Joseph Bidwell, Owner
Growing up with all his grandparents between homes in New York and Virginia, Joe’s love for them fueled his desire to ensure a way that seniors could have excellence in their care. After graduating with an aerospace degree that took him to Ohio and then California, where he met his wife, the desire to be back closer to family, brought him to SWFL where he and Audra currently live and raise their 3 amazing children. While here, he worked hand in hand a team that helped seniors live at home, independently. Joe then saw a need for a better solution for those not just needing home care, but full- skilled care. Thus, the birth of Seaside Home Health Care.
When he is not working, he is probably at a field or ice rink watching his kids play sports.
Fun fact: Some of Joe’s favorite past-times are rock-climbing, being on a lake: boating, skiing, or surfing and sharing these passions with his kids.
Audra Bidwell, Owner
Audra grew up in rural Ohio and moved to Los Angeles, CA shortly after graduating from college. She met her husband, Joe, in LA and they moved to SWFL together after they were married to start their family. Audra has always been passionate about the senior community. Growing up close to all of her grandparents, her love for “the greatest generation” was and is still strong. Audra was blessed to have them in her life until she was in her 40s, with one grandmother living to 101! Because of the love she had for her grandparents, she knows the importance of treating seniors with dignity and respect and prioritizes that here at Seaside Home Health Care.
Outside of the office, you can find her running 3 kids in every direction to their sporting events, coaching track and field, and on that rare occasion that she is at her house, having a nice glass of red wine.
Fun Fact: She has always wanted to run an art gallery and be a fine art dealer, travel the world buying and selling art. Audra also have always wanted to be the voice of a cartoon character. Both her dogs have special voices she has imagined for them 🙂
Marisa Miller, Director
Growing up in cold and snowy, New York, the sun and beach drew Marisa to SW Florida. Marisa loves helping seniors stay at home while providing quality services to help their life be just a little easier. Her dependability, hardworking personality makes her someone that can be counted on. She is a great communicator with a virtuous desire to always do the right thing. In her spare time, you can find Marisa at the yoga studio or the beach, hanging out with her fiancé and boys, walking her dog or going out for oysters and spicy margaritas!
Fun fact: Growing up she wanted to be a News Broadcaster
Specialties: Sales, Development, Leadership
Bill Dattilo, Director
The beach has always been part of Bill’s life. Growing up near the Jersey Shore, he made the transition to SWFL in 1992 to continue to be near the sand, but to have palm trees and sun year-round. Bill spends his time with his amazing wife, Abby and loves being part of a team that works to find customized care for seniors here in SWFL. Because of his patience, caring heart and ability to compromise and negotiate, he is easy to work with and is a go-to when help is needed. When Bill was little, he wanted to be a “Stunt Man”. This checks out because if there is something crazy that needs to be done, in the office, or for a client, he’s our guy!
Fun fact: Want to get on Bill’s good side, show up with pizza, chocolate, high quality olive oil, and a nice red wine.
Specialties: Finance, Home Repairs, Technology
Laura Gillian, Director
It has been 20 years since Laura left her teaching career and joined the senior care industry. Have strong organizational skills and ability to plan for the day to day as well as big picture, the job change just worked. She loves being part of a team that can provide solutions for our local seniors- allowing them to stay in their home, wherever that might be. Growing up in Syracuse NY, food and family have always been important to her. When she isn’t at work, she is hanging out with her husband, reading, working with her plants, doing puzzles or cooking.
Fun fact: Laura is pretty decent at ping pong and might be a little competitive :).
Specialties: Care Management, Organizational Planning, Education
Susan Colangelo, RN Clinical Manager
Susan has always wanted to be a nurse. She takes pride in being part of our amazing team: compassionate and caring individuals with a focus on caring for seniors and meeting their needs. Susan grew up and started her career in Connecticut, then she moved to SWFL for a change in job- still focused on helping patients. Susan’s empathy, compassion and caring heart help her be the best RN possible for our patients.
Fun fact: While she is very conscious of what she eats, if she could have one thing with no consequences, she LOVES a good bear-claw donut.
