IMPACT 100 PALM BEACH COUNTY NAMES TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS
(BOCA RATON, FL.) – Impact 100 Palm Beach County, a women’s 501c3 nonprofit organization that advances local philanthropy by combining donations from individual women to create high-impact, positive change in our community, has announced that Rebecca Scott and Kirstin Jovanovski have joined its board of directors.
“Impact 100 Palm Beach County welcomes Rebecca and Kirstin to the board of directors,” said Kathy Adkins, President of Impact 100 PBC. “We are so thankful to have these women and all of their nonprofit leadership experience and knowledge as part of our board for the 2020-2021 grant year.”
Kirstin Jovanovski, Boca Raton resident and philanthropist, was raised in Florida and is deeply connected to the community and the vibrant culture that is unique to South Florida. As an avid and gifted dancer, she attended the prestigious dance academy at the Miami School of the Performing Arts, where she trained for several years. She was also a principal member of the Miami Irish Step Dancers troupe for eight years, where she became a nationally ranked dancer. Jovanovski then attended the Firefighter Academy at Palm Beach State College where she graduated at the top of her class and was state certified as a paramedic, EMT and firefighter. She served her community as a paramedic in the Trauma Center at Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach for several years before leaving the profession to become a full- time wife and mother. Jovanovski has assisted with everything from donor recruitment to hosting charity events; it is her hope that these experiences can lend further to her efforts with Impact 100.
Rebecca Scott grew up in Havelock, N.C., and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a Bachelor of Science. Later, she furthered her education at Duke University Medical Center Anesthesia Program for Nurses, where she met and married Steven M. Scott, MD. They resided and practiced in Fayetteville, N.C., during the early years of their marriage. After retiring from her profession as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, she became an active community volunteer. She went on to serve six years on the Saint Andrew’s School board of trustees and has been a committed small group leader in the Women’s Ministries of Spanish River Church for the past 15 years. Scott and her husband, Steve currently live in Boca Raton, Florida with their 5 children and 6 grandchildren.
Kathy Adkins was re-elected president. Other officers elected for 2020-2021 include Holly Schuttler, president-elect; Allison Davis, treasurer; Kelly Fleming, assistant treasurer; Laura Bull, secretary; Sarah Crane, communications co-chair; Jeannine Morris, communications co-chair; Emily McMullin, technology chair; Lisa Mulhall, founder; Cindy Krebsbach, founder; Tandy Robinson, founder; Kathryn Gillespie, membership co-chair; Nicole Mugavero, membership co-chair; Lisa Warren, membership co-chair; JoAnne Greiser, compliance chair; Molly Reiss, grants co-chair; Charlotte Smith, grants co-chair; Renee Feder, Grand Awards co-chair; Mary Donnell, Grand Awards co-chair; Carrie Rubin, kick-off event chair; Sue Diener, past-president; Susan Duane, past-president; Karen Sweetapple, past-president; Helen Ballerano, board governance co-chair; Susan Brockway, board governance co-chair; Karen Rogers, director; Suzy Lanigan, director; Hilary Sullivan, director; Ellen Elam, director; and Marilyn Swillinger, director.
In its 10th anniversary year, Impact 100 PBC has contributed more than $3.8 million in grants to local nonprofit efforts in arts, culture, and historic preservation; education; environment and animal welfare; family; and health and wellness. It is comprised of a growing number of over 500 women who donate $1,000 annually, pool all funds and vote to award grants to nonprofits serving southern Palm Beach County. Impact 100 PBC’s goal for this 10th year is to increase its membership in order to award more grants to deserving nonprofits in our community.
For more information about Impact 100 Palm Beach County, to join this chapter or to learn more about the grant application process, please visit www.impact100pbc.org or call 561-336-4623.