BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., – The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County recently announced at their Annual Meeting its slate of officers for the 2025-2026 board. The Executive Committee includes:
President: Regine Bataille, M.D. of Delray Beach with Gentle Medicine Associates.
Vice Presidents: Sharon Hill of West Palm Beach, community volunteer and retired Palm Beach County librarian, and Grace Halabi of Boynton Beach, Senior Vice President at First Horizon.
Secretary: Aurora Arthay of Palm Beach Gardens, Deputy Library Director at the Palm Beach County Library System.
Treasurer: Caleb Bowser of Palm Beach Gardens, second Vice President and senior associate at Northern Trust.
Members at Large: Chris Duke of Palm Beach Gardens with Akerman LLP and Laurie Gildan of North Palm Beach with Greenberg Traurig.
Immediate Past President: Matthew Criscuolo of Boca Raton with Cozen O’Connor.
Parliamentarians: Debra Ghostine of Boca Raton, community volunteer, Len Gray of Palm Beach Gardens, retired executive, and Bernadette O’Grady of Palm Beach Gardens with WPTV Channel 5.
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.
The 2025-2026 Executive Committee at the Literacy Coalition’s Annual Meeting is pictured in the photo above. Left to Right: Aurora Arthay (Palm Beach Gardens), Regine Bataille (Delray Beach), Grace Halabi (Boynton Beach), Sharon Hill (West Palm Beach), Matt Criscuolo (Boca Raton), Chris Duke (Palm Beach Gardens). Not pictured: Caleb Bowser, Laurie Gildan, Debra Ghostine, Len Gray, Bernadette O’Grady.
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About the Literacy Coalition
A recipient of the coveted 4-star Charity Navigator rating for 16 consecutive years, the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County works to improve the quality of life in our community by promoting and achieving literacy. In Palm Beach County, nearly half of all third graders are not reading on grade level and 22% of adults aged 16 and older lack basic literacy skills and can’t fill out a job application or read a bus schedule. Through extensive outreach and collaboration with a network of community partners, the Literacy Coalition strives to ensure that individuals who need to improve their literacy skills receive the help they need. By providing services to 55,716 adults, children, and families each year, the Literacy Coalition’s goal is for every child and every adult in Palm Beach County to be able to read.