Palm Beach Event Chairs
2009 Palm Beach Event Chairs
Discovery Ball Chairs
Ellen Shapiro Jaffe
Ellen Shapiro Jaffe is a resident of Palm Beach, Fla. She is co-chair of the 2009 Dana-Farber Discovery Ball in Palm Beach with her husband Robert. read more
Robert M. Jaffe
Robert Jaffe, a resident of Palm Beach, Fla., is president and principal shareholder of M/A/S Capital Corporation, vice president and principal of Cohmad Securities Corporation, and a board member of Quosa, Inc. read more
Discovery Ball Honorary Chairs
Michele Kessler
Michele Kessler is the director of community relations at Kessler Financial Services and is the co-founder and director of the Kessler Family Foundation. read more
Howard Kessler
Founder and chairman of The Kessler Group, Howard Kessler is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country. read more
Discovery Ball Vice Chair
Patrick Park
Patrick Park is a director of Park Corporation, a company founded by his father Raymond in 1949. read more
Discovery Ball Tribute Book Chairs
George Cloutier
George A. Cloutier is Founder, Chairman, and CEO of American Management Services (AMS), which offers implementation-based profit-maximization services to privately held, small and mid-sized business owners. read more
Howard Kessler
Founder and chairman of The Kessler Group, Howard Kessler is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country. read more
James Pappas
James A. Pappas is Chairman of the Board and Treasurer of Pappas Enterprises, Inc., a Boston-based, family-owned holding company incorporated in the State of Delaware whose primary activities are real estate management and development. read more
Pre-Ball Dinner Chair
Sheila Palandjian
Sheila Palandjian has dedicated herself to a spectrum of non-profits spanning education, healthcare, and international causes. read more
Kick-Off Party Chairs
Phyllis Krock
Phyllis Krock has been a Trustee of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute since 1997. She is a member of the Trustee Science Committee, the Visiting Committee for Hematologic Malignancies, and the Campaign Planning Committee. read more
Thomas C. Quick
Thomas C. Quick is a retired Vice Chairman of Quick & Reilly/Fleet Securities, Inc. In 1998, Quick and Reilly became part of Fleet, which became FleetBoston Financial Corporation, then one of the nation's largest and most successful financial services firms and holding company of one of the nation's largest banks. read more
Major Donor Dinner Chair
Patrick Park
Patrick Park is a director of Park Corporation, a company founded by his father Raymond in 1949. read more
Breakfast with the Doctors Chairs
Vicki Loring
In 1998, Vicki Loring moved to Palm Beach, where she has worked hard for the Discovery Ball for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. read more
Judie Schlager
A retired real estate broker, Judie Schlager has served as an overseer and a member of the Board of Trustees of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. read more
