultural gem impacting more than 25,000 Palm Beach County residents each year.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: 1000 North in Jupiter BIGGEST LESSON LEARNED: Build a team of people smarter than you are, set the course, and get out of the way.

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TIM NARDI

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CEO Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

General Manager Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa

Over nearly 30 years, Mitchell’s career has ascended to the point where she now leads the $138-million cultural facility in its mission to improve the quality of life in Palm Beach County. Over the past 25 years, the Kravis Center has been host to more than 13,000 performances, 10 million guests, and 2.6 million students taking part in its educational programs. She’s overseeing the Kravis 2020: The Future is Now initiative, a broad-based renovation that will improve and enlarge the lobby, add parking, and enhance technology and communications.

Nardi, general manager of the Forbes Five-Star, AAA 5-Diamond Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, brings more than three decades of experience to the position.

He previously was vice president of hotels for Menin Hospitality, where he was responsible for leading the company’s hotel portfolio. Prior to that, he oversaw the reimagination of the new 1 Hotel & Homes South Beach and managed the iconic Eden Roc Resort and Shore Club in South Beach.

HOMETOWN: Madera, California EDUCATION: Abilene Christian University HOBBIES: Boating around Florida and the Bahamas with husband Jim (COO of the Kravis Center) to fish and scuba dive.

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Game of Thrones TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS: St. Petersburg and Clearwater, where two of her five children live with their families, and also the mountains in North Carolina.

HOMETOWNS: Missoula and Billings, Montana EDUCATION: University of Montana FAVORITE TV SHOW: Jeopardy HOBBY: I love to skydive and have done so nearly 1,700 times.

PETS: Webster, a 20-pound handsome rescue who loves to go swimming, and Miranda, a 25-pound loving and beautiful rescue.

CHARITIES: The Humane Society, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Shriners Hospital for Children

JORGE PESQUERA

J. MICHAEL PRINCE

President and CEO Discover The Palm Beaches

President and CEO USPA Global Licensing Inc.

Pesquera is a veteran of more than 40 years in travel and tourism and believes the Palm Beaches is primed for continued growth in both the leisure travel and groups and meetings sectors. The Palm Beaches had record-breaking visitation in 2018 and a 98-percent increase in convention center room nights since 2014. In 2011, he earned the distinction as one of the Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International.

As president and CEO of USPA Global Licensing—the official licensor and broadcaster for the United States Polo Association—Prince leads the iconic sportinspired U.S. Polo Assn. brand, which has a $1.7-billion global footprint and is represented worldwide across 166 countries. He also oversees the company’s 1,100 retail stores, digital commerce, and global partnerships and is involved with its broadcasting business that showcases high-profile polo matches reaching millions of viewers.

HOMETOWN: Río Piedras, Puerto Rico EDUCATION: Cornell University HOBBY: Bike riding on the Lake Trail in West Palm Beach FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum is no secret, but the adjacent area where the Seagull Cottage is located is a hidden gem.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: He is a founding member of the Accreditation Board of Destinations International, chair of Destinations Florida, former chair of the Meetings Committee for Visit Florida, and member of the Destinations International Foundation Board of Trustees.

HOMETOWN: Ada, Oklahoma EDUCATION: East Central University (B), Duke University (M) WHY HE CHOSE THIS LINE OF WORK: I enjoy the creative aspect and international impact of driving global brands that have a direct impact on consumers around the world.

PETS: Two female cats who are bosses of the house FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY RESTAURANT: Leftovers in Jupiter, which is also my 5-year-old son’s favorite

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JOHN CARLTON TOLBERT

Festival Organizer; President Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival; Brickhouse PR & Special Events

President and Managing Director Boca Raton Resort & Club, a Waldorf Astoria Resort

Tolbert is president and managing director at Boca Raton Resort & Club and is responsible for creating and implementing the vision and direction as well as overseeing day-to-day operations. Previously, he was president of sales and marketing for Blackstone, during which time he launched the LXR brand of luxury hotels and served as managing director of the New York Palace. In 2009, Tolbert founded Revelation Consultancy, a real-estate advisory group. In 2018, he was named Business Leader of the Year by the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce.

HOMETOWN: Miami, Florida EDUCATION: Florida International University SECRET TO SUCCESS: Burning the candle at both ends.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: The Regional Kitchen & Public House in West Palm Beach NEXT ON HIS BUCKET LIST: Fatherhood WHO WOULD PLAY HIM IN A BIOPIC: Kermit the Frog CHARITIES: Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign

HOMETOWN: Barnesville, Maryland EDUCATION: Warren National University FIRST JOB: Milking cows on his family farm.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Buccan in Palm Beach CHARITIES: Florence Fuller Child Development Center, George Snow Scholarship Fund, Golden Bell, Boca Helping Hands, Boca Raton Historical Society, Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce

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As a passionate foodie, Sabin is the festival organizer responsible for the exponential growth of the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival, bringing star talent and legendary celebrity chefs to the Palm Beaches for this annual event. With a background in design and public relations, Sabin created Brickhouse Public Relations & Special Events to provide a unique experience and unlimited opportunities for clients. Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival was named in the top 10 Food & Restaurant Industry Events in South Florida for 2018-2019 by BizBash.

BERNARD GODEK

SARAH WETENHALL

CEO Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County

President and CEO The Colony Hotel

Every year for the 20 years they’ve been together, Wetenhall and her husband, Andrew, stayed at The Colony Hotel. In December, 2016, they purchased it with the vision of preserving its unique history and enhancing it for future generations. There was a family connection: Andrew’s father had owned the hotel for 20 years, from 1970 to 1990. Wetenhall began her career in the late 1990s in PR for major fashion houses in New York, including Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein, and Dolce & Gabbana.

Godek joined Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County as executive director in 2007 and was subsequently promoted to CEO in 2014. Before Habitat, Bernie served as an associate superintendent of business operations for two public schools in Virginia and was also the vice president of quality for UXB International Inc., an international environmental company. He retired from the U.S. Army at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel after 21 years, during which time he also served as military assistant to two separate Secretaries of Defense.

EDUCATION: Vanderbilt University PIECE OF HISTORY: The Colony has hosted U.S. presidents, countless movie stars and music legends, and was even the winter home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS: Renovating a nineteenth-century East Hampton Village farmhouse into a family compound, complete with a life-sized stuffed shark.

SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HER: She’s a native of the Midwest who lived in more than six cities in the first 20 years of her life.

CHARITIES: Central Park Conservancy’s Playground Partners, trustee at Children’s Museum of the East End

TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: Trying to orchestrate the appropriate U.S. military response on the evening the Berlin Wall fell as the senior allied commander at Allied Checkpoint Charlie.

TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: Participating in a Habitat for Humanity Global Village build in Poland.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Devine Bistro in Wellington SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HIM: He’s an avid sports card collector with more than 500,000 baseball cards.

ACHIEVEMENTS: In Godek’s 12-year tenure, Habitat has provided home ownership opportunities for more than 187 lower-income families.

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JEREMY WAYNE JOHNSON

President and CEO Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County

President and CEO Historical Society of Palm Beach County

Hoffman has been president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County since 2015. He brings more than 25 years of experience, with a leadership portfolio focused on advancing financial resource development and expanding community engagement. In his time in the Palm Beaches, he has strengthened the organization’s collaborative partnerships with agencies, synagogues, and other institutions, while bolstering initiatives to inspire current and future leaders to increase community and philanthropic involvement.

