While growing up, you probably heard many of the same old wives’ tales I did: if you keep making that face, it will freeze that way. Coffee stunts your growth (or makes hair grow on your chest). You can’t go swimming for 30 minutes after eating, or you will get cramps and drown. We’ve all […]
Ira Fay Tremmel thought she’d go to work at Merit Health in Biloxi on Aug. 3 and spend the day, like she does most others, fulfilling her role as the employee health nurse. Instead, friends and family surprised the 46-year medical professional with a celebration to mark her 30th anniversary at Merit Health. Initially, Tremmel […]
Retirement is an exciting time, but it can be tough to leave behind the safety net of a stable income or the work routine you’ve followed for decades. Many seniors who reach retirement age end up working part-time; this can be for a variety of reasons, including wanting more spending money, miscalculations in retirement savings […]
A woman who is self-made has achieved wealth, status, etc., through personal effort and hard work rather than by accident of birth. Through sheer will and grit, she has risen to financial and social prominence. According to some experts, women now own over one-third of the world’s private wealth — which is increasingly self-generated. Here […]
Photography by Tilley Photography “At Gulf Coast Woman magazine, we live and work to create platforms to elevate and celebrate women! We look forward to this annual edition, where we’re able to recognize so many who are successful on the Coast. You deserve to be seen, spotlighted. Your hard work and all the juggling you […]
As president of the Colmer Junior High parent-teacher organization, Judge Sharon Willis Sigalas heeded the principal’s sage advice: “You never know what you can do until you try.” “(It) sounded simple, but for a young woman who was frightened to talk in front of a group of more than three, it was a steep hill […]
After 30-plus years of being employed with a local bank, retirement brought an inspiring opportunity to become an entrepreneur. Children always have been dear and special to my heart, so opening a childcare center quickly became the business of choice for me. It’s a business that requires genuine love and passion for children. Choosing the […]
