Board of Directors

Occupation: Elder Law Attorney

Committees: Alzheimer’s Community Care Foundation, Chair; Governance Standing Committee, Chair; Executive Standing Committee

Member Since: 1996

Occupation: Retired

Committees: St. Lucie Advisory Council

Member Since: 2019

Occupation: Business Owner

Committees: Executive Standing Committee, Treasurer; Finance Standing Committee, Chair; Audit Committee, Chair

Member Since: 2000

Occupation: Former City Council Member, Former Mayor at City of Palm Beach Gardens

Member Since: 2020

Occupation: Attorney

Committees: Advocacy Standing Committee; St. Lucie County Advisory Council, Chair; Executive Standing Committee; Governance Standing Committee

Member Since: 2005

Occupation: Geriatric Care Manager

Committee: Community Care Services Standing Committee, Chair; Alzheimer’s Community Care Foundation; Executive Standing Committee; Governance Standing Committee

Member Since: 2008

Occupation: President, Beacon Group, Inc.

Committees: Human Resources Standing Committee

Member Since: 2017

Occupation: Attorney/Shareholder, Jones Foster

Member Since: 2018

Dr. Linda Pao is a board-certified neurologist who has practiced in Palm Beach County, Florida for more than 25 years. She changed her focus to neurodegenerative diseases, predominantly Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease, shortly after moving to Florida. She has served in many multiple leadership roles throughout her career. These include Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Secretary of the Medical Executive Committee, Stroke Director, and other medical committees at Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter, Florida.  While at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation-Florida she served on multiple medical committees. She also served as the MDA Director of South Florida. In 2023, she became the Co-Medical Director at JEM Research Institute, a Headlands Research site in Atlantis, Florida.

Dr. Linda Pao is a graduate of Brown University’s Medical Education Program. After completing her MD and BA in 7 years, she began an internship in Internal Medicine at The Miriam Hospital-Brown University. Her residency in Neurology was completed at New England Medical Center in Boston, where she served as Chief Resident for 2 years. In addition, she completed a neuromuscular fellowship at Mayo Clinic and an EMG fellowship at New England Medical Center.

Wrenne has served as a member of the board at Alzheimer’s Community Care for 10 years, during which he guided the success of the organization. In 2022, Alzheimer’s Community Care marked 25 years of service to families of South Florida. In the last quarter of a century, Alzheimer’s Community Care has expanded to 12 day care centers, where teams are trained to provide dignified and compassionate care for Floridians living with Alzheimer’s. The organization has also expanded its services to include ID locator service, family nurse consultants, education, advocacy and a 24-hour crisis line.

Most recently, Wrenne served as president and CEO of Banyan Place in Boca Raton, where he managed a 125-resident independent and assisted living facility. Prior to that, Wrenne served as chief operating officer for Advent Ministries. For more than 15 years, Wrenne was president and CEO of Nationwide Computer, an international IBM mid-range and main frame reseller based in Boynton Beach.