Johnson, president and CEO of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, has always had a passion for making his community a better place. Under his leadership, the historical society was named 2018 Nonprofit of the Year in Arts and Culture by the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches. He earned his certified association executive designation through American Society of Association Executives.

HOMETOWN: Massapequa Park, New York EDUCATION: University of Cincinnati (B), Yeshiva University (M) BEST ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: Think big, but start slow. In other words, don’t be afraid to be bold and aspirational in your vision, but take the time to be methodical in your execution.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: The Cooper in Palm Beach Gardens HIDDEN TALENT: I sing and play guitar. In fact, when I lived in Baltimore, my former band had 1.5 million hits on YouTube.

ACHIEVEMENTS: The past year has been one of the most successful for fundraising, with more than $27.2 million raised for the needs of the Jewish community.

HOMETOWN: West Palm Beach, Florida EDUCATION: Florida State University FIRST JOB: Delivering papers for The Palm Beach Post.

FAVORITE BOOK: Anything by Dave Barry TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS: My family and I enjoy visiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

WHO WOULD PLAY HIM IN A BIOPIC: Will Ferrell CHARITIES: YMCA, Boy Scouts of America

JAENE A. MIRANDA

JACK E. LIGHTON

President and CEO Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County

President and CEO Loggerhead Marinelife Center

Lighton joined Loggerhead Marinelife Center in 2013 and believes “our environment is our economy.” The former brand strategist has always been drawn to the ocean and sea turtles and views the center as a place to inform, engage, and drive positive change. He has worked with the community and board of directors to break ground on the Waves of Progress expansion of the Juno Beach campus.

Miranda had been vice president of development at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County when she left in 2006 to become CEO of Palms West Chamber of Commerce. While at the chamber, she led a merger that created the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce. In 2013, she returned to Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County as president and CEO. Her prior marketing career included being regional marketing manager for Miller Brewing Company, and director of marketing for Kraft Bakery Company’s Southeast Region.

HOMETOWN: Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan EDUCATION: Oakland University (B), University of Phoenix (M) SECRET TO SUCCESS: Be nice, work hard, and take daily inspiration from my mom and dad.

FUNNIEST WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE: Having to duck for cover when a sea turtle patient flung its dung at a group of very well-known TV friends during an exam in our sea turtle hospital.

FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: The Juno Beach Pier. It is truly sublime.

HOMETOWN: Miami, Florida EDUCATION: University of Miami NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT: Increased the teen population served by Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County by 400 percent and built a new career readiness teen center in Belle Glade, Florida.

HER SECRET TO SUCCESS: Having no fear.

HOBBY: Basketball TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: Bora Bora

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JOANNE NOWLIN

ANDRY E. SWEET

CEO, South Florida Region American Red Cross

Interim President and CEO Children’s Home Society of Florida

After a career leading nonprofit organizations in South Florida, including Florida Atlantic University, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Gilda’s Club, and Kids In Distress, Nowlin joined the American Red Cross of South Florida as CEO in 2017.

A certified fundraising executive, she oversees a team of staff and volunteers that spans 13 counties and five chapters.

Sweet, interim president and CEO of Children’s Home Society of Florida, has three decades of experience in child welfare and behavioral health. She joined Children’s Home Society in 2000, overseeing the transition of child welfare services from government to the private sector. Previously, she worked for the State of Florida, launching a children’s mental health model, later adopted in chapter 394, FS. She currently serves as a board member for the Florida Coalition for Children.

HOMETOWN: Delray Beach, Florida EDUCATION: Florida State University FIRST JOB: Clerk at Huber’s Drug Store in Delray Beach BEST ADVICE SHE’S RECEIVED: Try not to take anything personally.

PETS: Abby, an English springer spaniel HOBBIES: Horseback riding and fox hunting WHO WOULD PLAY HER IN A BIOPIC: Sigourney Weaver

HOMETOWN: Washington, D.C. EDUCATION: Florida Institute of Technology (B), University of Central Florida (M) FIRST JOB: Camp counselor in the Catskill Mountains for some very rich teen girls from Long Island. They were quick to inform me that my clothes were “so last season.”

FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: Singer Island. It was the place my husband, John, first told me he loved me.

TOP OF HER BUCKET LIST: Visit Santorini. I want to see the sun set from Oia.

NANCY BRINKER

LIV VESELY

Co-Founder The Promise Fund

President Jupiter Medical Center Foundation

As president, Vesely has built and directed a first-rate development operation, achieving the highest philanthropic revenue levels in the medical center’s history. In fewer than five years, she and her team have raised more than $200 million of a $300 million campaign to support Jupiter Medical Center’s long-term strategic plan. In 2017, she won the Giraffe Award from Women’s Chamber of Commerce in Palm Beach County. The award is given to women who have “stuck their necks out” by taking risks and have made a difference for women in the workplace and the community.

Along with Julie Cummings and Laurie Silvers, Brinker co-founded The Promise Fund, a nonprofit focused on reducing deaths from breast and cervical cancer in Florida. Prior to that, she founded the Susan G. Komen Foundation in honor of her sister who died of breast cancer. Formerly, Brinker held the position as United States Ambassador to Hungary and Chief of Protocol in George W. Bush’s administration.

She advocates for LGBT equality and serves on the leadership team for the Harvey Milk Foundation. She also hosts the weekly Conversations program on Newsmax.

HOMETOWN: Nesconset, New York EDUCATION: Syracuse University (B), University of Kent (M), New York University (M), Columbia University (M) FAVORITE BOOK: The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende TOP OF HER BUCKET LIST: Antarctic marathon CHARITIES: National Organization for Women, American Civil Liberties Union, Furry Friends

HOMETOWN: Peoria, Illinois EDUCATION: University of Illinois ACCOLADES: Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service, Forbes Trailblazer Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: The Palm Beach Lake Trail TOP OF HER BUCKET LIST: Visiting the countries she got to know during her government service and finishing her second book.

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LOIS POPE

MARTI LATOUR

Founder Leaders in Furthering Education, The Lois Pope Life Foundation

Chairman of the Board Palm Beach County Food Bank

LaTour lends her expertise in finance and marketing to the Palm Beach County Food Bank as chairman of the board and loves being able to help with a basic human need.

Other charities she supports include FAU Tech Runway, Bethesda Hospital, American Heart Association, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, and The Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts. She’s also a limited partner at BELLE Capital, a women’s angel fund that invests in women-owned or -run start-up companies, and serves as director of marketing for The A.I.D. Group wealth management.

Pope has made it her mission to improve the lives of the voiceless and vulnerable through the three organizations she’s founded: LIFE, The Lois Pope Life Foundation, and the Disabled Veterans’ Life Memorial Foundation. One of the country’s leading philanthropists and advocates for veterans, Pope spearheaded the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C., as well as the national designation of October 5 as a day for all Americans to pay special honor to American Veterans Disabled for Life.

HOMETOWN: Lockport, Illinois PAST LIFE: LaTour enjoyed a long career at Pepsi-Cola, including vice president of the Florida division, where she directed a 640-person sales operation and was one of six U.S. sales directors responsible for net sales of $346 million.

BEST ADVICE FOR RECENT GRADS: Don’t make decisions that will last a lifetime.

TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: Being promoted to the head of a new Pepsi bottling territory, where all the men in upper management were moved down a position and had to report to me.

