Marian Phelan has been appointed to the board of directors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida Beaches Board Unit.
A Ponte Vedra resident, Phelan is the CEO of the Jacksonville Beach-based technology company Hashrocket.
“We’re grateful to have the support, expertise and leadership Marian provides as we grow the footprint of Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida at the Beaches,” CEO Paul Martinez said. “She’s a valuable and welcome addition.”
Phelan is an entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience building and operating successful businesses in multiple markets, including hospitality, real estate, and the Web. She studied to become a chartered certified accountant in Ireland before moving to the United States with her husband in 1990.
In 2011, Phelan became the CEO and sole-owner of Hashrocket. Since that time, she has become a leading supporter of the tech community in Northeast Florida, overseeing several technology conferences, including Bizconf – which focused on fostering relationships between tech industry owners, managers and thought leaders – and the Ancient City Ruby Conference, which has been hosted by Hashrocket in St. Augustine since 2013.
For nearly 50 years, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida has been a part of the local community, providing nationally recognized after-school to more than 2,800 members at 12 club facilities in Duval and St. Johns counties.
Photo courtesy of Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida
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