Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, INC., announces 2021 One Coast Award recipients
MS GULF COAST – The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, Inc. in partnership with the Hancock Chamber of Commerce, Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce, and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 One Coast Awards.
Community Leader:
- Bill Raymond, City of Biloxi
- David Machado, Machado Patano
- Janell Nolan, Coast Electric Power Association
- Jenifer Freridge, William Carey University
- Dr. Jonathan Woodward, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
- Dr. Kimberly Rasmussen, Pugh’s Floral Shop
- LuAnn Pappas, Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort
- Mike Davis, IP Casino Resort Spa
- Sandy Commer East, Gulfport School District
- Tee McCovey, United Way of Jackson & George Counties
Top 10 Under 40:
- Dr. Alesia Haynes
- Anne Pitre, Hancock Chamber of Commerce
- Brandon Payne, The Payne Group
- Caleb Ulku, Ulku Logistics, LLC
- Casey Favre, NP-C; Hancock County Sherriff’s Office
- Erin Rosetti, Memorial Hospital
- Julian Rankin, Walter Anderson Museum of Art
- Kerri Paul, Brick & Spoon
- Kevin Kowaleski, Ingalls Shipbuilding
- Rita Green, Geaux Fig Company
The One Coast Awards are the rebranding of the former Roland Weeks Hall of Fame, The Sun Herald Top 10 Under 40 and Community Leader Awards.
The Roland Weeks Hall of Fame was established in 2002. Recognizing the wealth of outstanding business and community leaders across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the Top 10 Under 40 and Community Leader Awards were developed to recognize community leaders and strong, up-and-coming young business leaders, and to hold them up as examples in the Roland Weeks Leadership Hall of Fame, named for the long-time publisher of the Sun Herald.
The program and awards have been revitalized as the One Coast Awards to continue the ideal that One Coast is a regional belief that our common interests far outweigh any difference; an awareness that what benefits one, ultimately benefits all; a celebration of our unique communities and an attitude of no boundaries.