HIDDEN TALENTS: I have a pilot’s license and used to show dogs.

WHO WOULD PLAY HER IN A BIOPIC: Michelle Pfeiffer

HOMETOWN: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania EDUCATION: Chestnut Hill College FUNNIEST WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE: My grandkids asked the same question. They wanted to know what it was like to work for President Lincoln. I forgave them for that eventually.

On my first job at the Baederwood Grill, let’s just say that when a customer asked me for a hot roast beef with a French dip, I thought he wanted a sandwich and a dance.

FAVORITE MOVIES: I love all the classics: Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Dumb and Dumber. Okay, maybe just the first two.

CHARITIES: Bascom Palmer Eye Institite, Tri-County Animal Rescue, and many more

MANUEL ALMIRA

AMANDA SCHUMACHER

Executive Director Port of Palm Beach

CEO and President Tree of Life Foundation

Schumacher is a philanthropist who utilizes her talents as a marketer and connector to bring together resources for Tree of Life’s global initiatives to help those in need.

Additionally, she’s the CEO and president of Insurance of the Palm Beaches and vice president of Schumacher Automotive Group. Schumacher serves on the boards of Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation, Palm Beach Republican Club, and Oxbridge Academy. She also supports Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, and the Center for Creative Education, among others.

With more than 35 years in the maritime industry, Almira, executive director of the Port of Palm Beach, has gained expertise in international imports and exports bolstered by extensive knowledge in marketing within the South Florida market.

Within 18 months of joining the Port of Palm Beach in 2008, he brought the port from a $3.1-million deficit to a profit for the first time in more than a decade. He has also been instrumental in bringing in new business.

EDUCATION: Pine Manor College MOST INSPIRED BY: Mother Teresa HOBBIES: Tennis and skiing TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: Japan, where she was born FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Club Colette in Palm Beach TOP OF HER BUCKET LIST: Reach the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in a helicopter.

HOMETOWN: Banes, Cuba EDUCATION: Bernard Baruch College BEST ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: A college professor told me, “Make it in your own world.”

While it took me a couple of years to figure that out, now I constantly follow that advice.

HOBBY: Horseback riding. I’ve had the opportunity to take horseback riding tours in several countries including South Africa, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Cuba.

ACCOLADES: Florida Governor’s Business Ambassador Medal

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LAURA ANTHONY

LLOYD BUCHER

Founding Partner Anthony Law Firm

Vice President and General Manager WPTV

Anthony, a leading securities attorney, provides corporate counsel to small-cap and middle-market private and public companies. Since founding Anthony Law Firm in 2001, she’s grown it into a nationally recognized and respected boutique practice with 12 attorneys. She received her bachelor’s in economics from Florida Atlantic University and her law degree from Florida State University. She’s also the author of securitieslawblog.com and produces and hosts lawcast.com, Corporate Finance in Focus.

Bucher, vice president and general manager of WPTV, briefly practiced law before turning to television with his first job as a sales person for CBS in Philadelphia.

He moved to South Florida in 2005 to oversee sales at WPLG in Miami. In 2007, he joined WPTV. He is an autism advocate on behalf of his son and loves calling South Florida home. He is an Emmy Award winner for Station Excellence and a Florida Atlantic University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities Man of the Year.

HOMETOWN: Windsor, Ontario, Canada FAVORITE TV SHOW: Succession LESSONS LEARNED: As long as I continue to fight through any challenge and never forget who I am, everything works out.

HOBBY: Tennis BUSINESS IDOLS: Sheryl Sandberg, Shari Redstone, and Jeff Bezos CHARITIES: On the board of directors for the American Red Cross’ Palm Beach and Martin County Chapter

HOMETOWN: Richboro, Pennsylvania EDUCATION: Hofstra University (B), Widener University School of Law (JD) WHY HE CHOSE THIS LINE OF WORK: The television business is fun, informative, challenging, and impactful. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of it?

HOBBY: Collecting antique baseball cards dating back to the early 1900s.

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Breaking Bad

JIM DEVRIES

BILL BONE

CEO ADT

Trial Lawyer, Managing Partner Larmoyeux & Bone

As a board-certified trial lawyer, Bill Bone has obtained jury verdicts and settlements of more than a $100 million for his clients. As a native-born, lifetime Palm Beach County resident and a dedicated volunteer, he frequently holds leadership roles in local nonprofit organizations and often shares his gift of public speaking with audiences. Bill Bone is listed in the book Best Lawyers in America; Super Lawyers calls him one of the best in his field; and Martindale-Hubbell gives him the highest accolades for legal ability and ethics.

As the CEO of ADT, a leading provider of security for homes and businesses, DeVries spearheads the company’s sales and marketing, installation and service, customer support, and business operations. He ascended to the role in 2017 after previously serving as COO. Prior to working with ADT, DeVries was executive vice president of Allstate Brand Operations and led a team of more than 7,000 people.

EDUCATION: University of Florida (B, JD) FAVORITE QUOTE: “Never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense,” –Winston Churchill GOOD SPORT: Although he’s competed in more than 100 triathlons and individual running, cycling, and swimming events, he’s never won a race.

WORLD TRAVELER: He’s visited six of the seven continents and toured nearly 100 countries.

HOBBIES: He loves live theater and attends the Tony Awards every year.

FAMILY MAN: He has four college-age children who poke fun at him on Instagram, and a rhodesian ridgeback named Buddha who thinks he’s terrific.

EDUCATION: Trinity International University (B), Loyola University Chicago (M), Northwestern University (M) HEADQUARTERS: Boca Raton EMPLOYEES: 18,000 YEARS IN BUSINESS: 150

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JEFFREY FISER

H. WAYNE HUIZENGA, JR.

President and CEO Tropical Shipping

CEO Rybovich

In 2015, Fiser was named the president and CEO of Tropical Shipping, South Florida’s premier shipping company that moves cargo from Florida to Canada and to the Caribbean and the Bahamas. Previously, the Ohio native held numerous senior executive positions within the company. Prior to working with Tropical Shipping, he was a director at SeaLand, another container shipping company. He and his wife, Lois Ann, have been married for more than 36 years and have three children and a growing number of grandchildren.

Huizenga is the CEO of Rybovich, a super-yacht marina in West Palm Beach and Riviera Beach that celebrated 100 years in business in 2019. His father, H. Wayne Huizenga Sr., a businessman who owned many South Florida sports teams and launched three Fortune 500 companies, purchased Rybovich in 2005. Huizenga is also the president of investment company Huizenga Holdings. He and his wife of more than 28 years, Fonda, have four children together.

EDUCATION: University of South Florida (B,M) SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HIM: He’s worked for Tropical Shipping three separate times in his career.

OUTREACH: Since Hurricane Dorian, Tropical Shipping has been committed to aiding relief efforts in the Bahamas.

EDUCATION: University of Tampa PASSION FOR LEARNING: Huizenga served on the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state university system.

MAN OF FAITH: He’s a founding member of the board of the Christian Community Foundation of South Florida.

ACCOLADES: Excalibur Award for Business Leader of the Year from SunSentinel in 2015

TODD F. KOLICH

LESLIE KROEGER

Founder, President Ko-Mar Productions

Partner Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll

HOMETOWN: Stamford, Connecticut EDUCATION: Loyola University FIRST JOB: Golf caddie BIGGEST INSPIRATION: Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. For an hour she answered every question on every subject imaginable brilliantly.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Green’s Pharmacy in Palm Beach for burgers FAVORITE TV SHOW: F Troop HIDDEN TALENT: Running backwards really fast.

