New Board Members:
This September BRLT has nominated just one new face to our board of directors–Penny Pollard. Penny is a native Floridian who spent her youth enjoying the beaches, waterways, and nature preserves between West Palm and Miami Beach. Ms. Pollard enjoyed a career as a health policy analyst and served for many years in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Technology Assessment of the U.S. Congress, and in the private sector at The Lewin Group. Earlier in her career Ms. Pollard developed and oversaw the graduate program for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners at Catholic University in Washington, DC, and previously was a Public Health Nurse for the City of Boston. Ms. Pollard graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors of Science; she also holds a Master of Science from Boston College, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business (with concentrations in Finance and Marketing). She is treasurer of the Smithsonian Women’s Committee and is a docent at the Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens and the Textile Museum in D.C.. Locally, she has served as a flag officer of the Southport Yacht Club and on the Boards of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and the Friends of Burnt Island Light.
Renewing Board Members (Second Term):
Valerie Young
Kathleen Kennedy
Margaret Reiser
Board Officers:
John Welsh (President)
Rob Wheeler (Vice President)
Valerie Young (Treasurer)
Kathleen Kennedy (Secretary)
Voting on new board nominees will take place at this year’s Annual Membership Meeting. Registration is free and open to all members.
