About Kathy Austrino
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Kathy Austrino has been serving the Flagler County Community & specifically Palm Coast since her arrival 20 years ago. Kathy's service began at Indian Trails Elementary & Middle School then Belle Terre Elementary School on the PTO (Parent Teacher Organization). For many years stood as President of the PTO. Additionally, Kathy served on the school's SAC (School Advisory Committee) for her first 7 years in Palm Coast. In January 2008 Kathy was awarded Flagler County School District Volunteer of the Month.
Kathy and her husband, Dominic opened their property maintenance company in 2004, TAG (Together Achieving Greatness) Ventures. TAG served individuals and residential home builders for 4 years before evolving by adding real estate purchases and sales in 2007.
As a member of the Flagler County Association of Realtors Kathy completed their Leadership Academy in June 2010, she has served on many of their committees for several years (RPAC) Realtors Political Action Committee, Professional Standards, Public Policy. Additionally, she served as 2nd Vice President of the Association and MLS President for the year 2012.
Some real estate designations Kathy has held are GRI (Graduate Real Estate Institute), BPOR (Broker Price Opinion Resource), ABR (Accredited Buyers Agent), SFR (Short Sale Foreclosure Resource), CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert).
In 2014 TAG expanded its services to include property management. Kathy has managed many single-family residential homes, as well as condominiums and townhomes for both short and long-term tenants. No longer serving the vacation rental industry.
In 2015 Kathy founded a charity to give back to our community. TAG V. Bear Foundation is funded by 10% of the company’s portion of the real estate purchases and sales. There is one fundraiser per year. TAG V. Bear Foundation supports our families here in Flagler County individually and by supporting groups such as
The Family Life Center (our domestic abuse shelter), Project WARM in Bunnell (Women Assisting
Recovering Mothers), The foundation donated small teddy bears to Flagler County Sheriff’s office to keep in their patrol cars in case a child needs a soother. The Foundation supports many other organizations as well. To date, just over $66,000 has been shared back into the community.
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In addition to being recognized twice by Proclamations in the City of Palm Coast, the Foundation has been Recognized by the Governor’s Faith And Community Based Initiative.
In 2019 TAG grew in the direction of Community Association Management. Over the past few years, Kathy has managed an association through the pains of deferred maintenance. She’s walked with them through multiple major projects – new roofs, pool yard paver projects, pavement concerns, plumbing replacements, new balconies, and column replacements in addition to managing their budget, handling all invoices & and payments, meetings, etc.
Having watched our community grow over the years and the political climate shift; it’s Kathy’s hope to bring us all together to balance our growth while upholding integrity & and transparency. Building the relationships between the city and all of our residents is vital to maintaining a harmonious, growing community.