Beth Rappaport, Past President of COBWRA
Beth Rappaport was born in Rhode Island and came to Florida to attend the University of Miami in 1991. She became active in the community association arena shortly after purchasing her first home “West of Delray Beach” in Palm Beach County. She first began working with COWBRA on the Strategic Planning, Education, Communications, and Growth Management Committees, as Treasurer from 2016-2019 and as president from 2019-2022.
Beth helped the organization transition from four decades of face-to-face meetings to virtual meetings through the pandemic. Some of the biggest issues she dealt with, working in partnership with Commissioner Sachs, include holding the owners of a large property with an excavated lake accountable for numerous code violations, protecting the interests of Lyons Road area HOAs in a problematic road widening proposal, clarifying the rights of homeowner associations as pertains to common area trees, and working to advocate for sustainable development in the Ag Reserve. Her term as President has now come to a close, and she will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors as Immediate Past President.
Beth and her husband live west of Boynton Beach with her two teenage daughters. She volunteers with the PTA at both their schools, is a supporter of Aid for Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA), and is President of her HOA. She also serves on the Palm Beach County Groundwater and Natural Resources Protection Board, and is President of Palm Beach Area Mensa. She is dedicated to making our community a better place to live, work, learn and play.
