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2009 Palm Beach Event Chairs

Discovery Ball Chairs

Ellen Shapiro Jaffe
Ellen 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 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

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
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
Michele Kessler

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
Michele Kessler

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
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 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

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

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

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
Vicki Loring

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
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
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


Tissue Banking

cover of Tissue Banking brochure

This audiovisual program explains what tissue banking is, why it is so important, and who benefits from it. Our goal is to provide information that might help you decide whether or not to donate your tissue for medical research. read more