Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club featured Stanley Tate
Stanley Tate, the founder of the Florida PrePaid College program and the only living founding member of AIPAC was the recent speaker at the Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club lunch on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at the City Fish Market on Glades Road and Florida’s turnpike Boca interchange.
He regaled the group with his profound background, including living in the White House, granted a life time pass by Congress to the White House and defying First Lady Michelle Obama who attempted to evict him with the Secret Service informing her that he had a right to enter whenever he wished. He also spoke about the state of world and national politics and his thoughts on encroaching Sharia Law.
Stanley’s largest and primary civic involvement has been his efforts in sponsoring the FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE PROGRAM. He served as Chairman of the Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board from 1987-2005. On June 26, 2006 Governor Bush signed a bill changing the name of the Prepaid College program to the Stanley G. Tate Florida Prepaid College Program. His involvement with this program has made available a way for tens of thousands of students a year to better their lives and future.
He was the chair of the Regional (25 states) advisory board of the Resolution Trust Corporation and appointed by President Bush to be the chair of the National Advisory Board and then nominated by President Clinton to be the President of the RTC.
Mr. Tate served as a member of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission for 18 years.
Stanley is a member of Fannie Mae’s National Housing Impact Advisory Council, he is a member the Florida Board of Education Higher Education Funding Advisory Council, he serves on the Boards of Mount Sinai Medical Center and was a member of the Public Health Trust which runs Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Very active in community and charitable organizations, he has received a substantial number of awards, both locally and nationally, including the United Way “Dorothy Shula Award for Volunteerism”, the Youth Law Center “Unsung Hero Award”, the College Saving Plan USA Network “Distinguished Service Award”, the Florida Student Association “Distinguished Service Award”, The Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust Arete Award and was named “Volunteer Advocate of the Year”, among many other similar awards and honors, including being selected as one of “The Twelve Good Men of 2004” by the Board of the Ronald McDonald House.
The Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club is a non-partisan political club with monthly speakers. Go to www.goldcoasttigerbayclub.com for more information about becoming a member.
