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 2025 One Coast Awards on Tuesday, April 15 at the Beau Rivage during the annual One Coast Awards breakfast attended by over 400 participants.
Community Leader:
Dr. Racheal Butler, Butler Pharmacy
Christian Hartley, Cadence Bank
Casey Hill, Merchant and Marine Bank
LaWanda Jones, Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce
Laura Lacoste, Butch Oustalet Foundation & Rain Residential
Amanda Pidgeon, Hancock County Schools
Susan Russell, Singing River Health System
Premo Sabbatini, Ingalls Shipbuilding
Heather Smith, Butler Snow, LLP
Misty Stevenson, Elite Care Home Care
Top 10 Under 40:
Jennifer Cain, Generations Health Care
Caroline Haas, Haas & Haas Attorneys
Vikki Huggins, Memorial Health System
Shala Ladner, Skydweller Aero
Anna Claire Perronne, Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce
Briana Dubaz Pfarrer, The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation
Janet Schnurr, WLOX
Laithan Simmerman, Carr Allison
Benjamin Weldon, Ingalls Shipbuilding
Keith Williams, Jr., BankPlus
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.
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Top 10 Under 40 Pictured L to R: Caroline Haas, Shala Ladner, Briana Dubaz Pfarrer, Laithan Simmerman, Keith Williams Jr., Ben Weldon, Janet Schnurr, Anna Claire Perronne, Vikki Huggins, Jennifer Cain
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Community Leaders Pictured L to R: Christian Harley, LaWanda Jones, Amanda Pidgeon, Premo Sabbatini, Misty Stevenson, Heather Smith, Susan Russell, Laura Lacoste, Casey Hill, Dr. Racheal Butler