CHARITIES: Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County

As a highly accomplished attorney, Kroeger boasts more than 25 years representing clients in high-profile cases. She earned her degree at Cumberland School of Law and serves as the fifty-ninth president of the Florida Justice Association—only the second female president in the association’s history. She was awarded Daily Business Review’s 2018 Distinguished Leader and is consistently recognized by Martindale-Hubbel, The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite for her legal ability and ethics.

MONICA PRITCHARD PHOTOGRAPHY

Inspired by the magic of watching sports and current events on television growing up, Kolich pursued broadcast communications and became a cameraman and director. In 1980, he launched Ko-Mar Productions, which has become one of Florida’s leading full-service production companies. Over the span of his career, he’s collected stories from his travels everywhere from the Soviet Union to Jamaica, interviewed the likes of Mike Tyson to Margaret Thatcher, and covered major sporting events like the Daytona 500 and the Super Bowl.

HOMETOWN: Nashville, Tennessee BEST ADVICE SHE’S RECEIVED: If you’re yelling, you’re losing.

LIFE LESSONS: Find something to enjoy in every job you have. Find something to learn from every boss you encounter. Find something to give to everyone who works for you.

CHARITIES: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Alzheimer’s Association, Planned Parenthood, the Humane Society FAVORITE TV SHOW: The Closer ACHIEVEMENTS: She helped pass a state law requiring children under 5 to be secured in federally approved child-restraint devices in vehicles.

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GARY S. LESSER

MIMI MADDOCK MCMAKIN

Managing Parner Lesser Lesser Landy & Smith

Founder and Interior Decorator Kemble Interiors Inc.

Lesser is a third-generation Palm Beach County resident and attorney who handles significant personal injury and death cases by referrals only. He received his law degree from the University of Miami and decided to go into personal injury law after working with well-known personal injury attorney Tod Aronovitz.

Passionate about helping the community he grew up in, Lesser has served on the Florida Bar Board of Governors for eight years. He and his wife of 25 years, Jennifer, have three children, Lillian, Josie, and Rebecca.

A fourth-generation Palm Beacher, McMakin is the founder of and an interior decorator at Kemble Interiors. She began the firm in 1982, and it has since become multigenerational, with her daughters expanding the business to New York and London in 2019. With more than 40 years of experience consulting and working with licensed architects and contractors, she is recognized for her distinctive fusion of whimsy and respectful home restoration.

FIRST JOB: Working at Arby’s.

INSPIRATION: My mother had a belief that things can always be better, so I try to go forward with that positive attitude.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Okeechobee Steakhouse in West Palm Beach CHARITIES: Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, Young Singers of the Palm Beaches FAVORITE BOOK: Farewell Espana by Howard Sacher TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: Going back to visit Israel.

BEST ADVICE SHE’S RECEIVED: Never give up, be polite, and always return phone calls. Be humble; this is not a business for people who find themselves overly entitled.

HOBBIES: Watercolor painting and walking FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Pizza Al Fresco in Palm Beach WHO’D PLAY YOU IN A BIOPIC: Meryl Streep ACCOLADES: Kemble Interiors has appeared on the AD100 List, the Elle Décor A-List, and received the Garden Club of Palm Beach Preservation Award.

SARA MCCANN

HARVEY E. OYER III

Founder McCann Design Group; Hive Home, Gift & Garden; Hive for Her, for Him & for Kids

Partner Shutts & Bowen LLP

McCann, founder of McCann Design Group, began her professional career in the executive training program at Neiman Marcus. She remained in the field of luxury retail and eventually moved to Palm Beach to open a new store on Worth Avenue. She and her real-estate broker husband, Jim McCann, built and renovated a succession of homes in Palm Beach, providing her with the opportunity to demonstrate her flair for interior design. In 2000, she established McCann Design Group, which has expanded to include Hive Home, Gift & Garden and Hive for Her, for Him & for Kids.

Oyer is a partner in the law firm of Shutts & Bowen LLP and formerly an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law and Florida Atlantic University Honors College. A fifth-generation native Floridian, he served as the chairman of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County for seven years. He was also chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches and is currently a director of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, Good Samaritan Hospital, the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches, and the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium.

SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HER: I learned how to arrange flowers helping my friend Sarah, who is a florist from Toronto. She always volunteered to do the floral arrangements for large charity events, and when she needed help, she would enlist me to create 20-plus identical arrangements at a time. Now I enjoy doing arrangements for my house and many events in our store.

CHARITIES: The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, the Center for Creative Education, the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden, Christ Fellowship NEXT GOAL: Opening Hive Bakery and Café in 2020.

EDUCATION: University of Florida (B), Cambridge University (M), University of Florida (JD) SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HIM: He used to be an underwater archaeologist.

HOBBY: Cattle ranching TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: Compete in the Mongolian Derby, a 1,000-kilometer horseback race across Mongolia.

ACCOLADES: Best Lawyers in America, the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Service, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor ACHIEVEMENTS: My proudest accomplishments are my daughter, Eve, and the saving and restoration of the 1916 Palm Beach County Courthouse.

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MICHAEL J. PUMO

BILL PERRY

Market Manager CBS12, Compulse Digital, CW34, MyNet15, Azteca48

Managing Shareholder Gunster

Perry, who joined Gunster in 1986, manages the firm’s day-to-day operations and practices real estate and business law, specializing in complex commercial and financial transactions. Many of the projects he’s worked on, such as power plants, airports, and residential communities, have helped shaped South Florida. Inspired by his father who was also a lawyer, he earned his law degree at the University of Florida, completed his undergrad at the University of Pennsylvania, and also studied at King’s College in London.

Pumo, market manager at CBS12, Compulse Digital, CW34, MyNet15, and Azteca48, previously was vice president of broadcast sales for Freedom Communications. Prior to that, he was president and general manager for WFLA (NBC) in Tampa. His extensive career in television has encompassed roles including general manager at several stations around the country, as well as sales manager, account executive, and news and sports anchor.

HOMETOWN: Manchester, Connecticut NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: He has completed more than 50 marathons and raised four kids and one grandson.

HOBBIES: He’s an accomplished pilot, avid fisherman, and competitive runner.

FAVORITE BOOK: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: Green Turtle Cay, the Bahamas CHARITIES: United Way of Palm Beach County, American Heart Association, Kravis Center, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts of America, Delray Achievement Center TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: Visit Patagonia.

HOMETOWNS: Born in Augusta, Georgia and raised in Cleveland, Ohio EDUCATION: Eastern Illinois University WHY HE CHOSE THIS LINE OF WORK: When I figured out I wasn’t going to make the Major Leagues as a baseball player, I turned to TV. BEST ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: Always look outside the box and don’t be afraid to carve a new path.

FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: Jupiter Lighthouse, from afar or on top HOBBIES: Food, traveling, and golfing CHARITIES: Disabled Veterans, United Way of Palm Beach County

BYRON RUSSELL

KEITH SPINA

Chairman and CEO Cheney Brothers Inc.

CEO Glidden Spina + Partners

Growing up, Spina was always intrigued watching his architect father at work. He followed in his footsteps and went on to study architecture at Florida A&M University.

