PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL-(May 12, 2022) Impact the Palm Beaches is pleased to announce that community leader Lauren Sterlacci will serve as the 2022-2023 President of the philanthropic organization. Founded in 2015, Impact the Palm Beaches is where women collectively give to nonprofits in Central and Northern Palm Beach County to ignite transformational change.
Lauren, a retired financial executive, is a founding member and sponsor of Impact the Palm Beaches. She has served on the grants committee since its inception in 2015 and chaired the committee for three years before serving as the organization’s vice president in 2021-2022.
Lauren’s background is in the investment and finance industry, ranging from account executive for Prudential-Bache Securities (NYC and Palm Beach) to commercial lender for Barnett Bank of Palm Beach County, and finally to Senior Vice President/Client Advisor for Bank of America Private Bank.
Her recent philanthropic activities are wide-ranging, including the Town of Palm Beach United Way Allocations Committee (Red Feather Society), Finance Advisory Board for Saint Therese de Lisieux Catholic Church and both Treasurer and Service Committee Chair for Saint Therese de Lisieux’s Council of Catholic Women, Sergeant of Arms for Talk of the Town Toastmasters. Lauren has also served on the Wellington Cystic Fibrosis Event Committee and has captained her Palm League tennis teams over the years. She was also a founding member of the Palm Beach Flagler Rotary Club.
Lauren holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Business Administration from the University of Florida.
“I am excited and honored to be the 2022-2023 President of Impact the Palm Beaches,” said Sterlacci. “I feel blessed to have the opportunity to lead this nonprofit organization of women for the next year and help continue to grow our chapter through our members and community sponsors. As women philanthropists we are truly creating transformational change in our community through Impact the Palm Beaches $100,0000 grants to important nonprofit programs right here in this community.”
About Impact the Palm Beaches:
Impact the Palm Beaches is a charitable organization where women collectively give to Central and Northern Palm Beach County nonprofits. Impact members each contribute $1,000 annually and award $100,000 grants to fund local nonprofit programs.
Impact grants fund the following service areas: Arts & Culture; Education; Environment and Animal Welfare; Health & Wellness; and Family. The collaborative structure of this efficient model empowers women to create waves of positive change.
Impact the Palm Beaches has awarded over $1 million in grants in the past seven years and is a charitable fund of the Town of Palm Beach United Way.
For those wishing to learn more about Impact the Palm Beaches and how to become a member, visit Impactpalmbeaches.org or email [email protected].
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