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Quantum Foundation
Names Ethel Isaacs
Williams
to Board of Trustees
Ethel
Isaacs Williams, regional manager of corporate external affairs
at Florida Power & Light (NextEra Energy) based in Juno
Beach, Fla. was recently named to the board of trustees of
the Quantum Foundation.
“Quantum is delighted to have one of the community’s top
professionals join our board,” Stephen C. Moore, Quantum
Foundation board chairman said. “She will be a welcome
addition as we continue our mission to increase health care
access, improve science and health education, and enhance
the health care workforce in Palm Beach County.”
Williams, a native of West Palm Beach,
received her bachelor of science degree in business
administration from George Washington University, Washington
D.C. and a juris doctorate degree from Nova Southeastern
University in 1996. While completing her law school
curriculum, she studied in Paris, France and Cambridge,
England through the Tulane Institute of International
Studies. She was also an editor of the International Law
Journal while attending
Nova Southeastern University.
Prior to joining FPL, she was the principal and owner of The
Law Office of Isaacs Williams, P.A. Her primary practice
areas were real estate, zoning and land use, public finance,
governmental relations, probate, and wills and trust. Her
tenure as a practicing attorney also included partner and
shareholder in the firm of Hicks, Richards and Isaacs
(Riviera Beach and Orlando, Fla.); associate attorney at the
law firms of McCrary & Mosley (Miami, Fla.); Casey, Ciklin,
et al. (West Palm Beach); and contract attorney for AT&T
Wireless of Florida, (North Palm Beach, Fla.)
Williams also had a successful business career which
included marketing positions at IBM (Dallas, Tex.), Wang
Laboratories (Hartford, Conn.), HVG Investment Banking
Company (Miami, Fla.),
and Odyssey Media (Newark, N.J.)
Currently, she serves on the Board of
Directors of the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, the Greater
Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce, Sunfest, Inc, and is a
member of Executive Women of the Palm Beaches. Her
leadership in community organizations include: president of
The West Palm Beach Chapter of The Links, Inc.; founding
president of The West Palm Beach Chapter of The National
Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. (NCBW); as well as a
founding board member of FoundCare, Inc.
Williams is a Diamond-Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, long time member of the National Bar Association,
Palm Beach County Bar Association, Cunningham Bar
Association, and the Ebony Chorale of the Palm Beaches. In
her spare time she is enjoys singing, traveling, sports and
is an avid supporter and enthusiast of the arts.
This year, the Quantum Foundation is celebrating its 15th
year partnering with community organizations to create a
healthier Palm Beach County. The Foundation has awarded
nearly 1000 grants totaling more than $100 million to the
community during this time. A celebration breakfast will be
held March 15, 2012 to honor the Foundation’s partners at
the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.
For more information about the Quantum Foundation contact
Toni May at (561) 832-7497 or visit
www.quantumfnd.org .
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