The West Palm Beach native joined Glidden Spina + Partners in 1991 and rose through the ranks from a young architect to CEO of the firm. In his role, he ensures each project reflects the firm’s commitment to superior design, leads strategic direction, and fosters an environment where talented professionals can grow.

EDUCATION: Stetson University YEAR FOUNDED: 1925 SALES: $2 billion EMPLOYEES: 3,000

FIRST JOB: Working in a fish house, Gulfstream Seafood SECRET TO SUCCESS: Surrounding himself with the best team.

PETS: A cat named Cheetoh and a jack russell named Popeye FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Buccan in Palm Beach CHARITIES: Quantum House, Opportunity Early Learning Center, Place of Hope, Be Like Brit

ROB WOODHAM

Russel, grandson of founder Joe Cheney, joined the company as a buyer and warehouse manager in 1976. He became CEO in 1981 and guided the food service distributing company into a new era. Today the company stocks more than 64,000 items, boasts 12 locations, and is involved in numerous charitable outreach efforts.

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SUZY WHALEY

CAROLINE TAPLETT

President Professional Golfers’ Association of America

President and General Manager WPBF

Taplett has served Hearst-owned WPBF as president and general manager for more than 10 years. In 1994, she joined the station as national sales manager and eventually became the general sales manager. Prior to joining WPBF, she worked for Blair Television and Katz Television, two of New York City’s leading national TV advertising firms. She serves on the board for the Florida Association of Broadcasters. Taplett and her husband reside in Palm Beach Gardens with their four children.

Whaley is the first woman ever elected to an officer position within the PGA, but that achievement only begins to illustrate her career in the golf industry. She was a LPGA Tour member in the early ’90s and the first woman to qualify for a PGA Tour event since Babe Zaharias in 1945. Whaley still golfs competitively and teaches as the PGA director of instruction for Suzy Whaley Golf and the Country Club at Mirasol. She and her husband, Bill, also a PGA employee, have two daughters, Jennifer and Kelly.

EDUCATION: University of Miami PETS: Two dogs, Sampson and Oreo EMPHASIS ON LEADERSHIP: In 2007, She graduated from the Leadership Palm Beach County program, a nine-month educational exploration of Palm Beach County that teaches participants foundations for leadership.

EDUCATION: University of North Carolina FUNNIEST WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE: I spent more time hitting balls than selling them at a local driving range I worked at when I was 15 years old. I’d look back to see Jim Boeheim helping customers behind the counter for me so I could continue practicing.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Café Chardonnay in Palm beach Gardens CHARITIES: PGA Reach, Annika Foundation, First Tee WHO WOULD PLAY HER IN A BIOPIC: Jamie Lee Curtis ACCOLADES: Golf recognized her as one of the Top 100 Teachers in America in 2019, and she’s instructed more than 300 children to collegiate golf.

DAVE FRISBIE

KEITH L. WILLIAMS

Senior Director Frisbie Group

Partner Nievera Williams Design

As the senior director of the Frisbie Group, Dave Frisbie enjoys working with his two brothers and finds joy in revitalization by “combining vision, great architecture, and committment to purpose.” Currently, the real estate investment firm is wrapping up the Via Flagler project, which combines private residences, shopping, and dining on Royal Poinciana Way, in addition to numerous residential projects. Frisbie was also instrumental in the redevelopment of West Palm Beach and was named on The Palm Beach Post’s list of the Twentieth Century’s 100 Most Influential Leaders to the city.

HOMETOWN: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan BEST ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: Don’t be afraid to dream.

HOBBY: Photography PETS: An English Bulldog named Rocco FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Sant Ambroeus in Palm Beach NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: Design Center of the Americas Designer Award TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: Completing his new book.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: He serves on the board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County and the Historical Society of Palm Beach County.

HOMETOWN: Garden City, Long Island, New York EDUCATION: University of Virginia (B), Harvard University (M) LESSONS LEARNED: I loved short cuts, but my brother proved to me that doing all the little things right is a far more productive strategy.

MOST INSPIRED BY: The remarkably talented, world-renowned artchitect César Pelli helped me comprehend the multiple values of great architecture.

HOBBIES: Outdoor adventures with friends and family

CHRISTINA CERNIK

Williams’ passion for design and the arts led him to landscape architecture. He joined Mario Nievera Design in 1998, and in 2011, the company was renamed to Nievera Williams Design. His work ranges from designing and managing residential and commercial projects—including historical and landmark renovations—in Palm Beach, Miami Beach, New York, the Bahamas, Antigua, and Shanghai. Recently, Williams revitalized the outdoor spaces of The Royal Poinciana Plaza, helping to breathe new life into the retail site.

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DALE HEDRICK

GEORGE ELMORE

CEO Hedrick Brothers Construction

Founder, President Hardrives of Delray

Hedrick is the CEO of Hedrick Brothers Construction, a privately owned company he founded in 1979. Headquartered in West Palm Beach, it serves both the public and private sectors, encompassing commercial, industrial, municipal, and education construction, along with a dedicated division for luxury residential and equestrian estates. He is also the co-founder and president of Hedrick Kirco Properties, a Florida-based commercial real estate organization.

HOMETOWN: New Castle, Pennsylvania MOST INSPIRING PERSON: Dr. Glen Creech, the second president of FAU. He gave me confidence to be a community leader.

FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: The Kravis Center PETS: A biewer terrier named Cooper SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HIM: He rides motorcycles.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Café L’Europe in Palm Beach WHO WOULD PLAY HIM IN A BIOPIC: Charlton Heston

HOMETOWN: West Palm Beach, Florida EDUCATION: University of Florida HIDDEN TALENT: I cook the healthiest, best pancakes.

FAVORITE BOOK: I spend the most time reading the Bible, but I have many other favorites such as Extreme Ownership, by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin ACCOLADES: He was inducted into the M. E. Rinker Sr. School of Construction Management Construction Hall of Fame in 2019 and received the World Leaders Group Servant Leader of the Year Award in 2015.

ROB WOODHAM

As South Florida grew, the roads and highways grew along with it. In 1953, Elmore founded Hardrives Paving, responsible for constructing much of I-95 and many of the area’s major thoroughfares. Along with partners, the company also developed major residential and golf course communities. For more than 60 years, Elmore has committed his time to civic, educational, and cultural organizations and has served on more than 30 boards, leading him to be honored numerous times for his leadership, community involvement, and philanthropic impact in Palm Beach County.

GOPAL RAJEGOWDA

A. TOM PRAKAS

Senior Vice President Related Companies

Founder Prakas & Company

For Prakas, growing up working in his father’s restaurants fostered a love for the hospitality industry. Following in his footsteps, he operated 29 successful restaurants and nightclubs before selling them in the mid-’90s. He decided to pivot to real estate in order to spend more time with his seven children, and in 1999, he founded his eponymous restaurant brokerage firm headquartered in Boca Raton. Since then, Prakas & Co. has brokered more than 450 restaurant and hospitality locations for both buyers and sellers, amounting to more than $1 billion in real estate deals.

Rajegowda followed an early passion for architecture into the business of real estate development. He joined Related Companies in 2004 and has more than 15 years of experience managing all aspects of mixed-use real estate acquisition and development.

Recent projects under his leadership include the development of the Hilton West Palm Beach, the re-imagination of Rosemary Square, formerly known as CityPlace, and the development of 360 Rosemary, a Class-A office building located within the Rosemary Square neighborhood.

