Aventura Hospital and Medical Centers Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Norman Leopold and Heather Rohan, C.E.O. announced the appointment of four new members to the facilitys Board of Trustees. The Board welcomed Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Beamon of the Bob Beamon Foundation; Leonard Brenner, President, Joint Council of Aventura; Mayor Shirley Gibson, City of Miami Gardens; and area lung specialist Dr. Charles Shenkter.
In the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City, Mexico, Bob Beamon became an international star by shattering the long-jump record by almost two feet, setting an Olympic record of 29 2 1/2″ that still remains unbroken today. Since then, Beamon has worked tirelessly through philanthropist endeavors to the benefit of children of impoverished areas with many different charities, including the Bob Beamon Foundation.
One of the founding fathers and leader behind the movement to incorporate the City of Aventura in 1995, Leonard Brenner has been an integral part of this North East Miami-Dade Community for over 30 years, long before incorporation. Brenner remains actively involved in government, community and human interest issues for the City as President of the Joint Council of Aventura.
A retired 17-year Miami-Dade Police Officer, Mayor Shirley Gibson has a diverse background in the public and non-profit sector. She has served on numerous community boards, including the Community Council Three, Miami Dades Democratic Party Executive Committee, North Dade Municipal Advisory Committee, the Committee to Incorporate the City of Miami Gardens, and the National Council of Negro Women, Miami-Dade County Section.
A renowned lung specialist, Dr. Charles Shenker has been on staff at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center since 1979. Dr. Shenker completed both undergraduate and medical school at the University of Miami, completing his internships and residencies at the University of Alabamas Pulmonary Medicine Program. Dr. Shenker resides and practices in Aventura.