A
lison Hand is a
Florida licensed
attorney and
the Closing Department
Manager of Emerald
Coast Title Services.
Alison grew up in Fort
Walton Beach attended
the University of Florida
and Cumberland School
of Law before beginning
her career at Emerald
Coast Title Services in
2003.
Alison has experience
in many facets of Florida
real estate law and
closing transactions.
During her fi fteen-
year career, she has
experienced the ups
and downs of the local
real estate market and
has handled thousands
of transactions that range
from new developments
and condominium projects,
commercial and acreage
transactions, short sales, and foreclosures. Her extensive knowledge and
experience in Okaloosa and Walton counties coupled with her easy-
going personality, allows her to remain cool and collected even when
working on the most complex real estate transactions.
Alison is a marathon runner and is active in a non-profi t
organization called I Run 4, Inc. IR4 partners runners with buddies
with special needs whose conditions span the spectrum from total
physical disabilities to developmental delays to autism spectrum
disorders. Alison’s buddy is a little boy from Canada with Cerebral
Palsy.
Alison has been married for 18 years and has two children. Her family
enjoys playing music, spending time outdoors, and taking in all that this
area has to offer.
Closing Agent
Emerald Coast Title Services
ALLISON
HAND
850.650.0077
2050 W. County Hwy 30A, Suite M1-109
Santa Rosa Beach
D
awn has been helping buyers and sellers for over 25 years right here in
Okaloosa, Walton, and Santa Rosa Counties. Dawn Hughes and David
Hughes are the mother/son “Hughes Team” and both love helping people
while gaining lifetime friends in the process. Both know and understand that buying
or selling a property can be one of the most stressful things a seller or buyer can
go through and our goal is take the stress out completely and make it a wonderful
experience. Dawn and David have lived in this area for over 25 years and have watched
it grow through the years.
If you love beautiful white sandy beaches, emerald green waters, great restaurants,
golfi ng, tennis, fi shing, and mild winters, you will love this area. Guaranteed!
You can reach Dawn at 850-585-1636 or
dawn.hughes@era american.com.
Realtor
®
,
ERA American Real Estate
DAWN
HUGHES
850.585.1636
60 2nd Street, Shalimar
M
arisol
Gullo ,
2017 South
Walton Artist of
the Year, owns and
operates Not Too
Shabby Boutique in
Miramar Beach with
her husband, Tony.
They specialize in
restoring and building
custom furniture and
this is where Marisol’s
passion for art took
off.
Marisol has taken
her life experience and
built her own, one of
a kind aesthetic and
vision. Marisol grew
up in Costa Rica,
earned her law degree,
and became a lawyer.
She and Tony met and
married in Costa Rica,
then honeymooned
in South Walton. They immediately fell in love with the area and
promised each other that they would move here one day to start their
family. In 2001 they packed up and moved to South Walton.
Marisol and her family love the community and have built a life
and a business here. She loves the melting pot feel of the area where
so many people have chosen to live and realize how special a place the
Destin area truly is.
Marisol believes in following one’s dreams, adapting to any
situation, and to challenge herself both in her personal life and her art.
Discovering new inspiration is the most rewarding part of her work as
an artist.
Owner / Artist,
Not Too Shabby Boutique
MARISOL
GULLO
805.419.3976
9755 Highway 98, Miramar Beach
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