HOMETOWN: Portsmouth, Ohio FIRST JOB: Barback at his father’s restaurants and bars HOBBY: Fishing FAVORITE MOVIE: It’s a Wonderful Life HIDDEN TALENT: He’s a master mixologist. In the ’70s he came up with more than 100 specialty cocktails and was once named the best mixologists in the U.S. FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: Worth Avenue WHO WOULD PLAY HIM IN A BIOPIC: Vince Vaughn

HOMETOWN: New York, New York EDUCATION: Cornell University (B), Columbia University (M) FIRST JOB: Analyst on Wall Street HIDDEN TALENT: I’ve run four marathons.

SECRET TO SUCCESS: Knowing that there are no secrets – only hard work, passion, and a strong team.

FAVORITE PALM BEACH COUNTY DESTINATION: Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens FAVORITE BOOK: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Chairman and CEO Rendina Healthcare Real Estate

Director of Property Management O’Connor Capital Partners

Jones is a certified property manager and a certified commercial investment member with more than 30 years of experience managing and acquiring commercial, mixed-use, and multi-family properties across the U.S. In 2014, she joined O’Conner Capital Partners, which operates The Esplanade on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach. Previously she worked for the Chicago-based retail and multi-family development firm McCaffrey Interests, where she served as managing director of asset and property management.

EDUCATION: University of Notre Dame FIRST JOB: Valet parking HOBBIES: Fishing, hunting, and horse racing FAVORITE RESTAURANTS: Cucina Palm Beach and Field of Greens TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: Becoming CEO just before my twenty-seventh birthday in the wake of losing my father, the founder of the company, only to get hit with the Great Recession a year and a half later.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Currently, he’s working on a capital campaign to renovate Cardinal Newman High School, his alma mater.

HOMETOWN: White Plains, New York EDUCATION: SUNY Oswego (B), City University (M) FUNNIEST WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE: Coming into the office one morning with two different shoes on.

HIDDEN TALENTS: She speaks German and Italian and used to speak Hebrew and Russian.

TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: Africa FAVORITE BOOK: The Razor’s Edge by William Somerset Maugham BEST ADVICE FOR RECENT GRADS: Focus on yourself, your work, your strengths, and your efforts. Do not worry about what others are doing.

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After his father, Bruce, the company founder, passed away, Rendina and his brother, David, chose to carry on his legacy by continuing to grow the family business. Since becoming CEO in 2006, he has overseen the development of more than $325 million in health care real estate projects across 12 states. The non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma surviver serves on the board of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Palm Beach, and the Rendina Family Foundation focuses on finding cures for cancer and improving the lives of those affected by cancer. He lives in Jupiter with his wife and their four children.

LILLY LEAS FERREIRA

PENNY G. MURPHY

General Manager The Royal Poinciana Plaza

President Pioneer Linens

A fourth-generation Palm Beacher, Ferreira’s roots run deep in the island and in retail: She’s the granddaughter of Lilly Pulitzer and the great-granddaughter of department store magnate Rodman Wanamaker. Today as The Royal Poinciana Plaza’s GM, she honors the towns iconic past while shaping its future and leading the plaza through its first full-occupancy year and hundreds of events. Prior to this position, she launched, grew, and sold a successful PR and consulting firm and worked for a Fortune 200 energy company before returning to her hometown.

Murphy, president of Pioneer Linens, began her career as an educator, founding the first area kindergarten in Wellington. In 1995, she became vice president of Pioneer Linens, a company started in 1912 by her grandfather, Max Greenberg.

She became the third generation to run the business as she gradually took on the day-to-day operations from her father. Along with a storefront on Clematis Street in West Palm Beach, she has modernized the business to include online retail.

HOMETOWN: Palm Beach, Florida EDUCATION: Florida Atlantic University (B), University of Florida (M) FIRST JOB: C. Orrico Palm Beach BIGGEST INSPIRATION: Her grandmother’s entrepreneurial spirit and outlook on life TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION: The Bahamas PETS: A rescue dog named Conch CAUSES SHE SUPPORTS: Ocean conservation, animal welfare, female empowerment and entrepreneurship TOP OF HER BUCKET LIST: Completing a triathlon.

HOMETOWN: West Palm Beach, Florida EDUCATION: George Mason University (B), Wheelock College (M) TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: When my father passed away in 2007, Pioneer Linens was just five years away from turning 100. Then came the downturn in 2008. I couldn’t let the business go down on my watch.

WHO WOULD PLAY HER IN A BIOPIC: Helen Mirren ACCOLADES: In 2012, Murphy was honored with the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches Small Business Person of the Year Award. In 2015, she received the Palm Beach Atlantic University American Free Enterprise Day Companion Medalist Award.

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WHITNEY PETTIS JESTER

General Manager Town Center at Boca Raton, Simon Property Group

Director of Marketing & Merchant Relations The Gardens Mall, The Forbes Company

With more than a decade of experience in luxury marketing and digital strategy, Pettis Jester joined The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens in 2008 and is responsible for developing and executing engaging marketing, public relations, social media, guest services, and advertising strategies. She previously worked on the management teams for the Town Center at Boca Raton, the O’Donnell Agency, and the Boca Raton Resort & Club, a Waldorf Astoria Resort.

Recognized as one of Simon Property Group’s “Best of the Best” general managers for six years in a row, Saldaña chose his line of work because it gave him the opportunity to use his marketing and people skills. He joined Simon Property Group in 1993 as a marketing director and quickly moved on to manage other Simon centers before taking on the management of the Town Center at Boca Raton. In 2018, he led his team to a regional “Best Mall Team” award.

HOMETOWN: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida EDUCATION: Florida State University FIRST JOB: Sales associate at LOFT at The Gardens Mall. My first manager is still a manager in this mall today, and I have the pleasure of working with her many years later.

SECRET TO SUCCESS: Sense of urgency, follow-through, follow-up, and always being real.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: She is a member of Junior League of the Palm Beaches, where she was a Leadership Award winner in 2019, and also a member of the Palm Beach North Chamber’s Small Business Advisory Council. In 2010, she founded Kiwanis Young Professionals of the Palm Beaches.

EDUCATION: University of Texas – Pan American FIRST JOB: Radio salesman and DJ SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HIM: I’m an amateur painter. I also play acoustic guitar and write songs.

SECRET TO SUCCESS: Never think you are the smartest person in the room. There is always someone who can teach you something new.

CHARITIES: Boca Helping Hands, Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County ACCOLADES: Participated in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most scuba divers working on and cleaning the ocean simultaneously.

ROB SAMUELS

GERRY SMITH CEO Office Depot

President and CEO Provident Jewelry

As president and CEO of Provident Jewelry, Samuels oversees a chain of South Florida stores with locations in West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Wellington, Naples, Fort Myers, and Palm Beach. He is co-founder and vice president of the Palm Beach Show Group, which produces both trade and luxury consumer shows in convention centers around the country. He is also founding partner of CJS, a multistate, hospitality-specialized janitorial company that services more than 500 restaurants in the U.S.

Since becoming the CEO of Office Depot in 2017, Smith has been on a mission to transform the retail giant into a digital services provider. Previously, he was the COO at multibillion-dollar tech company Lenovo, where he was instrumental in its growth to become the largest personal computer company. Smith also held executive positions at Dell.

