Our Trustee Program

Chadi Irani Palm Beach Post

Chadi Irani serves as the Regional Vice President of Advertising at the Palm Beach Post and LocaliQ. He has developed a team that handles all aspects of digital media strategy, planning, media placement, optimization and reporting. Irani plays a pivotal role as liaison between vendors, partners and Gannett Media digital leaders. Irani has led client seminars with representatives from Google, Facebook and top digital vendors. Prior to joining the Palm Beach Post, Irani served as Retail Advertising Manager at Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, NY. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches.

Barbara James Baptist Health South Florida

Barbara James currently serves as vice president of the Baptist Health Foundation Baptist Health South Florida. After raising her family in the Pacific Northwest, she returned to her Florida roots in 2017. James is passionate about serving the Palm Beach County community, both personally and professionally. She is currently on the Board of the Palm Health Foundation, the Palm Beach County Medical Society, and Families First — chairing both their 2021 and 2022 Annual Children’s Day Luncheon. James also serves on the board of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches. She is a proud member of Leadership Palm Beach County’s Class of 2019 and is a member of both the Impact of the Palm Beaches and Impact 100, among other service organizations and clubs. A resident of West Palm Beach’s Sunshine Park, when not working, James is planning her next family adventure with her husband and two adult daughters.

Deborah Johnson Trustbridge Hospice Foundation

Deborah has dedicated her career to serving non-profit organizations. She sees fundraising as a value proposition and an opportunity to align one’s personal values and purpose to help solve humanity’s most pressing problems. Prior to the role of President/CEO of the Trustbridge Hospice Foundation, she served as Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Boys & Girls Club Martin County and was the Vice President of Development for the Everglades Foundation. She has dedicated more than 12 years of her career to independent school education from Fort Myers to Hobe Sound. Deborah graduated cum laude from Barry University with a degree in business and marketing. She is accredited through CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executives) International, where she is one of only 6,800 professional fund raisers worldwide that hold the designation.

Jeremy W. Johnson

Historical Society of Palm Beach County

Jeremy Johnson has served as the president and CEO of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County since May 2011. Prior to joining the Historical Society, Johnson was president of JRJ Partners, an independent consulting practice providing strategic planning and development support for businesses and nonprofits. Before starting his own small business, he was the vice president of the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association, where he promoted the interests of hospitals and health care providers among elected officials, the business community and the general public. Johnson became a Certified Association Executive through the American Society of Association Executives in 2007, was selected as a Thought Leader for the Center for Bioterrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness by Nova Southeastern University in 2006, and was selected as an Up & Comer for executives under 40 by the South Florida Business Journal in 2005. Johnson is also a graduate of Leadership Palm Beach County. Born and raised in Palm Beach County by a long line of educators, Johnson is married to Sunni, with whom he has two young children.

Hospice Foundation