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Dawn Perez Awarded 2020 Facilitator Of The Year

By Florida Project Learning Tree

Dawn Perez, Solid Waste Authority Dawn has coordinated for educators to use PLT to advance environmental literacy
of Palm Beach County, recognized the past two years. PLT and promote stewardship among Florida’s youth is truly
by Florida Project Learning Tree. curricula is an integral commendable.
Florida Project Learning Tree part of this training. In About Florida Project Learning Tree®
(FL PLT) recognized Dawn Perez 2020, Dawn successfully Project Learning Tree (PLT) is the environmental
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as a 2020 Facilitator of the Year and creatively adapted the education program of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative
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at the virtual event “Meeting With waste program to a virtual and is sponsored in Florida by the University of Florida,
FL PLT in Our Virtual World” held format and enthusiastically Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, School
on Nov. 6. helped facilitate four virtual of Forest Resources and Conservation. PLT advances
Each year FL PLT recognizes a facilitator who Florida PLT professional environmental literacy and promotes stewardship through
demonstrates amazing dedication, support, and program development trainings. excellence in environmental education, professional
delivery skills. The nonprofit environmental education Dawn’s commitment to development, and curriculum resources that use trees and
program succeeds with the contributions and commitment engaging and inspiring forests as windows on the world.
of facilitators who believe in educating Florida’s youth
about the environment, enabling them to make informed,
thoughtful decisions around complex environmental
issues. Business Profile
Perez has worked for the Solid Waste Authority of
Palm Beach County (SWA) for over five years as an
education specialist and became a FL PLT facilitator in Lang Celebrates 40 Years
2017. She provides community presentations and facility
tours, classroom lessons and field trip experiences,
virtual programming, special events, and professional Lang Management While outside variables change, one constant is Lang
development centered on useful recycling and waste is very proud to be Management’s great pride in the long-term relationships
reduction practices. In addition, Dawn coordinates the celebrating 40 years of with our clients as well as our employees. We retain the
SWA Florida PLT Environmental Education (EE) Center offering elite property best talent and embrace them as family. Teamwork is a
program. management services cornerstone at Lang. We provide a team to our clients
Each summer, SWA offers a ReTeach Waste Program, to fine properties and comprised of property managers, administrative support
a weeklong professional development opportunity that communities along personnel, professional HR, comprehensive accounting
the Gold Coast; from services, IT personnel, and an executive support staff to
Hillsborough Mile north lend assistance in any community manner.
to Port St Lucie. I joined Our designation as one of 10 honorees for South
Editorial Board Lang more than 31 Florida Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work” for two
years ago and have held
consecutive years speaks as a testament to the dedication
numerous positions over of our employees. I credit much of our 40 years of success
Editor: James A. Cioffi the years before assuming to our tremendous loyal and dedicated staff.
james@jcclaw.com the responsibilities of president and CEO, from William As we look toward the future, we will strive to maintain
Feature Writers: Dawn Levinstein, POA K. Isaacson. The company continues to be under the our position as an industry leader in community and
Commissioner Hal R. Valeche ownership of the Isaacson Family, who founded Lang condominium association management, as we evolve
O’Neal Bardin Jr. Management in October 1980. to accommodate new technology, changes in country
When I joined Lang, we managed approximately club communities, an increase in full-time residents, and
Contributing
Reporter: Don Kiselewski 45 communities. Today, we manage in excess of 200 certainly the COVID-19 pandemic.
communities with 200 employees inclusive of our Thank you for your support and we look forward to
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