Bringing The Sunshine

Former PBC Administrator Verdenia Baker and Ed Chase, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs

and Community Engagement.

Palm Beach County Day 2025 celebrated the county’s sunshine state of mind by bringing our brightest and best to Tallahassee. However, two of our brightest and best will have retired before the next Palm Beach County Day.

Verdenia Baker retired on May 31 after 38 years of service to the residents of Palm Beach County and nearly 10 years as its County Administrator. Mrs. Baker’s service has helped make Palm Beach County a strong government with many resources.

Ed Chase has played an essential role in Palm Beach County for decades. As the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Community Engagement, he has led our lobbying efforts in Tallahassee and coordinated our lobby teams throughout the year.

Ed and Verdenia’s efforts have forged Palm Beach County’s lobbying presence in Tallahassee and have been essential in promoting the county to state lawmakers. We wish them both a happy retirement.

A special thank you to our sponsors who made the events happen. Also, thank you to all of our attendees. Planning for next year is underway, and we hope you will start thinking ahead about sponsoring and attending Palm Beach County Day 2026, which will take place Jan. 13-14.

To view highlights from Palm Beach County Day, visit bit.ly/pbcdayhighlights.

PBC Day 2025 Photo Gallery

Michael Zeff of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches, Michael Davis of WGI, PBC Mayor Maria Marino, Senator Gayle Harrell and Nathan Green of Vanderbilt University.

Former PBC Administrator Verdenia Baker, Commissioner Bobby Powell Jr. and Assistant County Administrator Dr. Isami Ayala-Collazo.

Government Law Group’s Neil Schiller, Peter Sachs, PBC Commissioner Maria Sachs and Village of Wellington Councilman John McGovern.

PBC Commissioner Marci Woodward with State Attorney for Florida’s 15th Judicial Circuit Alexcia Cox.

Kicking off Palm Beach County Day at the Florida Association of Counties breakfast.

Palm Beach County Day participants in the Capitol Rotunda.

PBC Public Affairsâ Kelley Burke with several of the sponsors that made Palm Beach County Day 2025 possible.

PBC Public Affairs’ Kelley Burke with several of the sponsors that made Palm Beach County Day 2025 possible.

FAU President Adam Hasner.

FAU’s Cara Perry and Camila Mychalczuk with Patti Hamilton of Coastal Waste and Recycling.

PBC Vice Mayor Sara Baxter with PBC Firefighters.

PBC Commissioner Joel G. Flores and Dana Herst of Nicholas Children’s Health System.

Representative Pat Maney, PBC Legislative Affairs’ Director Kasey Denny and PBC Commissioner Gregg K. Weiss.

Representative Joe Casello with PBC Deputy County Administrator Patrick Rutter.

Discover’s “Love The Palm Beaches” in the Capitol Courtyard.

Interim PBC Administrator Todd Bonlarron and Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link.

FPL External Affairs Manager Ilan Kaufer.

Discover The Palm Beaches Milton Segarra, Erika Constantine and Sergio Piedra.

Representative Mike Caruso with Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County Willie Puz.

Don't miss the opportunity to join our roster of Palm Beach County Day 2026 sponsors. Contact John Jamason at 561-355-1891 or jjamason@pbc.gov.

Palm Beach County

Board of County Commissioners

Maria G. Marino, Mayor

Sara Baxter, Vice Mayor

Gregg K. Weiss,

Joel G. Flores,

Marci Woodward,

Maria Sachs,

Bobby Powell Jr.

Interim County Administrator

Todd J. Bonlarron

Intergovernmental Affairs &

Community Engagement Director

Ed Chase

Legislative Affairs

Kasey Denny, Director

Public Affairs

Lisa De La Rionda, Director

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