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The Face of Bacot Foundation of South Mississippi TODD TRENCHARD
Todd Trenchard came to South Mississippi 27 years ago to try and sober up at the Home of Grace. After completing the program, he vowed to stay here and make a difference, and he’s been doing that ever since. As the longtime executive director of the Bacot Foundation of South Mississippi, this Marine Corps veteran not only leads this humanitarian organization but is involved in many other non-profit groups.
“I promised God I would give my life to helping others when I got sober, and I think I have the best job on the planet. We get to learn about causes and then help meet those needs,” he says.
His involvement, leadership roles and awards are too numerous to list. Just a few are Community Relations Director of the Home of Grace Recovery Program and founder of Trinity House, a three-quarter way home. He hosts weekly television shows on both WXXV networks; has been the Chairman of the Board of the Salvation Army, Assistant District Governor and President of the Pascagoula Rotary Club, where he is a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow.
He presided as Chairman of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Habitat for Humanity organization, Vice-Chairman
of the Gulf Coast YMCA, and was the founder and Executive Board Member of Rebuild Jackson County. Additionally, he is the past President of the Boys &
Girls Clubs of Jackson County, past Chairman of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, served on
the Board of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Foundation, served on the board of Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia as well as the Trident Foundation, while serving on several other Boards of Directors and Advisory Councils throughout the Gulf Coast region.
He helped form the Butch Oustalet Foundation Fund where he is a Legacy Partner and serves on the advisory board. He founded and has been co-chairman of ‘The Jolly’ Golf Classic for the past 21 years and co-founded Renaissance the Runway, which has become a must-
see coastwide success. He is a graduate of Leadership Jackson County, Leadership Mississippi as well as the Gulf Coast Business Council Master’s Leadership Class.
Trenchard resides in Gulfport with his beloved champion English bulldog Samson, a Pugabull named Butterball and three rescues named Madame Leota, Wyagu and Minnie Mouse. He says people would
be surprised to know that although he’s driven, he’s actually a teddy bear inside.
Bacot Foundation of South Mississippi 1502JacksonAve., Pascagoula
228.217.5791 bacotmccarty@gmail.com www.bacotfoundation.org
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“We can make a difference.”
— Todd Trenchard