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H

eather Ruiz grew up in the Niceville 

area, the oldest of four girls in a 

military family. Heather has two 

elementary school aged children, Owen 

and Olivia, and is married to her husband, 

Dennis. When Heather isn’t at the soccer 

fi elds cheering on her children or at work 

and volunteering, she leads an active lifestyle 

running and participating in obstacle course 

races across the country with her husband.

Upon graduation from Niceville High 

School, Heather attended Florida State 

University to earn her Bachelor of Science 

in Marketing and returned to Niceville to 

begin her career in the marketing and sales 

fi elds. After a decade in the professional 

arena, she currently serves as the Director of 

Marketing for Destin Commons. As an active 

community member, Heather volunteers on 

the Executive Board for the Mattie Kelly Arts 

Foundation, is a mentor for the Okaloosa 

County Public Schools Foundation and 

serves on the Marketing Committee for the 

Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance. Heather 

is a member of the International Council 

of Shopping Centers, where she has won 

two awards on the national stage, Florida 

Public Relations Association, the most 

recent recipient of the NWFL chapter’s 

For-profi t Communicator of the Year. In 

addition, Heather is an active member of 

the Destin, Niceville-Valparaiso and Fort 

Walton Beach Chambers of Commerce and 

is a strong advocate for economic and tourist 

development in Okaloosa County. 

Director of Marketing,

Destin Commons

HEATHER

 RUIZ

850.337.8700

4100 Legendary Drive, Destin

P

racticing law is a rewarding profession 

and Attorney Jane Kerrigan decided 

to practice law in a place that is just 

as rewarding to her and for her family--the 

world’s most beautiful coast.  

 Jane has experience in many facets of the 

law, but she found her initial focus area when 

she began assisting individuals and families 

in planning for their futures and the futures 

of their children and loved ones. In order to 

better serve her clients, Jane returned to school 

to obtain her masters of law in taxation from 

the University of Alabama School of Law. Jane 

focuses this practice area in Estate Planning, 

Elder Law, Long Term Care, Medicaid, 

Health Care Directives, Financial Directives, 

and Asset Protection.

In addition to the above practices Jane also 

has a primary focus in the area of community 

association law. She covers the spectrum of 

legal counseling of condominium associations, 

cooperatives, time shares and homeowners 

associations. She plays an integral part of 

the team assisting the board of directors and 

management whether preparing for and 

conducting meetings, answering questions 

about documents and any pertinent law to 

include enforcing covenants and restrictions 

and also, drafting and negotiating contracts for 

the association’s continuing development and 

its services.

Attorney,

Harrison Sale McCloy

JANE

 KERRIGAN

850.650.0010

35008 Emerald Coast Parkway,

5th Floor, Destin

R

isa Priestley is the owner of Risa’s 

Interiors located in Miramar 

Beach/Destin. Trusting God 

and relying on faith, she opened her fi rst 

business in Rome, Georgia, in 1982, 

while going through a divorce and caring 

for two infants. With nothing but hard 

work, dogged determination, and God’s 

leadership, Risa found herself 36 years 

later on the Emerald Coast where her 

fourth business, Risa’s Interiors, was 

birthed and has fl ourished! 

With award winning designers to 

consult her loyal clients and the stunning 

14,000 square ft. showroom, Risa truly 

decorates the Gulf Coast! Recognition 

has come from many accolades and 

awards, but God is given all the credit. 

Risa’s Interiors has been awarded Best in 

Destin for both 2016 and 2017! 

Just visit the showroom to be 

“wowed”, and  visit her website at www.

RisasInteriors.com to see the many 

design successes. As Risa will tell you, 

“We Create Dreams, Not Just Rooms!”

850.351.0600

1401 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin

Owner,

Risa’s Interiors

850. 654.7472

10123 Emerald Coast Parkway

Miramar Beach

RISA

 PRIESTLEY

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