Since its inception in 1989, Gulf Coast Community Foundation (GCCF) has been incredibly fortunate to benefit from the generous and thoughtful guidance of our Board of Directors. Over the years, the leaders listed below have overwhelmingly given their time, talents, and treasures to GCCF so that together we can make the Gulf Coast a better place.

Ollie Bailey
State Farm

Dr. Raymunda Barnes
Pearl River Community College
Chair-Elect

George Cullinan
Merrill Lynch, Retired

Julie Gresham
Ingalls Shipbuilding
GCCF Immediate Past Chair

Matt Grice
Mississippi Power Company
GCCF Treasurer

Christian Hartley
Cadence Bank

Mary Martha Henson
Jackson County Economic Development Foundation

Heather Ladner Smith
Butler Snow LLP

Jody Miles
Renasant Bank – Wiggins

Joy Lambert Phillips
Hancock Whitney, Retired
GCCF Secretary

Chris Rhodes
Coast Electric Power Association

Lincoln Scaife
Edward Jones

Brenda Simkins
State Farm Insurance
GCCF Chair

Rufus Smith
Mississippi Power, Retired

David Treutel
Treutel Insurance Agency

Dave Vincent
WLOX, Retired