Rotary News

The Club was delighted to have David Chaves Lopez as our guest speaker this week.  David Chaves Lopez is the Bilingual Program Manager for the Southeast Florida Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association in Palm Beach County, Florida. David has a professional background in clinical research, human services and public health. David’s role as a Program Manager is to provide Alzheimer's Association programs and services to communities, organizations, businesses, professionals, families and individuals living with Alzheimer's disease or any other type of dementia. Through the coordination of dedicated Alzheimer's Association volunteers, David raises awareness about brain health, informs the public [...]

The Rotary Club of Boca Raton held its annual banquet for installation of the officers and directors for 2022-2023 at Maggiano’s restaurant. The Club has a fun-loving bunch of professionals who care about others and building lives and better futures for both young college students and help to others in the community.  Just take a look at the following photo of the officers and directors most of whom were able to make the dinner. What a great group! Thanks to Part McCarthy for all the work she did to make this an enjoyable, great tasting event! [...]

We were delighted to have Patch Paczkowski, Professor of Business, Adams School of Entrepreneurship, FAU. Bill (“Patch”) Paczkowski, Ph.D., J.D., M.B.A., served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps for thirteen years, and worked as an attorney/consultant for a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs. Dr. Paczkowski has authored multiple journal articles and conference presentations, coordinates mentorship opportunities for entrepreneurs, and is actively involved in aiding the successful transition of student veterans to the civilian sector of employment. Historically, Patch received: A Ph.D. in Management from the Lally School of Management & Technology A JD from [...]

Jeff Tromberg led a Craft Talk with Bill Riddick.  William (Bill) Riddick is a second-generation Floridian born in Boynton Beach and raised in Boca Raton, FL. His mother was born in the small seaside town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and his father moved to Pompano Beach, FL in the 60s where his family has multiple businesses. Bill now lives in Palm City, FL with his wife Melanie and sons Winston & Theodore.  Bill has always been a go getter, accomplishing anything he has set his mind to and leading many organizations. His leadership skills started to develop at a young age [...]

Right on the heels of electing Jeff Tromberg to become President of the Club for 2022-2023, Jeff provided the Club members with a Craft Talk moderated by member Steve Clarfield.  Jeff grew up in Bayside, NY, moved to South Florida in the middle of high school, attended the University of Miami and stayed on to attend Law School.  From the very beginning in 1991, he has specialized in consumer bankruptcy law with a focus on helping people struggling to save their homes from foreclosure. During his first year in law school, Jeff was picked to be one of four [...]