Diane A. Vidal is a Partner with Chiumento Law where she leads the Estate Planning and Probate Department for the law firm. She is triple barred, licensed to practice law in three states: New York, New Jersey, and Florida. Recipient of the New Jersey Super Lawyer, Rising Star award for 5 years in a row, she is well recognized and respected by her colleagues. She is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish and is a member of the Portuguese Culture Club of Palm Coast, Florida.
Diane currently serves as the 2023 President of the Flagler County Bar Association and serves as President for the Professional Women of Flagler County. Winner of the 2022 Women in Business Civil Leader Award by the Daytona Beach News Journal, she is dedicated to our community. In 2022, Diane was also named as one of the Women of the Month for the Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS).
Diane loves relaxing on Palm Coast beaches with her two adorable children and husband, Rui.
Vanessa Cole is originally from Virginia but has lived most of her life in Georgia. In June 2020, Vanessa and her husband Randy purchased the local Coffee News franchise and moved to Palm Coast. They have been Coffee News publishers for over 15 ½ years. Prior to that, both were Sheriff's Deputies in Whitfield County, Georgia.
Coffee News is a worldwide Franchise that’s been around for over 34 years. The Palm Coast North edition has been published for almost 19 years. Coffee News offers affordable and exclusive print and digital advertising to local businesses. Locally, they publish 11 editions from St. Augustine to Port Orange. As Vanessa says, “Call me before your competition does.”
Vanessa is married to Randy for over 17 years. They have 2 doggies who are Ace and Bella. Vanessa and Randy love to help with Animal Rescues. Vanessa’s hobbies include paddleboarding, hiking and anything to do with the beach.
Dr. Erika Equizi is a Florida native. She grew up in Tampa and Jacksonville, and has lived in Gainesville, and High Springs. She has 2 sons and 3 dogs. She received her undergraduate degree from The University of South Florida in Psychology, then attended Palmer College of Chiropractic in Port Orange. While in chiropractic school she found her passion for helping the pediatric community. She has worked in auto accident and injury chiropractic for many years now, giving her the expertise in injury, prenatal, and pediatric care.
They invite you to visit Premier Chiropractic & Wellness. As a boutique chiropractic clinic, from newborns to seniors, we care for your whole family. AUTO ACCIDENT, SLIP & FALL, PEDIATRIC, PRENATAL, AND WELLNESS.
Tracie Cotto is originally from Pennsylvania. She has been coming to Florida to visit with family most of her life and three years ago fulfilled a dream to relocate here to Flagler County. She graduated from Kutztown University with a Bachelors of Business with a specialization in Marketing degree.
With over 20 years working in financial services, Tracie has primarily worked with larger financial institutions as a Branch Manager with a focus on Business Banking.
In 2018, she was hired into a newly created position as a Business Banker with VyStar Credit Union. Tracie specializes in working with local small businesses in Volusia and Flagler Counties. She currently resides in Palm Coast with her husband and three rescue dogs.
Kara King founded her own skin care business in January of 2022 after 17 years in the medical industry, 10 of those years being in dermatology. Her extensive knowledge of not only skin care, but skin function gives her the upper hand in the industry. Kara’s passion for caring for others has transitioned from the traditional medical setting into esthetics. Guiding her clients on their journey is her passion, along with acquiring results along the way. Her past experiences include assisting in skin cancer removal surgeries and reconstructions, assisting in cosmetic procedures, establishing at home regimens, multiple forms of patient education and new employee onboarding and training.
Kara moved to Florida in 2004 from Ohio. She is married to her husband of nearly 20 years and has a daughter in college in Georgia. She has a golden retriever, Jake, who is 3. Kara has a love of music, fitness, animals and helping other women in the community not only grow their business, but in their personal lives as well.
Christine Malpica Bennett is a seasoned real estate professional with over 14 years of experience in the industry. She started her real estate career in 2008 and quickly gravitated toward identifying, analyzing, and rehabbing distressed investment properties for investors. Christine spent the first half of her career negotiating short sales and working with investors to procure bank-owned properties. Organically, her client base grew and their need for professional property management became her focus.
After years on working in the Property Management industry, Christine opened a small property management company that grew into a sales brokerage, management company, and community association firm managing one 700 combined units.
Christine business acumen and eye for investing in real estate herself through a small investment company that she has also founded. She is also dedicated to strengthening
our communities through smart investment strategies. She also volunteers her time at her local real estate board, Orlando Regional REALTOR Association, Currently Chairing the Orlando Regional Realtor Association Property Management Council. She also serves
at both the local and state level, including the board of directors for the local chapter for NARPM.
Christine will also tell you that her most important role, is being a mother. She has one young daughter whom she loves traveling with. Overall, she is a dedicated woman
with an abundance of experience in the real estate industry.
Michele Gordon founded Divine Events LLC., an event planning and management company. She is an exceptional interior designer and a certified event/wedding planner. Michele has zest and flair for creating beautiful designs and a meticulous eye for detail, which always leads to stunning results for her clients. Her unobtrusive yet professional manner ensures a flawless outcome. Michele is also the founder of Eden Child Care & Pre-School LLC. Eden opened their doors in August of 1998 and has expanded since then. Her passion for quality early childhood education has graduated over two decades of students.
Michele has been married for the past 35 years to her high school sweetheart, and they have one daughter they consider the apple of their eye. Michele considers herself a people person, and her position as director of events chair fits her lifestyle perfectly. She looks forward to being a part of the Professional Women of Flagler County.
