Palm Beach County leaders will guide foundation’s grantmaking initiatives to help residents thrive and reach their full health potential.

All three bring diverse experiences to the foundation and its strategic priorities. 

Elisa Cramer is a local leader in addressing the mental health, enrichment and safety needs of youth.  In her current role, she oversees a wide range of services, including residential, school-based, and community behavioral healthcare, summer programs, youth violence prevention programs, education and employment opportunities, and coordination with community providers. She co-chairs the Birth to 22: United for Brighter Futures Alliance and the “Creating a Trauma Sensitive Community” and “Safety and Justice” Action Teams. In her prior role, Cramer served as the Acting Regional Managing Director and Circuit Community Development Administrator for the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Dr. Gunta’s professional interests and expertise, including obesity medicine, occupational medicine, health and wellness, education, and policy, align with Palm Health Foundation’s mission to inspire and fund solutions for better health in Palm Beach County. She has several years of experience as a medical director in family practice, preventive health services, obesity medicine, urgent care and occupational and environmental health. She has demonstrated leadership within multiple healthcare systems and outpatient practices including the Veterans Health Administration, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. Wiese is a trailblazer in resident-led health solutions. She includes community in every stage of her work, from training residents to collect health data, to profiling their contributions in her scholarly presentations and publications. Dr. Wiese’s research and scholarly work is focused on increasing understanding, early detection, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease in rural populations. She has partnered with Palm Health Foundation and its Healthier Glades initiative to study and implement solutions to overcome rural health disparities.

“Palm Health Foundation is fortunate to have these three accomplished and community-focused health leaders join our committee,” said Patrick McNamara, president and CEO. “They understand how to humanize health and will make thoughtful decisions on where we invest our funding to impact the behavioral, social, and environmental conditions at the root of health inequity. I know they will make our donors proud.”  

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About Palm Health Foundation 
Palm Health Foundation is Palm Beach County’s community foundation for health. With the support of donors and a focus on results, the foundation builds strong community partnerships, respects diverse opinions, advocates for its most vulnerable neighbors, and inspires innovative solutions to lead change for better health now and for generations to come. The foundation supports health equity for Palm Beach County residents of all backgrounds, heritage, education, incomes, and states of well-being. Palm Health Foundation has invested more than $93 million in Palm Beach County health since 2001. For more information about Palm Health Foundation, visit palmhealthfoundation.org or call (561) 833-6333.