DR. RACHEL DOCEKAL ELECTED TO ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
(West Palm Beach, Fla.) Dr. Rachel Docekal, chief executive officer of Hanley Center Foundation, was recently elected to the Economic Council of Palm Beach County. In her new role, Docekal will be responsible for collaborating with other like-minded business professionals to influence economic growth in Palm BeachCounty.
“I am pleased to join the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, which has a diverse membership – allowing an excellent collaboration between the public and private business sector,” said Docekal. “As the leader of a mission-driven nonprofit which is contributing greatly to the Palm Beach County economy, I look forward to assisting the council’s mission, which makes a consistent and considerable positive impact on the citizens of Palm Beach County and beyond.”
Established in 1975, the Economic Council and its members have focused the organization as a trailblazer in the community for identifying key policy and issue areas that affect how businesses operate. As the “voice” of business in the community, the Council works to guide and shape the economic and civic landscape of Palm Beach County.
Docekal, a noted development and marketing professional, has deep experience with nonprofit community-based organizations and has been presented with numerous recognitions for her contributions to businesses in South Florida. In her role as Vice President of External Relations for Caron Treatment Centers and head of Hanley Center Foundation, the nonprofit entity created to support Hanley Center’s treatment programs, Docekal is responsible for capital improvements to the center’s main campus in West Palm Beach, board and donor relations, fundraising events and creating fund development strategies.
Part of the Caron Treatment Centers nationwide network, Hanley Center is a residential addiction treatment center headquartered in West Palm Beach, offering a broad spectrum of programs based on the most advanced research in the disease of addiction. From detoxification and medical stabilization to individualized treatment and continuing-care planning, Hanley Center prides itself on offering the most innovative and effective treatment programs designed by professional experts in their respective fields. Unique to the center is the “Hanley Model of Care,” which includes age and gender-specific treatment programs, including the Center for Older Adult Recovery and the Center for Boomer Recovery – programs that are specifically designed to address the unique challenges facing older adults and boomers.
For more information on Hanley Center, please call (866) 5HANLEY or visit www.hanleycenter.org. LikeHanley Center on Facebook or follow them on Twitter at @HanleyCenter. More information on the Economic Council of Palm Beach County is available by calling: (561) 684-1551 or visitingwww.economiccouncilpbc.org
