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.
