Clearwater anti-poverty nonprofit appoints two new board members

Clearwater-based Eckerd Connects says it appointed two new board members: David Bennett of Washington, D.C., and Michael Goodwin of Scottsdale, Arizona.

The new board members join Eckerd Connects and its new chairman, Eric Beck, the SVP of Marsh McLennan Agency. The updated board will help Eckerd Connects in its nonprofit fight against poverty, the organization says.

Eckerd Connects operates 160 programs including Job Corps, workforce development, child welfare and juvenile justice services across 19 states. Beck says Eckerd continues to expand into new services and other states.