BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.,– The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County recently announced at its Annual Meeting its slate of officers for the 2026-2027 board. The Executive Committee includes:
President: Chris Duke of Palm Beach Gardens with Akerman LLP.
Vice Presidents: Aurora Arthay of Palm Beach Gardens, Deputy Library Director at the Palm Beach County Library System, and Carol Rose of Wellington, community volunteer and retired The Palm Beach Post/Palm Beach Daily News editor.
Secretary: Bernadette O’Grady of Palm Beach Gardens with WPTV Channel 5.
Treasurer: Matthew Criscuolo of Boca Raton with Cozen O’Connor.
Members at Large: Caleb Bowser of Palm Beach Gardens, Vice President and relationship advisor at Northern Trust, and Grace Halabi of Boynton Beach, Senior Vice President at First Horizon.
Immediate Past President: Regine Bataille, M.D. of Delray Beach with Gentle Medicine Associates.
Parliamentarians: Laurie Gildan of North Palm Beach with Greenberg Traurig, Len Gray of Palm Beach Gardens, retired executive, and Sharon Hill of West Palm Beach, community volunteer and retired Palm Beach County librarian.
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County provides adult and family literacy programs, children’s literacy programs, and the Literacy AmeriCorps program, all aimed at improving the quality of life in our community by promoting and achieving literacy. For more information, please visit www.LiteracyPBC.org or call 561-279-9103.
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About the Literacy Coalition:
Founded in 1989, the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is a recipient of the coveted 4 out of 4-stars Charity Navigator rating for 17 consecutive years. Partnering with schools, libraries and community organizations, the Coalition staff, volunteers and AmeriCorps members work to improve the quality of life in our community by promoting and achieving literacy. Through literacy programs for children and adults whose limited literacy affects their quality of life, the Coalition served more than 64,000 people last year.
