WPB DDA Announces New Officers

Peter Cruise

(Press Release) ​WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (July 27, 2026) – The West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has announced the selection of new officers for the DDA Board of Directors.

Peter Cruise, Ph.D., has been selected as Chair of the DDA Board of Directors. First appointed to the Board in 2024, Dr. Cruise is an Affiliate Associate Professor at Florida Atlantic University and Founding Director of the FAU-LeRoy Collins Public Ethics Academy. His academic and professional work has focused on strengthening ethical practices in public-sector programs and organizations. Since earning his Ph.D. in 1995, he has taught ethics and organizational behavior in undergraduate and graduate programs at universities in California, Louisiana, and Virginia. He has also authored or co-authored numerous articles, books, and book chapters. In April 2015, the faculty of Florida Atlantic University’s College of Design and Social Inquiry selected him as a Distinguished Alumnus. In March 2018, he was appointed to the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics and the Palm Beach County Inspector General Committee. Dr. Cruise also serves on the boards of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches, Leadership Palm Beach County, Nonprofits First, and the Palm Beach County Medical Society’s Council of Ethical & Judicial Affairs.

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