Eric J. Nickelsen

The Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1889 and is committed to promoting responsible economic development, community involvement, and unity of private and public sectors in the Pensacola region. The non-profit company's aim is to make it possible for every Leadership Pensacola (LEAP) class member to understand, support, and help community not-for-profit organization (s) meet their mission within the greater Pensacola area. The company is based in Pensacola, FL. The chamber provides leadership and resources to a diverse audience, including community and military leaders, entrepreneurs, and businesses. James N. Hizer has been the CEO of the company since 2010.

Hancock Whitney Bank engages in the provision of investment advisory services. It offers banking, treasury management, commercial financing, institutional asset management, corporate underwriting, and private wealth management solutions. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Gulfport, MS.

Whitney National Bank is the oldest continuously operating bank in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bank engages in community banking in their market areas in the Gulf Coast region, including Houston, Texas, Louisiana, the coastal region of Mississippi, South Alabama and the panhandle of Florida. The bank also has a foreign branch on Grand Cayman in the British West Indies. Whitney National Bank is a subsidiary of Hancock Holding Co. (NASDAQ: HBHC).

Arca Holdings LLC provides investment services. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Mebane, NC.

Part of University of Florida, Gator Boosters, Inc. provides scholarship funding to pay the academic costs for all scholarship athletes. The company is based in Gainesville, FL.