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Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center FIU Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing

Appoints New Chief & Health Sciences’ Department of Advancement
Operating Officer Welcomes Maia McGill and Rachel Jenkins

Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center promotes Alex Masmela Adjua “Maia” McGill and Rachel
to the position of chief operating officer. Prior to being named Jenkins have been hired by Florida
COO, Masmela served as the Assistant Administrator for Palm International University (FIU) to lead
Beach Gardens Medical Center. Prior to being an assistant the advancement department of the
administrator, Masmela was the Administrative Director of the Alex Masmela Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing
Emergency Department at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. & Health Sciences. McGill joins the
Masmela earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Adelphi University in New York. college as its new Director of
He then went on to earn an Executive Masters of Business Administration from Florida Development and Jenkins as its new
Atlantic University. Development Coordinator.
McGill holds a bachelor’s degree in
communications from Oral Roberts
Liz Bruner Named President University, and has more than 13 years Adjua McGill Rachel Jenkins
of experience in a broad range of
of Indian River Medical Center advancement, business development, marketing and public relations roles with profes-
sional and higher education organizations. Just prior to joining the college, McGill was
Foundation Director of Sales for InterContinental Hotels Group PLC.
Jenkins has a bachelor’s degree in Business Entrepreneurship from the City University
The Board of Directors of Indian River Medical Center of New York. She was the Program Manager from 2015-2017 for the Miami Dade College
Foundation has appointed Liz Bruner to succeed Jan Donlan Idea Center’s Generation IT youth training and employment program. She spent one year
as Foundation President and IRMC Senior Vice President. working in the Special Needs Division of Heart of Hope Academy in Atlanta, Georgia.
Bruner joined the Foundation in 2012 as Director of Since 2013, she has served as the Chair of the Retention Committee for the Alzheimer’s
Leadership Gifts and has served as Vice President for the past Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s annual event.
year. Prior to joining the Foundation, she was Vice President Liz Bruner
of Development and Communication for Children’s Home
Society of Florida where she spent 11 years and led a statewide team. Her career in phi- West Palm Beach City Commissioner
lanthropy spans more than 25 years, including Director of Development for the Orlando
Science Center and Director of Corporate Sponsorship for Florida Hospital Foundation. Cory Neering Begins Service on
Bruner also served as Agency Relations Manager for the volunteer division of Heart of
Florida United Way and spent five years as a special publications writer for the Florida Health Care District Board
Times Union/Jacksonville Journal.
West Palm Beach City Commission President Cory Neering
was sworn in as the newest Health Care District Board member
by Commissioner Philip H. Ward, III, Board Chair, at the
Board’s public meeting on November 28. Commissioner
Neering was appointed on September 12, 2017 by the Palm
Beach County Board of County Commissioners to serve a four- Cory Neering
year term beginning October 1, 2017 and ending September
30, 2021. Commissioner Neering will also hold a seat on the C.L. Brumback Primary
Care Clinics Board. Commissioner Neering has served on the West Palm Beach City
Commission since 2015 and is the Vice President of External Affairs for Planned
Parenthood of South, East and North Florida. Neering is the current Chair of the Healthy
Start Coalition in Palm Beach County. He also serves as the City of West Palm Beach’s
liaison for the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board as well as the West Palm Beach
Housing Authority Board. Commissioner Neering holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
and a Masters in Science in Organizational Management and Leadership from Springfield
College in Massachusetts. Commissioner Neering fills the seat vacated by Angeleta Gray,
former Delray Beach City Commissioner, who served on the Health Care District Board
for four years.

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