Palm Health Foundation Welcomes New Employees

February 24, 2022

Palm Health Foundation, Palm Beach County’s community foundation for health, has appointed Pamela Perrin as stewardship manager and Brandy Shaw as administrative coordinator. Perrin and Shaw will fulfill important roles to advance the $100 million foundation’s philanthropic mission to inspire and fund solutions for better health in Palm Beach County through community collaboration.

Perrin, a Boca Raton resident, will provide relationship and project management expertise, assisting with donor stewardship, communications, events and other activities. She brings extensive nonprofit experience to the foundation as the former chief operating officer of the American Association of Caregiving Youth and the former director of development for the George Snow Scholarship Fund. Her skills and knowledge in operations leadership, grant management, and organizational growth through philanthropic giving will be strong assets to Palm Health Foundation. 


Perrin has a long-time commitment to health and education causes. She collaborated with colleagues from the National Scholarship Providers Association to produce a white paper entitled, "Maximizing Student Awards,” and has served on the Healthcare Career Pipeline Network Committee at Quantum Foundation. She has also served as a committee member for Achieve Palm Beach County’s Student Urgent Relief Fund and Palm Health Foundation’s "Thank A Nurse" Campaign. Perrin is a graduate of The Berkeley School and holds a Childhood Development Associate Credential from Palm Beach State College. 


Shaw will provide high-level administrative support to the president and CEO and assist the accounting and grant departments with effective communications, planning, data management, and policy adherence. Her fifteen years of experience as an educator in early childhood, elementary and adult education, and several nonprofit organizations advancing children and families, are skills and talents that will benefit the foundation.


Shaw is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and has lived and worked in South Florida for over 20 years. She resides in Lake Worth Beach with her husband and three children.


“Both Pam and Brandy have strong experience cultivating relationships and partnering with community in meaningful ways,” said Patrick McNamara, president and CEO of Palm Health Foundation. “They each bring unique talents to engage others in building a culture of health where everyone thrives. We are excited to have them join our team.” 


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 $89 million in Palm Beach County health since 2001. For more information about Palm Health Foundation, visit
palmhealthfoundation.org or call (561) 833-6333.

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