Dwana Finelli, Account Executive, grew up in Jupiter, moving here in 1978. She begin winning awards in elementary school for creative writing, taking college English and writing courses in middle school, and graduating from Jupiter High in ’93, where she was a part of the literary magazine. She was also published in the Palm Beach Post for winning a poetry contest, and has won several other poetry contests as well. After graduating, she attended The Boca Raton Institute where she studied Massage Therapy and Aromatherapy.
At the age of 23, Finelli was one of the youngest Junior Executives at Estée Lauder Companies. After three years, she had eleven stores and a business in excess of $2.7 million. She also worked as a makeup artist for Allure magazine, The Southern Women’s Fashion Show, and the Vogue Fashion Show in South Beach. Before coming to work for PBG Lifestyle, she was the Resident Artist and Business Manager for Chanel at Saks on Worth Avenue. There she designed looks for Naeem Khan and worked as an artist for Oscar De La Renta as well as other fashion shows held on Palm Beach Island.
Dwana is currently working on publishing a series of poetry box sets and a series of short stories based on her 8-year-old son, Vital Finelli.
