Brain Health Advisory Council

Brain Health Advisory Council


Palm Health Foundation’s Brain Health Advisory Council is a group of experts convened to strengthen connections between brain health research, our community and the system of care in Palm Beach County. The council helps to inform the foundation’s strategic direction for making Palm Beach County a recognized hub for advancing brain health.

Alina Alonso, M.D.
Director, Florida Department of Health

Palm Beach County
Palm Health Foundation Board of Trustees

Margie Betten, JD
Market Manager

Palm Beach & Boca Raton JPMorgan Private Bank

Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.
Executive Director, FAU Brain Institute
Professor, Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University

Denise Bober
Senior Vice President Human Resources

The Breakers Palm Beach, Inc.
Chair, Palm Health Foundation Board of Trustees

Phillip M. Boiselle, M.D.
Dean and Professor

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Florida Atlantic University

M. McLean Bolton, Ph.D.
Research Group Leader Disorders of Neural Circuit Function

Chair of Graduate Studies

Max Planck Florida Institute

Gus Castellanos, M.D.
Retired Neurologist and

Mindfulness Intervention & Program Teacher

Sarah Crane
Executive Director

HOW Foundation of South Florida

Daniel Lichtstein, M.D., MACP
Professor of Medicine and Regional Dean for Medical Education

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Palm Health Foundation Board of Trustees

Naelys Luna, Ph.D.
Interim Dean and Professor

Phyllis and Harvey Sandler School of Social Work, Florida Atlantic University

Marsha Martino
Executive Director

NAMI Palm Beach County

Patrick McNamara, LCSW
President and CEO

Palm Health Foundation

Courtney Miller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Molecular

Medicine and Neuroscience

The Scripps Research Institute

Tanya Palmer
Chief Program Officer

Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County

Courtney Rowling, M.D.
Board Certified Adult Psychiatrist
Director, Behavioral Health Services at C. L. Brumback Clinics

Healthcare District of Palm Beach County

Lauren Zuchman, LCSW
Executive Director

BeWellPBC

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