Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce announces 2025 Chamber Champions and Chair, David Blackwell.

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is pleased to announce the 2025 Chamber Champions and Chair, David Blackwell.

David has been in the Biloxi Shuckers Community Development role since October of 2022. Under his leadership, the Shuckers have spent more than 200 hours per year involved in giving back to the community, from community engagement and service projects, fundraising support, to much more. Through the creation of the Heart of a Shucker Community Fund, the Shuckers have invested more than $100,000 over the past two seasons, across the Gulf Coast Community. Plans are in place to double that total for the 2025 season. 
 
Prior to joining the Shuckers, Blackwell spent a decade in the music business as a professional singer/songwriter between Birmingham and Nashville. He’s worked with several non-profits and in part time and volunteer roles with the New Orleans VooDoo (Arena Football League) and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation. 
 
He currently serves as the president of the Gulfport School District CTE Advisory Committee, the Gulf Coast Chamber Champs Chair, a Keesler AFB Honorary Commander, and on several other boards/committees. When his Shuckers schedule allows, he is a player/manager for an over 35 baseball team based in his hometown of New Orleans. He is the host of the “Heart of a Shucker Community Podcast” as well as the “Play More Country Music Podcast”, both of which were launched in January of 2025. 
 
Born in Mobile, raised in New Orleans, he and his wife now call Bay St. Louis home, with the Biloxi Shuckers Directors of Team Morale (team dogs), Barqs & Shuck. David played collegiate baseball for the Mississippi College Choctaws before moving into a student assistant role. He’s an avid follower of the University of Alabama athletics, NASCAR, and country music. 
 
2025 Chamber Champions