JoAnn Juralewicz

JoAnn was born in Jersey City and raised in Brick. She is a graduate of Brick High School (1973) and Ocean County Vocational School (1989). As a firm believer in continued education, JoAnn travels Europe and the US furthering her education. The spa industry is always evolving.

Her passion is to make a difference in people’s lives. JoAnn enjoys seeing the transformation of spa/salon guests as they leave the frazzled world behind and come in to take care of themselves. The guests learn that it is OK to take care of yourself because you are then better equipped to care for everyone else. They leave the spa/ salon rejuvenated. JoAnn is a “hands-on owner” in the facial room along with lead administrator for the spa and salon.

Favorite charities include hosting groups from Harbor House, Providence House and Girl Scout “Fun Night”. JoAnn’s number one charity/fundraiser is the Avon Breast Cancer Walk in October, a challenging 39 mile walk with a fellow staff member. They began this project after losing a staff member to cancer; their team is called “Sharon’s Girls”.

JoAnn has been married for 35 years to Larry. They have three grown children and three grandchildren. Simply Skin is a family affair. Each person plays a part in the everyday function of the spa/salon.

JoAnn and her family are active mem­bers of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. They enjoy spending time together, with friends and traveling.

Marion Hergert

After retiring from real estate, Marion began volunteering for Southern Ocean County Hospital. Retirement was not all the fun she thought it would be, so she began working three hours per week at the Holly Thrift Shop for the SOCH Foundation and served as president of the Holly Auxiliary for five years.

Marion continues to serve as manager of the thrift shop and serves as the chairperson of the Foundation’s four Auxiliaries coordinating council, serving as an ex-officio member of the Hospital’s Board of Trustees, in addition to her role as the Secretary of the SOCH Foundation Board. In 2005, Hergert was honored by the Foundation as the Volunteer of the Year at the Chrysanthemum Ball.

Hergert and her husband Myles opened their first real estate office in Linden in 1965. She retired from the family business in 1997 when she moved to Waretown to live on a year round basis.

They have four daughters and ten grandchildren.

Marion is being honored as a Southern Ocean County Woman of Achievement by the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore this spring.

Pat Blake

Pat lives in Beachwood with her husband Charles, a son, a granddaughter, her dog and many houseplants. Currently, she works as the Executive Director of the Sylvan Learning Centers located in Toms River and Manahawkin. She enjoys helping children to be successful in the classroom, to become more self-confident, and to simply enjoy life. Pat steps up as chairperson of the Ocean County Chamber of Commerce this year. She has been an active member of the Chamber since opening her busi­ness in 1993. Pat is currently earning her second Master of Arts degree from Georgian Court University. Despite the time needed to maintain her 3.75 average, Pat also finds time to vol­unteer at Community Hospital as a Eucharistic Minister every Friday. She is the chaplain and past Commander of the Barnegat Bay Sail and Power Squadron, an organization dedicated to education and safety on our waters. She is also a lector in her church, St. Barnabas in Bayville. In addition, she is an Annulment Advocate for the Diocese of Trenton. Pat also enjoys theatre, swimming and recreational reading.

Photos by Tracy Harmon Photography

JoAnn Parisi

Born in Newark, NJ and raised in Bloomfield, JoAnn moved to Toms River in 1990, where she currently resides with her husband Dan. There she ran a childcare business until joining Investors Savings Bank as a teller in 1995.

JoAnn is currently 2nd Vice-President, Branch Sales Manager based in one of the bank’s Toms River branches. She is responsible for new business develop­ment, managing the branch office and the bank’s involvement in the local community. JoAnn’s position draws on her education at Berkeley Secretarial School and her business degree from the American Institute of Banking.

JoAnn serves on the boards of the Toms River Chamber of Commerce, the Interfaith Hospital Network and Community Services, Inc., and works closely with Girl Scouts of America, the American Cancer Society, the Founders Day Parade and the United Way. She enjoys theatre, movies, dining out, trips to Atlantic City and spending time with her son Dan, who resides in London, England and her daughter Andrea, who works for the Toms River Board of Education.

She welcomes you to visit Investors Savings Bank, 874 Fischer Boulevard or email at jparisi@isbnj.com

Dina M. Vicari, Esq.

