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James & Michelle Miragliotta
moved from Palm Beach County to Port Charlotte in 2020. They have relocated and established their business, Coastal Cocoon Homes & Design, LLC to Charlotte County. When not renovating and designing luxury coastal homes, James & Michelle enjoy attending local cultural events, exploring all that Florida’s west coast has to offer and spending time with their two grandsons.
Having been active and longtime members of Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church (Palm Beach, FL), James & Michelle are thrilled to have found a home at St. Andrew’s. At Bethesda, Michelle was an executive board member of the Flower Guild, a Parish Shepard, acolyte, Altar Guild member and Sunday Greeter. James was a founding member of the Parish Shepherds, Flower Guild volunteer, Men’s Cursillo, Sunday Greeter and lectured on depression for parish caregivers.
James was born and raised just north of Boston, MA. James attended the Brooks School, Gettysburg College and the New England School of Law. During his early years, James worked in his family's third generation lumber and millwork business. After a short period living, studying, and playing basketball in Europe and Latin America, James returned home to enter and eventually lead his family’s law firm. During his years in MA, James served as an elected municipal official, President of the Lawrence Bar Association, Executive Board member of the Essex County Bar Association and a frequent lecturer on the law, business, and real estate. Outside of his professional endeavors, James was an Executive Board member of the Exchange Club, Boy’s Club, Knight’s of Columbus, and basketball coach. James enjoys writing novels, watching classic movies and mentoring start-up businesses.
Michelle was born in Iowa and has lived in dozens of major cities throughout the Midwest, East Coast and West Coast. Michelle attended University of Colorado, where she was a member of the college cheerleading squad and Student President of the Business School. Her wide-ranging professional journey has included careers at IBM, being one of the first 200 women in the major commercial real estate industry and a distinguished design career which included fine jewelry, bespoke clothing, floral and interior design. In between her business highlights, Michelle took an amazing leap of faith, packed up her belongings and moved to NYC to follow her dream of being a professional actress.
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