EDUCATION:
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A.B., Princeton University, 1974 (with honors in Economics);
M.B.A., The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1976;
Certificate - Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School (1996).
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PROFESSIONAL: |
Certified Public Accountant (Florida and New York);
Chief Executive Officer, Rampell & Rampell, P.A., Certified Public
Accountants,
Palm Beach, FL firm which traces its origins back to 1959;
Wall Street Journal - Weekly columnist of "By the Books";
Former Chief Financial Officer of Burt Reynolds Productions, Inc. and related entities;
Former Staff Accountant, Ernst & Ernst, an international CPA firm.
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AWARDS:
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Class of 1974, Service Award, Princeton University, awarded to class member who has
given the most service to the class and Princeton University, 1989;
Finalist, Accounting Division, Up and Comers Award, South Florida Business Journal,
1989 and 1988;
Finalist, Rhodes Scholarship, 1974;
Finalist, Chamber of Commerce Businessperson of the Year, 1991;
Leadership Award, South Florida Magazine, for contribution to education.
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
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Past President, Palm Beach Tax Institute;
Past President, East Coast Chapter, Florida Institute of CPAs;
Member, American Institute of CPAs and Florida Institute of CPAs;
Appointed Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee (1989-92);
Author of various articles on accounting and tax matters;
Adjunct Instructor, Palm Beach Junior College Division of Continuing Education;
Lecturer, Palm Beach Tax Institute and Palm Beach County Bar Association;
Co-author of Tax Aspects of Divorce in Florida, published by National Business Institute, Inc.,
1996 and 1995;
Director, RailAmerica, Inc., a NYSE company (Member of the Executive Committee and
Chairman of the Audit Committee);
KPMG Audit Committee Institute - Panelist. |
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
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School Board of Palm Beach County - Vice Chair - Audit Committee
Secretary, Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce (1983-97);
Treasurer, Home Safe of Palm Beach County, Inc.;
National Director, Anti-Defamation League and Member of Legal Affairs Committee
(1990-1999);
Member and Director, Economic Council of Palm Beach County;
Teacher, Junior Achievement Program, Project Business and Applied Economics;
Member, Junior Achievement Board of Directors;
Member, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, Board of Directors (1993-1998);
Leadership Florida and Leadership Palm Beach County - Alumnus;
Leadership Palm Beach County Board of Directors, 1988-89;
Treasurer for numerous political candidates;
Past President, Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches (Lois Pope Theatre);
Past President, Gulfstream Goodwill Industries;
Past President, Princeton Alumni Association;
Chairman, Annual Giving, Princeton University, Class of '74;
Past Treasurer, Palm Beach Rotary;
Past Treasurer, Palm Beach Opera;
Past Sponsor, WXEL Public Radio Program Morning Edition;
National Public Radio - Member of President's Council. |
PERSONAL DATA:
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Married to Ellen Rampell, CPA;
Two children; ages 23 and 20;
Former state and nationally ranked tennis player;
Lifelong resident of Palm Beach County.
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