July 23, 2014
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Forum Club of the Palm Beaches
elects new officers and board members
West Palm Beach, Florida – The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches is pleased to announce its new officers and board members for the 2014-2015 season.
Retired newspaper executive, Gale Howden, will serve a one-year term as President of the Forum Club’s Board of Directors. Joining Howden on the Forum Club Executive Committee is President-Elect Ed Chase, vice president, LRP Publications; Vice President Michelle McGovern, regional director for U.S. Senator Bill Nelson; and Secretary/Treasurer Tony Pirozzi, a certified financial planner with Raymond James. Each officer will serve a one-year term.
New Board of Directors for 2014-2015 include: Robert Bertisch, executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County; George T. Elmore, president of Hardrives Paving; William Fleming, president of Palm Beach Atlantic University; Karen Holloway, financial representative with Northwestern Mutual; Shannon LaRocque, assistant PBC administrator; Elberg Mike Gelin, vice president, CBIZ Benefits and Insurance; and Michael Coady, area executive with First Citizens Bank & Trust. Each board member will serve a three-year term.
About the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches
The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches is Florida’s largest non-partisan political and public affairs organization. It exists solely to bring in speakers on state, national and international matters.
Since the Forum Club’s inception in 1976 with President Jimmy Carter as its inaugural speaker, the Forum Club strives to bring in speakers whose words and actions affect the world in which we live. The Forum Club is a private, nonprofit organization with a membership cap of 800 and a regular waiting list. For more information about the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches, visit www.forumclubpalmbeach.org.
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