Sarah McPherson has been a Flagler resident for most of her adult life. She graduated with a B.S. in communication with a concentration in advertisement at the University of North Florida. From marketing small businesses to now working with AdventHealth, she has been able to lead and assist with successful marketing campaigns across all different channels. Her most recent accomplishment was assisting in the successful opening and marketing of the newest AdventHealth hospital located on Palm Coast Parkway.
When Sarah is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband and being involved with her local church.
Lora Fickett, CPA, MBA is a Certified Financial Stress Reduction® Coach and a mother of 4
amazing children. She uses her background in accounting, business administration, and
sales to coach her clients to success! She began her career in banking, then moved on to
public accounting where she gained knowledge in both tax and audit; in the past, she
launched a successful direct sales business and now has founded Fickett Financial
Coaching, 3D-Advertising, does fractional CFO work and is the Controller for a multi-million
dollar company in Massachusetts. She has not only excelled in her career, but also in
recreation, competing at a national level in archery as part of the 2010 USA Field Archery
Team.
Lora possesses over 20 years of professional experience and has been called “The
Money Motivator” in her keynote speeches.
Lora has worked with corporations educating and coaching employees, executives, business owners, individuals and couples to increase their financial IQ and reduce their financial stress.
She has appeared on local radio and television, she is a keynote speaker, writer, private coach and workshop coach. For more information go to www.LoraFickett.com.
Krystal DeWind is a Flagler County resident for over 7 years. She owns a local photography and videography business as well as a media company. She is a homeschool mom of five children ane active in the community, her church, her businesses and her family.
She is an avid musician in her spare time. She is also an aspiring author, working on her first novel.
Kathleen Rivera is a native New Yorker whose passion for helping seniors has brought her to the Palm Coast area. Her expertise is in the healthcare industry for over 35 years. Kathleen works for Homeinstead which is a home care agency for older adults in the Flagler County area.
She is driven to making a different especially with Parkinson’s disease as this a personal struggle within her family life. Kathleen is married with two older children and has lived in Palm Coast for 5 years.She loves yoga, music, and most of all her rescue dog Chewy!
Kelly Chapman is a Business Development & Relationship Manager with Bank of America Neighborhood and Community Lending. In this role, Kelly manages strategic trade partner relationships and is responsible for product management, process optimization and project leadership.
A native Floridian, Kelly joined Bank of America in 2007 as a Business Operations Leader in various roles across the North Florida market developing sales contact centers. Kelly transferred to the North Texas market in 2010 aligned to multiple teams including home loan sales and business support operations. Most recently Kelly returned to North Florida and remains focused on developing business initiatives critical to Bank of America’s responsible growth strategy.
An advocate for diversity and inclusion, Kelly supports Bank of America’s employee networks. Currently, Kelly is an Enterprise Operations Leader with the Inter-generational Employee Network (IGEN) and serves as a mentor in the Employee Development program. Prior to this, Kelly held roles including Enterprise Membership Co-Chair and Region Leader, Lead for Women Professional Development Co-Chair, and Leadership Council Employee Wellness Chair. Kelly also represented Bank of America with the Cherie Blair Foundation, empowering women entrepreneurs in developing countries as a mentor.
I have been happily married to my husband Dan for 35 years. We now live in FL after moving here from GA. Although we were both born in NJ, we raised our three girls in GA north of Atlanta. Creativity best describes me. I love to cook, quilt, do DIY products, wood working and spending time with family and our fur babies. We also enjoy camping in our 30' travel trailer and have enjoyed travel to Italy, England, Ireland, Mexico, Bahamas and Alaska coming up. I believe we bond over the dinner table. Gratitude is always at my core.
I am grateful for life, my family, friends, and never want to lose the wonder of a babbling brook, the rustling of trees, birds chirping, the wind and the waves, or a smile from a stranger.
Nina Guiglotto, born and raised in Cape Cod, MA has been a resident of Palm Coast FL for several years. Nina has been working in the death industry since 2017 helping families make their final arrangements before the time of need. Nina had the privilege of speaking at Elevate Daytona in 2022, which is available on you tube, educating the community on the importance of preplanning. Nina is a trusted member of the Flagler County community, and in the Volusia County community. Nina is known for her powerful networking abilities which help connect local businesses and several non-profit groups alike.
In the start of her presidency, in 2023, with the Professional Women of Flagler County her goal was to raise $10,000 for their women in business grant program. She successfully, along with her strong board of women, raised $15,000.00 for women in business, and donated over $3,000.00 to another local non-profit in Flagler County. Nina is the president of The Palm Coast Lions Club, a group that celebrated 50 years in 2023.This group raises money for the vision and hearing impaired.
Nina can professionally share her time between her secular and volunteer work while also spending time with her family spiritually, relaxing, and vacationing within our beautiful state. Nina is an ambassador for the Palm Coast Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of The Boss Lady Ladder Network Leadership Community which started in Volusia County, and she is a leader of one of their mastermind ladder groups now in Flagler County. Nina also supports many other local charities with her time and donations. She is on the board with Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Volusia Flagler. Nina is always looking to help where she can and participates in other walks for various causes like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's disease, Animals, and the Pink walk for Breast Cancer held by the Palm Coast Advent Health. Nina assists our local Parkinson support group and tries to bring awareness to this cause by helping with fundraising events. Nina helps with local grief support groups in both counties, and often hosts a painting event called Coping with Colors. Nina loves to support local businesses in both Flagler and Volusia Counties, as well as support local vendor events and festivals. Nina was nominated for a Women in Business Volusia Flagler award hosted yearly by Brown and Brown Insurance in October.
Get to know Nina Guiglotto through social media on Facebook and LinkedIn to follow her amazing journey of helping others. Feel free to connect with her, and like her page Nina Knows networking where she will promote events that she either hosts or supports so you can also stay in the know.
