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Julie Botel
Dr. Julie Botel, Riveria Beach, is a lifelong educator who has held teaching and high-level administrative positions in secondary and post-secondary institutions in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. She did graduate work at Harvard in business and education administration and received her doctorate in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern University. Botel served as an education consultant to Apple Computer. She was a successful small business owner in Long Island.
Upon retiring from a stellar career as an education leader, she brought those leadership skills to Palm Beach County. She served as Councilperson, Riviera Beach; Commissioner, Community Redevelopment Authority; and Board Member, Riviera Beach Utility District. She founded the Riviera Beach Tourism Committee, the Riviera Beach Workforce Development Task Force and the Riviera Beach Waterfront Advisory Committee. She co-founded Friends of the Riviera Beach Schools (FORBS).
Sustainable PBC Founder and President Karen Marcus says “Julie has an enviable track record of public service. She has been an energetic member of several initiatives, including the PBC Birth to 22 Task Force; PBC Securing Our Future; PBC/ERM Lake Worth Lagoon Habitat Planning Group; PBC County Housing for All Planning Committee; and PBC Hunger Relief Advisory Council. We are thrilled that she brings her experience and wisdom to our mission. Like many of us, Julie loves Palm Beach County and wants to work to ensure that PBC’s future holds the best of what we cherish today.”
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