PORTFOLIO [Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach]

Sept. 12--DESTIN

Villa joins Matthews & Hawkins firm

Matthews & Hawkins, P.A. recently announced the addition of Sarah L. Villa to the firm.

Villa is a member of the M&H litigation team and will focus on criminal defense, divorces and family issues.

Villa is a graduate of the Florida Coastal School of Law, and received her B.A. in human communications with an emphasis in business from Arizona State University in 2003. Since December of 2008, she has worked as an assistant public defender for Florida's First Judicial Circuit, where she represented clients in more than 2,000 cases and has sat first chair for numerous jury trials.

Like all members of the M&H team, Villa values community involvement. She has volunteered her time as an elementary school tutor and as a high school liaison for Arizona State University. Villa is an active member in the Junior League of the Emerald Coast, Destin chamber and is president of the Young Lawyers Division of the Okaloosa Walton Bar Association.

The Matthews & Hawkins Transactional & Litigation Teams encompass a full spectrum of real estate representation, estate planning, asset protection, corporate reorganization, business consulting, civil, criminal, family litigation, and personal injury. The firm has attorneys licensed in federal and state courts in Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi and Texas.

DESTIN

Kersanac named to executive council

Local New York Life agent Tim Kersanac was named a member of the 2010 Executive's Council of New York Life Insurance Company. Members of the Executive Council are among the most successful of New York Life's elite sales force of more than 11,000 licensed agents.

New York Life Insurance Company, a Fortune 100 company founded in 1845, is the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States and one of the largest life insurers in the world. Please visit New York Life's Web site at www. newyorklife.com for more information. DALLAS

Rowland earns Mary Kay career car

Mary Kay Independent Sales Director Elisa Rowland of Niceville is on the road to success.

This month, Rowland earned the use of a new Chevy Malibu sedan as a result of her outstanding achievement in operating her independent Mary Kay business. This is the fifth career car she has earned in her 10 years in business.

In addition to the Chevy Malibu sedan, the Mary Kay Career Car Program includes the Chevy Equinox crossover in silver, the Toyota Camry sedan in silver and the exclusive pearlized pink Cadillac, a coveted symbol of personal success. Mary Kay career car qualifiers also have the option of selecting cash compensation in lieu of the car.

Since the program's inception in 1969, more than 120,000 independent sales force members have either qualified or re-qualified to earn the use of a Mary Kay career car. Currently, more than 5,600 Mary Kay career cars are on the road nationwide.

Independent Beauty Consultants earn the use of Mary Kay career cars through their outstanding achievements in their personal Mary Kay businesses.

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