League of Women voters Luncheon
By CRA News Service
The League of Women Voters of South Palm Beach recently installed new officers for its year 2013-14, and officials promise to continue working for residents.
Boca Raton resident and volunteer extraordinaire Dorothy Einstein is the new co-president along with Geanine Wester.
“There will be an emphasis on advocacy,” Wester said recently. “Making our voices heard is more important than ever given all the critical decision facing us as a county and country. Being educated, having positions that we can support and making our voices heard is a requirement for a strong democracy.”
The chapter is working to address health care, education, voting reform and climate control, issues that Palm Beach County residents care deeply about, she said. They have also taken a position on gun control and immigration, she said.
The pair took the helm at the organization’s annual luncheon recently, where Jason Walton, Lynn University’s chief of staff, was the speaker.
Watson spearheaded the effort to bring the final presidential debate to the school last October.
The debate produced $13.1 million in immediate economic impact for the Palm Beach County economy, Watson told the more than 100 people at Benvenutos Restaurant in Boynton Beach.
Approximately $1.7 million was in elevated spending by local residents, increased bed taxes by 22 percent and obtained more than $63 million in publicity value for Lynn and the community, including more than $50 million for the
Einstein developed and implemented the organization’s orientation training program for new members and formed new board position descriptions.
The native New Yorker spent majority of her career as president of an international consulting and seminar organization. After a nine year detour to North Carolina, she moved to Boca Raton 17 years ago. She has volunteered for several nonprofit organizations including the Center for Group Counseling, Caridad Health Center, Boca Helping Hands and the Wayne Barton Study Center.
She is a graduate of New York University with a BS degree and earned an MS from Nova Southeastern University.
During her two years as a member of the League, Wester has served as membership chair and participated in political forums and Building Bridges.
She studied organizational leadership and human resources at the University of Florida and earned her MBA in finance from Palm Beach Atlantic University.
A regional operations specialist for the American Red Cross, Wester, who enjoys working with youth, is active throughout Palm Beach County. She has been active in the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, PEACE (People Engaged in Active Community Efforts), the advisory board of Projectship Junior Achievement, Take Stock in Children, Operations Save Our Children, Girls in the Spirit, ProBowl/SuperBowl XLIV (Ambassador Captain Host Committee) and Alumni Tea Committee for PBAU. She is also a team mom for Atlantic Community High School Boys Basketball team.
