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Section B

Arts & Entertainment

Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces

Palm Beach Dramaworks Names Carlton Moody New Board Chair
And Welcomes Three New Board Members

Palm Beach Dramaworks Carlton Moody (chair) is a lifelong educator who Susan Ellerin, Ph.D., is the
(PBD) is pleased to announce began his career as a teacher in Evanston, Ill., and founder and former president
that Carlton Moody is the rose to leadership positions of several large school of STAT Resources, Inc.,
new board chair and that systems, including deputy superintendent of Stamford a Boston-based strategic
Susan Ellerin, Lisa Koza, and (Conn.) Public Schools; superintendent of schools, analytics firm that served
Cynthia Nalley have joined Cleveland Heights/University Heights (Ohio); and technology and other global
the Board of Directors, executive director in the Shaker Heights City Schools companies over a span of
effective this season. District (Ohio). His past affiliations include being a more than 30 years. She
“I am delighted to member of the governing board of the Minority Student personally worked closely
welcome Susan, Lisa, and Achievement Network (organization of school districts with C-level executives
Cynthia to the board, and across the United States working to solve the issue of developing data-driven
thrilled that Carlton is minority student achievement), member of the Education strategies for acquiring and Susan Ellerin
our new chair,” said PBD Carlton Moody Research and Development Institute (advisory group of retaining customers and
Managing Director Sue Ellen 80 superintendents that assess and review educational employees at companies in a wide range of industries, and
Beryl. “Carlton has been a valued member of our board for products and services), member of the American served as an expert witness on several high-profile product
a decade, most recently as secretary, and a staunch advocate Association of School Administrators (AASA), member of liability cases. Before founding STAT, she was a professor
for the company. Susan, Lisa, and Cynthia have had long the National Association of School Boards (NSBA), and and associate dean of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
and accomplished careers, and I look forward to a warm and member of the Association of Supervision and Curriculum
dynamic working relationship with them.” Development (ASCD). Arts & Entertainment on page 24

Travel

Monaco: Playground Of The Rich And Famous

Previously submitted by the late Don Kiselewski, MCC, D.S., of Palm Beach Gardens Travel Leaders

Located on the
Mediterranean Sea,
completely surrounded by
France, lies the Principality
of Monaco. This tiny self-
governing territory on the
Côte d’Azur lies less than 10
miles from Nice, France (just
seven minutes by helicopter
link), while the Italian border
is just five miles to the east.
Most people are surprised
at the actual size of the principality, because of the world
recognition that the country enjoys. Monaco’s land area is
approximately the same size as the site of The Gardens Mall.
Its area is approximately 500 acres, slightly smaller than
Juno Beach. To place Monaco in still another perspective,
the country is the length of 10 football fields long and varies The residences on the “Rock” portion of Monaco; many of the homes here are those of royalty, like the princess. The Palais
from one to four fields wide. Reclaiming land from the sea Princier is the large building in the rear.
has added very few acres to the principality, where land is
so precious. structure of this quarter is the soccer stadium, which occupies a moat from the land side making an island fortress, high
Monaco lies to the south of the Moyenne Corniche (middle approximately 10 percent of the land area. This area, which above the sea.
roadway), and the main axis of the country, which lies in a contains most of the reclaimed land, is served by the Port de La Condamine, or the harbor area, contains the bulk of the
southwest to northeast direction, is divided by the Basse Fontvielle and the heliport. country’s living units. The country is 100 percent urbanized,
Corniche. Geographically, Monaco is also separated into four Monaco-Ville contains the Palais Princier (Prince’s and the land to the west of the Porte de Monaco contains very
sections or quarters. The quarters consist of Fontvieille, La Palace), Saint Nicholas Cathedral, the Oceanographic little vegetation. It is this portion of the country that boasts the
Condamine, Monaco-Ville (locally known as Le Rocher or Museum and many of the other buildings that are vitally natural harbor, which serves as the anchorage for the yachts
“the Rock”) and probably the best known, Monte Carlo. important to Monaco’s history. The natural terrace of the of the rich and famous.
Plastics, glass and electronics are the major items produced area was ideal for early fortification, as it is surrounded on
in the Fontvieille quarter of Monaco. The most dominant three sides by the sea, and at one time was separated by Travel on page 22