Patrick McNamara
Patrick McNamara joined Palm Health Foundation as President and CEO in 2017. He has spent the past 30 years in the nonprofit health and human services sector, including 18 years with Community Partners of South Florida where he also served as President and CEO. In 2023, he worked with the NeuroArts Blueprint to start one of the first Community NeuroArts Coalitions in Palm Beach County, FL.
Mr. McNamara is licensed in Clinical Social Work, holds a Master of Social Work from Tulane University, a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Franciscan University, and he attended Georgetown University for three years. To build on his leadership skills, he completed an executive fellowship at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government from 2012-13 called Achieving Excellence.
He is an alumnus of Leadership Palm Beach County (Class of 2008), and currently serves on the Board of the Housing Leadership Council of Palm Beach County and on the Board of the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches. He is also a member of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County. He previously served on the Board of the Florida Community Loan Fund and the Board of the National NeighborWorks Association. He received the Leadership Excellence Award from Leadership Palm Beach County in 2013, the Alumni Citizenship Award from Franciscan University in 2014, the Nonprofit Executive of the Year Award from Nonprofits First in 2018, and the Bruce Rendina Professional Heroes in Medicine Award from the Palm Beach County Medical Society in 2020.
Having spent most of his professional career in cross-sector work to improve communities, Mr. McNamara has designed and implemented initiatives in behavioral health, housing, family services, health, and non-profit leadership. He is a lifelong learner and is passionate about applying results-based, performance-driven change in complex environments for vulnerable populations. He has become increasingly focused on the intersection of health and community development, including innovation for better results on the determinants of health.
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Having spent most of his professional career in cross-sector work to improve communities, Mr. McNamara has designed and implemented initiatives in behavioral health, housing, family services, health, and non-profit leadership. He is a lifelong learner and is passionate about applying results-based, performance-driven change in complex environments for vulnerable populations. He has become increasingly focused on the intersection of health and community development, including innovation for better results on the determinants of health.