After eleven years at Compass, Julie Seaver can proudly and loudly proclaim, “I AM LAKE WORTH”.

First, please take note: The “I AM LAKE WORTH” exhibit of photographs by Carl Stoveland continues today at The HATCH, located at 1121 Lucerne Ave. in Downtown Lake Worth. Click on this link to learn more.

And could it be? Searched for news about Julie Seaver’s promotion to executive director at Compass, there are several recent news reports, but nothing from The Palm Beach Post. Could it be they missed this big news? The last news report referencing Seaver was back in March as “Compass’ interim executive director”. If the Post did miss this story it would most certainly be a ‘dark cloud’ for that newspaper.

Press release from Compass
(for those of you who haven’t
heard the news by now):

Lake Worth, FL — Compass Community Center is looking forward to a bright future with new Executive Director Julie Seaver.
     Seaver, who started working at Compass in 2007, has served in many roles at the agency including interim executive director, capital campaign manager, director of finance, operations, fundraising and development. She has lived in South Florida from early childhood and is intimately familiar with the needs of the LGBTQ community in Palm Beach County.
     After a diligent search, Compass’ board of trustees made their decision to select Seaver as Executive Director permanently at their June meeting. “We are excited about the possibilities and growth of this next generation,” said Michael Grattendick, chair of Compass’ board of trustees. “We believe Julie is poised to take the organization and its mission to our next level of success.”


Whilst on the topic of Compass . . . The next Pride Parade in this City of Lake Worth will be held on March 31st, 2019. The Pride Parade:


[A]ttracts more than 30,000 attendees annually throughout South Florida and the Treasure Coast. Compass’ Pride parade is the oldest running Pride Parade in Florida. For 25 years, PrideFest has served as Palm Beach County’s largest gay & lesbian visibility event.


Here are your elected officials at the Pride Parade.

Click on images to enlarge:

City of Lake Worth Commissioner
Herman C. Robinson. . .

Commissioner Omari Hardy.

No parade is complete without District 1 Commissioner Scott Maxwell who also serves as the City’s vice mayor pro tem. . .

. . . and here is Vice Mayor Andy Amoroso.

March 6th, 2018: Mayor Pam Triolo
on the steps of City Hall:

And here is another short video from nine years ago. Former Lake Worth Mayor Jeff Clemens at the Grand Opening of Compass on March 20th, 2009.

  
Hope you enjoy this short video,
a look back at our history: