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Aaron Duncan is the General Manager of DoubleTree by Hilton Biloxi. He is from New Orleans and has been married to his wife, Shanta, for 18 years. He has a passion for his involvement with inner city youth and mentoring young leaders.
Sita La’Cap is the owner of Le Cafe’ Beignet in Biloxi. She recently moved back to Biloxi, her hometown, after living in Orlando, Florida, for 17 years. She wanted
to help Downtown Biloxi’s revitalization projects
by establishing a unique restaurant in downtown Biloxi.
Justin Mitchell is a regional growth and social editor for McClatchy, the parent company of The Sun Herald in Biloxi.
He plays an important role in reaching parts of the community that are under served and often under voiced in Mississippi.
Bryan Rhodes is the operations manager at Coast Radio
Group in Gulfport and Lisa “Momma” Vee works alongside him as production manager.
You can hear them on Kicker 108 where every weekday they discuss community events
and have open conversations with people from different organizations to talk about what is happening on the Coast.
Justin Hill is originally from Gulfport and is the director
of player development at the Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort. He has been involved with many organizations including the Make a Wish Foundation, Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation, Coastal Vision 3,000, and Gulf Coast Tourism.
You may remember Barry Lyons as a member of the
1986 World Series Champion New York Mets. He is now team ambassador for the Biloxi Shuckers and led the effort to bring Minor League Baseball to Biloxi. He is supported in his efforts by his wife, Julie, who is the sales manager and account executive for South Mississippi Business Machines.
Steven Johnson, better known as Scuba Steve, is the owner/creator of the clothing brand he started 10 years
ago. As president of the Pink Heart Funds, every October
he chooses a local woman fighting breast cancer and gives the proceeds from his October sales to her. He is also an advocate for mental health awareness.
Jennifer Robinson is a psychiatric nurse and CPI instructor at Garden Park Medical Center. She remains active with her Mississippi state licensure in property
and casualty insurance. She
is a member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
Live Auction Honorees
Aaron Duncan
Justin Hill
Sita La’Cap
Barry and Julie Lyons
Justin Mitchell
Steve Johnson “Scuba Steve”
Bryan Rhodes and Lisa “Momma” Vee
Jennifer Robinson
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