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Leaders
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Economic Council.
George Freeland, executive director of the Jackson County Economic Development Foundation.
Freeland serves on various organizations, including the Mississippi Gulf Coast Alliance for Economic Development, the Gulf Coast Workforce Investment Board and the International Economic Development Council.
David Hardy, partner, Guild Hardy Architects.
During Hardy?s nine years as a partner, Guild Hardy has grown from 10 to 24 employees and was named the outstanding mid-sized business at the 2001 Harrison County Salute to Business and Industry. He has served as principal in charge of architectural services with the new Biloxi High School and North Bay Elementary School.
Brynn Joachim, marketing manager for the Harrison County	Development
Commission.
In 1999, Joachim formed the Mississippi Gulf Coast Retiree Partnership, to encourage active retirees to move to the Coast. She formed the Gulf Coast Housing Coalition in 2001, a public/private partnership aimed at increasing the number of first-time homebuy-ers and the number of affordable houses.
Charlotte Santa Cruz, owner and co-founder of Santa Cruz Insurance Group.
Senta Cruz?s business, which
specializes in employee benefits insurance, has offices in Bay St Louis, Jackson and Houston. She is a partner with the Delken Group Inc. in Jackson, which offers full-service human resources administration.
Ray Wesson, president of BancorpSouth?s Gulf Coast Division.
Wesson oversees executive and operational decisions for 14 branches. He was the youngest division president in BancorpSouth?s history. He has been with the bank since 1991 and has been honored three times for his leadership and achievement.
Macey Young, Hancock Bank assistant vice president and manager of sales and product development ? wealth management.
Young has been with Hancock Bank since 1998, managing several segments. While manager of the small business segment, she converted 10,000 business accounts into new products. She was selected to represent Hancock Bank at the Mississippi School of Banking, where she was elected class president and named top scholar.
John Zollinger, head of corporate banking in Mississippi for Whitney National Bank.
Zollinger managed a $250 million portfolio in Whitney?s regional/national lending group and increased loan commitments to more than $100 million. He is a graduate of leadership Gulf Coast and a past board chair of the Harrison County Chapter of Junior Achievement