Main Street is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of community leaders and downtown stakeholders.
Eddie Appel, Regions Bank, Main Street Board President
Mark Loughman, Mississippi Power Company, Main Street Vice-President and Economic Restructuring Chairperson
Johnny Olsen, Eley Guild Hardy Architects, Main Street Design Chairperson
Carol McDaniel, Main Street Promotions Chairperson
Andy Heusel, Hancock Bank, Main Street Finance Chairperson
John Stolarski, Eley Guild Hardy Architects, Main Street Board Secretary
John Harral, Butler Snow Attorneys, Chairman Emeritus
Board Members: Meredith Chase, The Prime Time Agency; John Heath, CPA; Marvin Koury, Grubb & Ellis/Sawyer Commercial; Poem Love, Triplett Day Drug Co.; Carole Lynn Meadows; Mark Schlogel, Roy Anderson Corp; Wayne Tisdale, Stewart Sneed Hewes Insurance; Clay Wagner, Hancock Bank; Marty Warren, Law Offices of G. Martin Warren, Jr.; Ric Williams, BancorpSouth.
The board members make up the committees that help us get so much accomplished.
Organization Committee: This committee is responsible for the oversight of the organization’s overall function. The Organization committee is run by the Main Street Board of Directors.
Economic Restructuring Committee: This committee is co-chaired by Mississippi Power Company’s Mark Loughman and Regions Bank’s Eddie Appel. The purpose of this committee is to identify and implement ways to improve and promote the district’s economic condition to attract new businesses and development and retain the ones who have been mainstays. This committee successfully drafted and presented to City Council for adoption a resolution to abate ad valorem taxes for new development and rehabilitation projects in the downtown district. The Economic Restructuring committee has a number of projects being planned.
To become a part of the Gulfport Main Street Economic Restructuring Committee, please email Mark Loughman at mploughm@southernco.com .
Design Committee: The Design Committee is chaired by Eley Guild Hardy Architects’ Johnny Olsen. This committee has been tasked with identifying projects to improve the physical appearance of downtown, whether related to buildings or the land and streetscape. Through funding by the Mississippi Development Authority, this committee is actively shaping the outcome of more than $12.5 Million in physical renovations throughout the downtown district.
To become a part of the Gulfport Main Street Design Committee, please email Johnny Olsen at jolsen@eleyguildhardy.com.
Promotions Committee: This exciting committee is chaired by Carol McDaniel. The Promotions committee leads the charge to make the downtown district an interesting and enjoyable place to visit and do business. This committee coordinates Main Street’s arts, music and cultural festival, “Fall Around Downtown,” which successfully combines bringing a high-energy arts-centered event into downtown and raises funds for the organization’s operation. The Promotions committee also coordinates and oversees the production and sales of Main Street’s annual holiday ornament, which can be purchased under the “Merchandise” page of this site.
To become a part of the Promotions committee, please email Carol McDaniel at carolzmcdaniel@aol.com