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DIRECTOR OF SALES &
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
& ENGAGEMENT
Ari Covacevich Pattye Meaghar
Her history adds another dimension to
Covacevich’s work in tourism. She is not simply
selling a destination’s attractions. Her family is
raising the next generation in a place whose
history is intertwined with their own.
Childhood trips meant beach days, catamaran
rentals, seafood and stays along Highway 90. She
remembers family meals at Barace’s and stays
at the Sun ’n Sand and the old Holiday Inn near
today’s Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
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