HOMETOWN: As the son of a U.S. Navy commander, I grew up in many places in the U.S. and abroad.

EDUCATION: University of Florida, graduate gemology degree at Gemological Institute of America BEST ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: From my father: “Always keep your word.”

TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: Visit Japan.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: From 2002 to 2018, he served on the board of the Downtown Development Authority of West Palm Beach.

EDUCATION: Pacific Lutheran University HEADQUARTERS: Boca Raton ANNUAL SALES: $11 billion NUMBER OF STORES: 14,000 YEAR LAUNCHED: 1986

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The Palm Beach 100 LIVING LEGENDS

Living Legends of Palm Beach The elite entrepreneurs, billionaires, dignitaries, and celebrities who call the Palm Beaches home

NANCY BRINKER

CARL ICAHN

ISAAC PERLMUTTER

JIMMY BUFFETT

JEREMY JACOBS

THOMAS PETERFFY

JAMES CLARK

SHEILA JOHNSON

GARY PLAYER

JAMES COHEN

PAUL TUDOR JONES II

LOIS POPE

LISA COHEN

JON BON JOVI

KATHARINE RAYNER

ALEXANDER DREYFOOS

BILL KOCH

STEPHEN ROSS

ALFONSO FANJUL

HENRY KRAVIS

WILBUR ROSS

JOSÉ PEPE FANJUL

LEONARD LAUDER

STEPHEN SCHWARZMAN

SID FORBES

RONALD LAUDER

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

BILL GATES

AERIN LAUDER ZINTERHOFER

HOWARD STERN

DAVID GILMOUR

MILTON MALTZ

ROBERT STILLER

RUDOLPH GIULIANI

GEORGE F. MERCK

MARGARETTA TAYLOR

EDWARD “NED” GRACE III

LEE MUNDER

JONATHAN TISCH

JEFF GREENE

JACK NICKLAUS

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

KEN GRIFFIN

GREG NORMAN

SERENA WILLIAMS

MARTIN GRUSS

NELSON PELTZ

VENUS WILLIAMS

AL HOFFMAN JR.

RON PERELMAN

TIGER WOODS

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The Palm Beach 100 DIRECTORY

PEOPLE ALMIRA, MANUEL . . ........................................................................ 34 AMIDON, ROGER . . ...........................................................................24 ANTHONY, LAURA .......................................................................... 35 ARRIZZA, KATE …... . .........................................................................24 ATHERLEY, SUSAN........................................................................... 17 BARSOUM, WAEL K. . . ...................................................................... 21 BEAUD, THIERRY .. ...........................................................................24 BELLISSIMO, MARK J. ....................................................................24 BERRY, ASHLEY ............................................................................. 25 BINGHAM, DOUGLAS ...................................................................... 21 BONE, BILL .................................................................................... 35 BOSTWICK DAVIS, ELLIOT.............................................................. 25 BRINKER, NANCY............................................................................33 BUCHER, LLOYD . . ........................................................................... 35 BUKER, ROBERT JR. .. ......................................................................20 CHOURIS, VICTORIA ...................................................................... 25 DEVRIES, JIM ................................................................................ 35 DIAMENT, SCOTT ........................................................................... 25 DUNKIN, BOB.................................................................................. 16 ELBANNA, MOHAMED . . ...................................................................26 ELMORE, GEORGE............................................................................41 FANJUL, ALFONSO JR. ..................................................................... 21 FENNOY, DONALD E. . . ..................................................................... 18 FISER, JEFFREY . . ............................................................................ 36 FITZPATRICK, DAVID . . .....................................................................22 FLEMING, WILLIAM M.B. JR. .......................................................... 18 FREEMAN, ALYSSA . . ........................................................................26 FRISBIE, DAVE ............................................................................... 40 GODDARD, PATRICK . . ......................................................................26 GODEK, BERNARD . . ........................................................................ 30 HEARON, FANNING M. III . . .............................................................. 18 HEDRICK, DALE .. .............................................................................41 HERBST, TODD . . ..............................................................................26 HOFFMAN, MICHAEL ......................................................................32 HUIZENGA, H. WAYNE JR. . . ............................................................. 36 JACOBS, MICHELE .......................................................................... 27 JERGENSEN, GLENN ........................................................................ 27 JOHNSON, JEREMY WAYNE .............................................................32 JONES, YVONNE . . ........................................................................... 42 KATO, ANDREW .............................................................................. 27 KELLY, JOHN ................................................................................... 18 KENNERLY, KENNETH R................................................................... 27 KOLICH, TODD F. ............................................................................ 36 KROEGER, LESLIE .. ......................................................................... 36 LATOUR, MARTI ............................................................................. 34 LAWRENCE, DAVE ...........................................................................28 LEAS FERREIRA, LILLY . . .................................................................. 42 LE CLERC, NATALIE .. ........................................................................28 LEONE, PAUL ...................................................................................28 LESSER, GARY S. .. .......................................................................... 38 LIGHTON, JACK E. ...........................................................................32 MADDOCK MCMAKIN, MIMI ......................................................... 38 MAURER, RALPH E. ......................................................................... 19 MAYEUX, SARA. . .............................................................................. 16 MCCANN, SARA . . ........................................................................... 38 MCCAULEY, CYNTHIA .. ....................................................................22 MCCLYMONT, DAVID ......................................................................28 MCKERNAN, BILL............................................................................ 16 MENDEZ, LINCOLN .. ........................................................................22 MIRANDA, JAENE A. ........................................................................32 MITCHELL, JUDITH .. ........................................................................29 MURPHY, PENNY G. . . ..................................................................... 42 NARDI, TIM.....................................................................................29 NOWLIN, JOANNE ...........................................................................33 OYER, HARVEY E. III . . ..................................................................... 38 PARKER, AVA .................................................................................. 19 PERRY, BILL .. ................................................................................. 39 PETTIS JESTER, WHITNEY .............................................................. 43 POPE, LOIS .................................................................................... 34

PRESQUERA, JORGE ........................................................................29 PRINCE, J. MICHAEL .......................................................................29 PRAKAS, A. TOM . . ...........................................................................41 PUMO, MICHAEL J. ........................................................................ 39 RAJEGOWDA, GOPAL .......................................................................41 RASTOGI, AMIT . . .............................................................................22 REID, THOMAS J. ............................................................................ 19 RENDINA, RICHARD . . ..................................................................... 42 ROBO, JAMES L. . . ............................................................................ 21 ROSS, KEVIN M. ............................................................................. 19 ROWLING, KEITH. . ........................................................................... 16 RUSSELL, BYRON . . ......................................................................... 39 SABIN, DAVID . . .............................................................................. 30 SALDAÑA, SAL ............................................................................... 43 SAMUELS, ROB . . ............................................................................ 43 SCHACK, RYAN. . .............................................................................. 17 SCHUMACHER, AMANDA . . ............................................................. 34 SHAPIRO, ETHAN . . ..........................................................................20 SHEAROUSE, JOSEPH B. ................................................................. 17 SMITH, GERRY .. ............................................................................. 43 SPINA, KEITH ................................................................................ 39 SPIROU, DENISE .............................................................................20 SWEET, ANDRY E. .. ..........................................................................33 TAPLETT, CAROLINE ...................................................................... 40 TIANO, SAL...................................................................................... 17 TOLBERT, JOHN CARLTON .............................................................. 30 TRETHEWEY, LINDA M. ...................................................................20 VESELY, LIV ....................................................................................33 WILLIAMS, KEITH L. ...................................................................... 40 WETENHALL, SARAH . . .................................................................... 30 WHALEY, SUZY .............................................................................. 40

