Maria’s adult career started right after college in the music industry of New York City, where she worked in the Business & Legal Affairs department of Bertelsmann Music Group, managing a staff of 5 to secure contracts with other major record labels and artists. It was a very glamorous and exciting environment that brought new experiences each day. She took leave after almost 10 years to make a move to Connecticut with her husband and children. Maria intended to be a stay-at-home mom for a while, but not long after the move decided to take a part time position at the Yale School of Medicine as the marketing coordinator for 2-1/2 years.
Upon returning to New York in 2001, Maria and her family settled in Long Island. Having three school age children, taking a full-time job would have been a challenge. Shortly thereafter, a perfect opportunity arose for her to continue to use her marketing and legal background to start a real estate business right in the neighborhood which allowed Maria to be accessible for all the activities and needs of her children.
In 2015, Maria decided to return to paralegal work at a busy Nassau County law firm while still actively selling real estate in the area. She spent the next 7 years supporting 3 defense attorneys who practiced in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties of Long Island. It was an incredible learning experience as she became the sole paralegal and manager of the office during and after the covid shut down. Changes in the workforce and the arrangement of working alone for over a year became the status quo at the firm. She started to long for a more traditional working environment which would offer interaction with co-workers on a daily basis.
In the summer of 2022, Maria decided it was time to find an environment more suitable. When the position at DiMillo’s popped up during a job search, she initially passed it by, since she had minimal knowledge of boats. Ironically, it showed up in her morning emails almost every day for the next couple of weeks which prompted her to look into it further. After a few phone interviews and meeting with the staff in Glen Cove, Maria had no doubt that this was the place for her.
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