Dina is a life long resident of Toms River. After graduating from Rutgers Law School, she has practiced law at the Law Firm of R.C. Shea and Associates, concentrating in Real Estate, Municipal Court, Land Use, Estate Planning, Guardianships and General Litigation. In addition, Ms. Vicari has held positions in numerous municipalities throughout Ocean County including Prosecutor, Public Defender, and Labor Hearing Officer. She is currently serving as Jackson Township Public Defender, Special Counsel for the Ocean County Board of Social Services and attorney for the Ocean Gate Land Use Board. She is a past recipient of the 100.1 WJRZ Exceptional Woman Award, and is involved with numer­ous charities including Big Brothers Big Sisters and March of Dimes, serv­ing as Chairwoman for the past seven years for the “Casino Night” fundraiser. She is also an active member of the Ocean County Toms River Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Vicari believes that her professional success and civic minded­ness are a result of her role models, her mother, Joyce, a registered nurse and her father, Joseph, Berkeley Township Superintendent and Ocean County Freeholder.

Photo by Tracy Harmon Photography

Helene Koseff

Helene is a member of the Long Beach Island Rotary Club, as well as a member of its board of directors. She has served as a treasurer, vice president and president, and was honored with the Paul Harris Fellow award. During her term as president, the Rotary Club worked with the local Girl Scouts to ship cookies to the troops in Iraq.

Koseff has owned and operated two Ben and Jerry’s franchises in Beach Haven, NJ for the past 22 years along with her husband. She participates every year in donating ice cream and her time for events at the St. Francis Church, the LBI museum, Beach Haven Field Day and the Rotary Christmas party for kindergartners.

Helene is a partner with the accounting firm Ciccone, Gotthold & Koseff in Ship Bottom. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the AICPA and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants. She has experience in designing accounting systems for various size businesses. In addition, she has extensive experience in the field of forensic accounting. Koseff has served as a volunteer for the IRS VITA tax program, which prepares tax returns for seniors at no charge.

Koseff lives in Sweetwater with her husband Renny. They have two grown children that live in NYC. Helene is being honored as a Southern Ocean County Woman of Achievement by the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore this spring.

Photo by Tracy Harmon Photography

Dawn M. Nakash

President of Daybreak Marketing Services, Inc., Dawn is a promotion marketing spe­cialist with a career that spans over 20 years.

As an active volunteer, Dawn is involved in many community and business organiza­tions. She is President of the Monmouth-Ocean chapter of New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners and Advertising Manager for NAJWBO – Central Jersey.

In 2008, Dawn was named one of NJBIZ’s New Jersey’s Best 50 Women in Business and was awarded the distinction of 2008 NAJWBO-CJ Businesswoman of the Year. She earned the honor of Businesswoman of the Year by the Monmouth-Ocean chap­ter of NJAWBO for 2006, and received the “Teal Heart Service Award” in 2005 from NJAWBO. As president of the Howell Optimist Club, Dawn achieved Double Distinguished President status in 2002. Dawn is an accomplished professional who has been recognized by women business organizations for several years.

Dawn grew up in central New Jersey and now resides in Jackson, NJ with her husband Ken Nagy. She has three chil­dren – Anthony, 25, Christopher, 22 and Rebecca, 16. She owns two golden retriev­ers named Penny and Tucker. When Dawn isn’t camping and RV’ing across the country in her motor home, she enjoys reading, crafting, watching Seinfeld re-runs and spending time with family and friends.

Daybreak Marketing Services, Inc.
Post Office Box 1348, Jackson, New Jersey 08527
Voice: 732.901.7836 Fax: 732.901.7837
Email: dawn@daybreakmarketing.com www.daybreakmarketing.com

Diane Disbrow

Diane is the coordinator of the Christmas Angels program with Tuckerton Elementary School where BayShore Sales Associates and their families fulfill the wish lists of many families in the area. Diane and her two Girl Scout troops volunteer at the Tuckerton Seaport and Atlantic City Rescue Mission. She serves on the Board of Education at the Tuckerton Elementary School and is vice president of the PTA.

Disbrow is a partner with her husband, Harry, of BayShore Agency, a four-office real estate company located in southern Ocean County. She is also the owner of Shore Real Estate Academy in Little Egg Harbor Township. Diane and her husband are co-authors of two real estate books that were written as a tribute to a most reward­ing career in real estate. Disbrow is past president of the Ocean County Board of Realtors®.

Disbrow has served on the New Jersey Association of Realtors® Board of Directors since 1992 and the National Association of Realtors® Board of Directors since 1995. She is the current chair of the New Jersey Real Estate Commission’s Continuing Education Task Force.

In addition to being a mother to Emily, 12, and Rachel, 10, Disbrow feels that being a Girl Scout leader is one of the most rewarding experiences. Diane is being honored as a Southern Ocean County Woman of Achievement by the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore this spring.

Photo by Tracy Harmon Photography