Member Spotlight

Name: Bill Briscoe Age:  34 CYP Member Since: The beginning Hometown: BILOXI, MS

Education: Biloxi High School, Ole Miss
Career background and current employer:  Currently employed by BancorpSouth and have been in the banking industry for 8 years.
Career Goals: To retire very early
Why did I join CYP?  CYP understands the importance of our voice as future leaders in our community.
My most memorable event with CYP:  Black Tie & Blue Jeans Gala
The one activity I enjoy doing in my spare time is:  Spending time at the family's hunting camp
Favorite thing about the Mississippi Gulf Coast:  The three F's: family, friends and fishing
Favorite Restaurant on the Coast:  Ruth's Chris
The Coast's Best Kept Secret:  The gnats
Song you can't get out of your head:  Jack Straw, The Grateful Dead
Best book you've read this year:  Lance Armstrong, "It's Not About the bike"
Favorite Movie:  Apocalypto
The best advice you have ever received:  Enjoy every day because every day is a blessing
Right now I'm counting down the days until...October 1, the opening day of deer season
One important or secret thing people should know about you?  I was diagnosed with cancer in March of this year.  With the support of my friends and family, I have beaten this disease. 

Name:  Stephanie Boyles Age:  29 CYP Member Since:January, 2008 Hometown:Bogalusa, LA

Education:  Bachelor of Architecture from Louisiana Tech University in 2005
Career background and current employer:  Have been an Intern Architect at Dale and Associates Architects for 5 years
Career Goals:  Currently, just trying to get through my Architectural Registration Exams.  After that, continue to learn from my mentors and field experience to be a better architect.
Why did I join CYP?  As a newbie to the coast, I thought it would be a great way to get involved and meet people.
My most memorable event with CYP:  Being involved in the Next Leaders Survey campaign.  I enjoyed participating in something that I thought was important.
The one activity I enjoy doing in my spare time is:  When I have a free weekend, I enjoy going back to help my parents on our family's dairy farm.
Favorite thing about the Mississippi Gulf Coast:  The history of this area.  I've learned a lot!
Favorite Restaurant on the Coast:  Le Bakery on Oak Street in Biloxi
The Coast's Best Kept Secret:  I think it's the people - those that work hard every day to make this a nice place to live and an interesting place to visit.
Song you can't get out of your head:  New Shoes by Paolo Nutini (was the intro to a movie I watched a few days ago)
Best book you've read this year:  To Kill a Mockingbird - the 50th Anniversary Edition
Favorite Movie:  Love Actually is my very favorite, but I only watch it during the month of December - at least 10 times.
The best advice you have ever received:  I guess that would be my Dad telling me EVERY time he sees me getting into my car, "Don't wreck." 
Right now I'm counting down the days until... I go to the Dave Matthews Band concert in Atlanta next week!
One important or secret thing people should know about you?  I've never traveled outside of the US, but would like to go to Switzerland one day.  I do not play any musical instruments, but am dying to learn to play the fiddle!