Patricia Martin, Family Nurse Practitioner, Certified RN
Patti loves working alongside a team who has the focus of helping people in our local communities. She grew up in Sea Girt, NJ, and just like most of us, was drawn to Southwest Florida for the sunshine and warmth. Her empathy, compassion, patience, dedication and conscientiousness make her a perfect fit for us as a Certified Nurse Practitioner. Patti sees it as a privilege to be able to enter patient’s homes and help them be as successful as possible. Seaside Home Health Care is honored to have her as part of our team.
Fun fact: Growing up, she wanted to be an actress and a singer. Little known fact, she is a certified SCUBA diver.
Michelle McMann-Donovan, Business Development Lead
From taking care of 2 teenagers and being a vegan professional chef to over 25 years in this industry, Michelle is such an asset to our team. She is a compassionate person who strives to be helpful in any situation. Michelle grew up as the baby of 8 kids, in Indianapolis Indiana. Having so many siblings forced her to work well as part of a team which is one of greatest strengths. She can connect with seniors and help build their care team accordingly. Like many of us, she moved to Florida for the beach and gorgeous weather.
Fun Fact: Being the youngest in her family, she was her dad’s “Right-Hand” Girl. He was a DIYer and so she learned to be very mechanically inclined and can get her hands dirty and fix things. You might not guess this since every time you see her, she is in heels.
Katrina Calhoun, LPN and Staff Coordinator
One thing you may not know about Katrina is that she lives in tiny Friendship, NY and works remotely for us. She grew up there and then spent many years in SWFL before moving back to western NY, to help her family. Senior Care is in every fiber of Katrina’s being. She has cared for family since she was young but started professionally for people at age 20 and has grown her career to completing her LPN. Katrina is also a Certified Dementia Practitioner. She shares the heart to ensure the best care for our clients and patients and then providing peace of mind for their families.
Outside of work, she likes thrifting, scrapbooking, reading and spending time with her 3 amazing kids!
Fun fact: If you know Katrina, you will know she doesn’t like to be the center of attention, but when she was little, she thought she would want to be a lawyer when she grew up!
Courtney Wallace, Administrative Care Manager
Courtney is a proud mom of 4 boys who loves helping people and making a difference in their lives. She grew up in Alabama and moved to Florida in 2016 to get a fresh start and hasn’t looked back. It’s been almost 10 years in senior care and Courtney is grateful to work with seniors and knows she is using her talents and gifts to make sure there is quality care. She loves animals and growing up, she thought she would be a marine biologist- a little different from what she is doing now. Away from the office, you can find her hanging out with her boys, raising sugar gliders and gardening.
Fun fact: Her guilty pleasure is Mexican food and Zaxby’s.
Pamela Nettles, On-Call Representative
Growing up in Tampa, FL, Florida is what Pam knows and loves. She has been working as a Speech Therapist Assistant in the Public School system since 2008 and when the opportunity to work for Charlotte Schools, she was more than happy to take on the challenge! It was here that she was introduced to the wonderful world of home health care and have been enjoying the working relationship that has developed here at Seaside Home Health Care ! Pam has the “gift of gab” which allows her to make connections with the patients and employees all while keeping them calm and caring for their needs.
Outside of work, she likes making wreaths, centerpieces, gardening, and spending time with her family!
Fun Fact: Pam worked on the production team at her church and she now can direct and use all the cameras. She also enjoys Snickers, Seafood and Spaghetti and Meatballs.
Danielle Schuler, On-Call Representative
In 2012, Danielle left where she grew up near Boston escaping the cold and trading them for the sun and palm trees here in SWFL. She is passionate about a lot of things and has loads of hobbies: playing guitar, piano and ukelele, photography, and even hula-hoops for exercise (3-5x weekly for an hour at a time-that’s talent!)
Danielle’s organizational skills and attention to detail ensure quality for our people and loves being part of Seaside’s team, who all work together to assist seniors to stay at home.
Fun Fact: Growing up she wanted to be a Marine Biologist or a Veterinarian. Today she keeps a variety of reptiles and does local presentations to teach children about them and our local native wildlife.
