Board of Advisors

Marie Pizano-Firtik: President: Marie's Mission

Marie Pizano-Firtik is currently owner of Zazu & Valentina, LLC, a Jewelry & Accessories and Event Planning business based in Memphis, TN.  She is also Founder of Marie's Mission and co-founder of the Tiara Tea Society, both charity organizations geared to help women and children in need.

Marie dreamed as a child to be a successful entrepreneur.  She started her own service business at age 13 yrs. old and then in her late teen to early adult years she worked in various entry-level positions in the financial industry while attending college in Chicago, IL.  After college she started a few businesses geared toward services and event planning.  In 1999, her and her husband transferred to Memphis, TN.  Over the years, she has also dedicated her adult life to working with many charitable organizations and using her talent to help others.   

She fills in as co-executive producer of the Memphis based talk show, The Loretta McNary Show that airs on PAX 50 and she is a full-time mother of two.

She is a member of the Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary, Memphis Symphony League, Mid-South Safe Kid's Coalition, PCOS Member and the Italian-American Civic League of Chicago.  She is a board member of the International Children's Heart Foundation and the Women's Foundation of Greater Memphis.