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2013 Leaders

Terry Brady	Co-Founder, Director and Fundraising Coordinator Terry Brady was born in Glasgow, Scotland, reared in Ireland and came to this country 53 years ago. He served in the US Army and retired in 1994 from the NYC Transportation Authority. Terry was a Transport Workers Union Official for 26 years. Since moving to Florida with his wife Ellen and their dog in 1995, Terry has been active in various organizations such as committees in Palm Beach Gardens government, President of the Heart to Heart club at Palm Beach Gardens Hospital, Past President of his HOA and still active in his HOA.

Marion Frank	Director and Wellington Chapter Coordinator Marion has been active in the PBCTP for quite a while and brings her insight as a healthcare professional to the fight against the government takeover of medicine.
Melvyn Grossman	Co-Founder, Director and Treasurer Mel Grossman moved to Florida in October 2001 after selling his successful small business of 35 years. Mel & his wife Barbara have their wonderful children and grandchildren all living in North Palm Beach County. Mel has been involved with the Tea Party efforts since 2010 and has taken an active role in all of the grassroots activities.
Michael Riordan	County Chairman and Director Michael Riordan graduated from Boston University with a degree in Public Relations. However, he did not immediately go into the communications field. Instead, he became a special education teacher for students of moderate to severe disabilities. For the last three years of his career in education, Michael was the president of one of the largest local teachers unions in the state of Massachusetts. There he learned a great deal about organizational structures, grassroots action and political involvement and activism. It is those skills that he brings to the Palm Beach County Tea Party. He is currently the co-owner of The Beacon, a Public Relations and Marketing Company.
Laura Hanley	Director and Jupiter/PBG Chapter Coordinator Laura is a the owner of a Jupiter catering business and no stranger to the tea party or local politics. Last year she was a candidate for county commission in the Republican primary and has run for county-wide Supervisor of Elections.
Pam Wohlschlegel	Co-Founder and Director Starting out with a BSEE and an MBA, Pam spent most of her career in product and project management in the high tech corporate world. She retired in 2006 and moved to Florida where she uses her time and talents to serve in ministries in her church, serve as a leader in the tea party movement, and play tennis. Considering herself fiscally conservative and socially moderate, Pam’s interest in government began as a TAR (Teen Age Republican). Since that time, she has had little to do with the political scene outside of passing out flyers for some candidates that sparked her interest. However, in December 2009 she went to her first tea party event and has been passionate about the potential for the tea party movement ever since.