STARability Foundation Community Advisory Council Formed

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1683044483NAPLES, FL USA – The STARability Foundation is pleased to announce the formation of its first Community Advisory Council.

The newly formed Community Advisory Council is a volunteer group of key influencers and successful businesspeople in Collier County who will help raise awareness of STARability throughout the community. The entity will be led by Vicki Tracy, Chief Operating Officer at Gulf Coast International Properties, and Carrie Cooney, Founder of STARability’s Trailblazer Academy and Advocate for individuals with special needs.

STARability exists to transform the lives of individuals with disabilities through social, vocational, and educational connections to the community, while strengthening awareness and respect for individual abilities. Ways in which the organization makes a difference in participants lives include the Trailblazer Academy, a pioneering outreach program which offers community-based skill development experiences for young adults, whether they are on a path to life enrichment or have vocational aspirations. The nonprofit organization also holds classes and workshops, has a yearly fundraising Gala and features retail outlets, The STAR Store and STAR Studio.

The Community Advisory Council will have 16 one-year term participants, all of whom hold successful careers and leadership roles in our community. They include Vanessa Beretta (Gulf Coast International Properties), Colonel Jim Bloom (Collier County Sheriff’s Office), Tatiana Britz (TB lashes.brows.beauty), Layla Capone (Lovetto Design), Carrie Cooney (Founder, Trailblazer Program at Starability), Jenny Haire (Stofft Cooney Architects), Lee Kraus (Sponsor Chair and Past President, Naples Woman’s Club & Chair GFWC Florida Domestic Violence and Physical Awareness Program), Patty Lawton (Lake Michigan Credit Union), Chris Lombardo (Woodward, Pires, and Lombardo P.A.), Erica Meile (BCB Homes), Fabianna Pergolizzi Foti (Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP), Gary Price (Fifth Avenue Family Office), Mary Smallwood (Mary Smallwood Accessories), Christina Stoneburner Legutki (Gulf Coast International Properties), Vicki Tracy (Gulf Coast International Properties), and Richard Weisberg (Weisberg Wealth Management).

For more information, please contact Vicki Tracy at (239) 572-3799 or Vicki@gcipnaples.com