Workforce Development Director
Sheila Farr, an eternal optimist, is the owner of Gulf Coast Training & Education Services, LLC. She is a teacher, a blogger, an entrepreneur, an author, and a cheerleader for all who seek to make their dreams come true! At GCTES, Sheila teaches and mentors business professionals, assisting them in overcoming obstacles to build businesses that succeed. She also works with PT Solutions Physical Therapy, serving as a Physician and Community Liaison. A native of Warner Robins, Georgia, she has lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast since 2013. Sheila is a former U.S. Air Force Reserve Personnel Specialist with more than 25 years of human resources and medical administration experience. She has been part of a Total Joint School development team for hospitals in the Atlanta area, served as a Coding Moderator for the Southeast, and has worked as LEAN/Six Sigma Program Manager and Education Director for both medical and non-profit organizations.
Her monthly blog, Thankful and Blessed 365, shares Christian insight with people around the world and encourages them to live thankfully, joyfully, and intentionally every single day!
Sheila is working toward her doctorate in Organizational Leadership (ABD – Aug 2021) from Grand Canyon University, an M.Ed. from the University of Georgia, a M.A. in Counseling from Liberty University, and a B.S. in Human Services from the University of Alabama. Additionally, she has multiple professional certifications in Human Resource Management (SHRM-SCP), Risk Management (CRMP), and Medical Practice Management (CPPM). Sheila is also a yoga instructor (RYT-200), registered with the Yoga Alliance.
She is the founder of the “Biloxi Reads” literacy initiative and is a board member for Mississippi Heroes. She also is the Coast’s representative and ambassador for Mission 22.
Sheila lives in Biloxi and is an avid UGA football fan (Go DAWGS!). In her spare time, she enjoys kayaking, target shooting, golfing, yoga, reading, and gardening. She attends Leggett Memorial Methodist Church in Biloxi and volunteers her time as a yoga instructor for many civic and community groups along the Coast.
