Bill Beckham succeeds with his winning smile, smarts, heart

Bill Beckham succeeds with his winning smile, smarts, heart
Bill Beckham succeeds with his winning smile, smarts, heart
William E. “Bill” Beckham

William E. “Bill” Beckham, with his winning smile, smarts and big heart, has helped numerous organizations in leadership roles over the years. Bekham was born in Miami Beach and raised in Bal Harbour, attending Miami Beach Senior High and the University of Georgia where he earned a BBA in Risk Management and Insurance.

His natural leadership ability became evident in college where he started as social chairman and later became president of his Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Of course that was the first of many roles as president of an organization. He later came to be president of the Bachelors Club, 1981-02; and 1998-99 was president of both the Independent Insurance Agents of South Florida and the Bal Harbour Club.

At First United Methodist Church, he served from 2006 to 2011 as chair of Staff Parish Relations Committee while in 2007 he also served on the University of Georgia’s Work Force Diversity Committee. The same year, Bill was named Rotarian of the Year by the Rotary Club of Miami before joining the Rotary Club of Coral Gables in 2008, where he continues to participate.

Beckham is passionate about bringing awareness for those with special needs. Since 2011, he has helped the spinal cord injury community as president of The Woody Foundation and honorary director of the Lighthouse for the Blind. He also served on the Coral Gables Disability Affairs Board as director from 2013 to 2016.

In 2015, he became president of the Beach Colony Club and was named Alumnus of the Year by University of Georgia Risk Management and Insurance. That same year he also received the Raymond Butler III Passion Award – Independent Insurance Agents of South Florida.

Bill is blessed with a beautiful family. He and his wife, Julia, live in Coral Gables. They have five children between them — Will, Woody and Emily Beckham as well as Matt and Alex Altizer. When Bill is not enjoying the company of his family or sharing his many talents helping others, he enjoys playing golf, spear fishing, paddle boarding, biking, gardening and attending sporting events, in particular UM football and the Miami Heat.


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A graduate of the University of Florida with a major in Spanish, Burns has an extensive background in advertising, marketing and reciprocal trade, travel , non profit consulting and management. Before joining Miami's Community Newspapers as a columnist and marketing specialist, Gloria was the Executive Director of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee (6 yrs.) and first Executive Director of the Coral Gables Community Foundation (14 yrs.) and the Pinecrest Community Foundation (1 ½ yrs) . Burns' volunteer activities led her to become a columnist for Community Newspapers writing Gloria’s Gab, that focuses on the non-profit activity, and a host of an online show, Gloria's Gab LIVE. Gloria serves the board of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables as Civic and Charity Chair, and is involved in the club's International Committee. She is an active Life Member of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee and is Secretary of the Merrick Festival. She serves on the board of directors of the Coral Gables Woman' Club as Publicity Chair and also coordinates the club's monthly fundraiser for various charities with Gringo Bingo at Clutch Burger. In addition, Gloria participates in numerous other charitable events and is a member of the Business Forum Group, Profit Inc., the Greater Miami Festival & Events Association and the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. In other volunteer activity, Gloria helps Miami Christian School with fund-raising and PR; is an Ambassador and volunteers for events for A Safe Haven for Newborns. She is an active member of the Music Ministry at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church where she enjoys singing in the choir every weekend.