The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Hancock Chamber of Commerce, Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce, and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce announced recipients of the 2023 One Coast Awards on Tuesday, April 18 at the Beau Rivage during the annual One Coast Awards breakfast attended by over 400 participants.
Community Leader:
- Joy Saucier, Mississippi Power
- Tiffany Murdock, Singing River Health System
- Jonathan Jones, Harrah’s Gulf Coast Casino Hotel & Spa
- John Anderson, Anderson Approve Services, LLC
- Dr. Cedric Bradley, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
- Dr. Cassandra Conner, William Carey University Tradition Campus
- Nikki Johns, AGJ Systems & Networks, Inc.
- CeCe Shabazz, Memorial Health System
- Angel Greer, Coastal Family Health Center
- Kay Kell, Retired
Front Row: Dr. Cedric Bradley, Angel Greer, Jonathan Jones, Joy Saucier, Aaron Standberry (CeCe Shabazz father), Tiffany Murdock, Kay Kell, Nikki Johns, Dr. Cassandra Conner, John Anderson
Second Row: Amber Olsen, Regan Kane, Casey Hill, Sandra Carter
Top 10 Under 40:
- Heather Ladner Smith, Butler Snow LLP
- Morgan Bogolin, Boys & Girls Club of the Gulf Coast
- Courtney Jacobs, IDR Agency
- Elisabeth Naff, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
- Jaklyn Wrigley, Singing River Health System
- Emily Sham, Two Men and a Truck
- Amanda Gray, Ingalls Shipbuilding
- Gabrielle Rose, Allstate Chris Boudreaux Agency
- Ben Benvenutti, Covington Civil & Environmental
- James Moody, Cadence Insurance
Front Row: (Amira Badon) Morgan Bogolin, Courtney Jacobs, Elisabeth Naff, Emily Sham, Jaklyn Wrigley, Heather Ladner Smith, Gabrielle Rose, James Moody, Amanda Gray, Ben Benvenutti
Second Row: Amber Olsen, Regan Kane, Casey Hill, Sandra Carter
The One Coast Awards were started in 2002 by the Sun Herald and were named in honor of the long time publisher Roland Weeks as the Roland Weeks Hall of Fame, the Top 10 Under 40 and Community Leader Awards. Recognizing the wealth of outstanding business and community leaders across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the awards were developed to recognize community leaders and strong, up-and-coming young business leaders.
The program and awards have been continued with the coastal Chambers of Commerce (Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber, Jackson County Chamber, Hancock Chamber and the Ocean Springs Chamber) organizing and administering the program to carry on 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.