ENTITIES ADT .. .............................................................................................. 35 ALEXANDER W. DREYFOOS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ........................... 17 AMERICAN RED CROSS .. .................................................................33 ANTHONY LAW FIRM ..................................................................... 35 BANK OF THE PALM BEACHES . . ....................................................... 17 THE BENJAMIN SCHOOL ................................................................. 19 BIG TIME RESTAURANT GROUP . . .....................................................26 BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL .................................................22 BOCA RATON RESORT & CLUB . . ...................................................... 30 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY .........................32 THE BRAZILIAN COURT HOTEL .. ...................................................... 25 THE BREAKERS ...............................................................................28 BRICKHOUSE PR & SPECIAL EVENTS ............................................. 30 BRIGHTLINE ...................................................................................26 CBS12 ........................................................................................... 39 CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA .......................................................... 21 COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL .. ............................................... 36 THE COLONY HOTEL ....................................................................... 30 CHENEY BROTHERS INC. ............................................................... 39 THE CHESTERFIELD PALM BEACH ...................................................28 CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA .......................................33 CRESSET CAPITAL . . ......................................................................... 16 CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY..............................28 DISCOVER THE PALM BEACHES ......................................................29 EAU PALM BEACH RESORT & SPA . . ..................................................29 ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF PALM BEACH COUNTY .............................. 27 EQUESTRIAN SPORT PRODUCTIONS ...............................................24 FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY ..................................................... 18 FLORIDA CRYSTALS ........................................................................ 21 FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY............................................... 21 THE FOUR SEASONS RESORT PALM BEACH .....................................26 THE FORBES COMPANY.................................................................. 43 FRISBIE GROUP ............................................................................. 40 THE GARDENS MALL....................................................................... 43 GLIDDEN SPINA + PARTNERS ......................................................... 39 THE GREENE SCHOOL . . ....................................................................20 GUNSTER . . ..................................................................................... 39

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY ....................... 30 HARDRIVES OF DELRAY ..................................................................41 HEDRICK BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION ............................................41 HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY .............................32 HIVE HOME GIFT & GARDEN . . ......................................................... 38 THE HONDA CLASSIC ...................................................................... 27 JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY ..............................32 J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES . . ............................................................. 17 JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER .............................................................22 JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION ........................................33 K2 SPORTS VENTURES ................................................................... 27 KEMBLE INTERIORS INC. . . ............................................................. 38 KO-MAR PRODUCTIONS ................................................................ 36 LARMOYEUX & BONE ..................................................................... 35 LEADERS IN FURTHERING EDUCATION ........................................... 34 LESSER LESSER LANDY & SMITH ................................................... 38 LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER ................................................32 LOIS POPE FOUNDATION ................................................................ 34 LYNN UNIVERSITY .......................................................................... 19 MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE ................................................................ 27 MARINE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY .......26 MAX PLANCK FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE .. ................22 MCCANN DESIGN GROUP .............................................................. 38 THE MCKERNAN FINANCIAL GROUP ............................................... 16 MERRILL LYNCH ............................................................................. 16 NEXTERA ENERGY ........................................................................... 21 NIEVERA WILLIAMS DESIGN .. ........................................................ 40 NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL .............................................................. 16 NORTON MUSEUM OF ART ............................................................. 25 O’CONNOR CAPITAL PARTNERS ..................................................... 42 OFFICE DEPOT .. .............................................................................. 43 OXBRIDGE ACADEMY . . .................................................................... 19 THE PALM BEACH CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL . . .....................................22 PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY .............................................. 18 PALM BEACH COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL . . ............. 27 PALM BEACH DAY ACADEMY . . ......................................................... 18 PALM BEACH FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL . . .......................................... 30 PALM BEACH MARRIOTT SINGER ISLAND RESORT . . ........................24 PALM BEACH SHOW GROUP .......................................................... 25 PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE .. ........................................................ 19 PALM BEACH SYMPHONY . . .............................................................28 PIONEER LINENS............................................................................ 42 PORT OF PALM BEACH ................................................................... 34 PRAKAS & COMPANY . . ....................................................................41 PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS’ ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA . . ................. 40 THE PROMISE FUND .......................................................................33 PROVIDENT JEWELRY .................................................................... 43 RAYMOND F. KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ............29 RELATED COMPANY ........................................................................41 RENDINA HEALTHCARE REAL ESTATE ............................................. 42 ROSARIAN ACADEMY .. ....................................................................20 THE ROWLING GROUP . . ................................................................... 16 THE ROYAL POINCIANA PLAZA ....................................................... 42 RYBOVICH ..................................................................................... 36 SAINT ANDREW’S SCHOOL .............................................................20 SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY .................................. 18 SCRIPPS RESEARCH .. ..................................................................... 21 SHUTTS & BOWEN ......................................................................... 38 SIMON PROPERTY GROUP. . ............................................................ 43 SOUTH FLORIDA FAIR AND PBC EXPOS .......................................... 25 SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM ........................24 ST. MARY’S MEDICAL CENTER ........................................................22 STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY ...................................................... 17 SUSAN G. KOMEN ...........................................................................33 TITOU HOSPITALITY ........................................................................24 TOWN CENTER AT BOCA RATON ..................................................... 43 TROPICAL SHIPPING...................................................................... 36 UBS ................................................................................................ 16 USPA GLOBAL LICENSING ...............................................................29 U.S. SUGAR . . ...................................................................................20 WORTH AVENUE ASSOCIATION ...................................................... 25 WPBF. . ........................................................................................... 40 WPTV ............................................................................................ 35

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What’s the secret to your success?

Philosophies for achievement from the Palm Beach 100

I have immense respect for my

“Having full support from family to get the job done well every day.”

“You don’t have to be perfect, but

–Ryan Schack, Branch Manager, SVP of Investments, Stifel

team. I encourage

always be authentic

them to initiate new ideas, then empower them to own it while I oversee it. On my team, I may be the

and a person of integrity and grace,

“Give more than you get.

You will receive more than you give.”

and success will follow.”

–Ashley Berry, President, Worth

–David McClymont, CEO, Palm Beach Symphony

leader, but everyone

Avenue Association

has a vote. I am just the tiebreaker.”

“Tenaciousness. I am focused on the end goal, and I am not deterred by setbacks.

–Sal Tiano, Managing

Setbacks are an important part of the journey.”

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–Ava Parker, President, Palm Beach State College

Securities

“Listening intently. Many people in your life have experienced trials and tribulations so that you don’t have to.”

“Remaining curious and passionate.”

–John C. Tolbert, President, Boca Raton Resort & Club

“Underreacting. It’s a powerful skill that gives you time to think and come up with the best response and solutions

–Donald E. Fennoy,

while avoiding the drama. Knee-jerk reactions can get

Superintendent,

you into trouble.”

School District of

–Judith Mitchell, CEO, Kravis Center

Palm Beach County

“Coaching little league for seven years. You develop patience, persistence, and empathy. You have to be present in that moment for those kids. That was really important.”

–Douglas A. Bingham, Executive Vice President, Scripps Research

“Empowering others to succeed.”

–Suzy Whaley, President, PGA of America

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