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The Anti-Defamation League announced that Shelly Friedman is the new director of development for the Florida region. Friedman has been an integral part of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County for 26 years, taking on increasingly significant roles in both the Federation’s campaign and the Jewish community. During her time at the Federation, she served as associate vice president of development, senior development officer of major gifts, director of the Ewa and Danny Abraham Project, and producer of Mosaic, a weekly Federation talk show. Gunster, the law firm, announced that Michael V. Mitrione has been appointed as chairman of the board for Quantum House, a nonprofit caring and supportive home that lessens the burden for families whose children are receiving treatment in Palm Beach County for serious medical conditions. The hospitality house, located on the campus of St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, provides lodging, meals and care to over 1,000 families per year. The 2017-2018 board of Elder Services Resource Network (ESRN) was inducted by Pompano Beach Mayor Lamar Fisher at the Court at Palm Aire senior living community, and Candy Cohn, owner of Yaffa Senior Services in Boca Raton, was elected president. Other board members include: Hedy Cohn, Michael Brodie, Marcia Pinck, Knyvett Lee, Meghan Watson, Greg Ullman, Melissa Rapkin, Sharon Cofar, Alan Feuerman, Shari Schubauer and Goldie Louis.

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