Board of Directors

Shelina Davis

Executive Committee Chairwoman

Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI), Chief Executive Officer

Elizabeth Ellison-Frost

Executive Committee Vice Chairwoman

Chalmette Refining - PBF Energy, Community Relations Manager

Peter Boylan III

Executive Committee Treasurer

Treehouse Ventures, LLC, Partner

Amy Boyle Collins

Executive Committee Secretary

Gambel Communications, President & CEO

Roderic F. Teamer Sr.

Immediate Past Chairman 2024

Louisiana Blue, Director, Diversity Programs and Business Development

Natalie Barranco

Prime Business Advisory Solutions, LLC, Owner

Brian Baluta

Lockheed Martin , Director, State & Local Government Relations

Dan Barron

Audacy, SVP/Market Manager

Timothy Bennett

Hancock Whitney - Main Office Branch, Senior Vice President, Corporate Banking

Jolie Bernard

The Bernard Group LLC, Principal Owner and Chief Strategist

Sondra Brown

MDRG - Market Dynamics Research Group, Inc., President

Alita Caparotta

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Chief Administration Officer

Scott Chapman

UnitedHealthcare , VP of Account Management

Barrett Conrad

Antares Technology Solutions, President & CEO

Jennie Diemont

Deep Fried Advertising, President, Chief Creative Officer

Jill Dryden

The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com | The New Orleans Advocate, Sr. Advertising Sales

Tracee Dundas

New Orleans Fashion Week, LLC, Founder / Creative Director

Kevin Ferguson

New Orleans & Company, VP, External Affairs and Membership

Michele Fontenot

Peoples Health, Assistant Director, Network Performance & Engagement.

Michael G. Griffin, MSPH, D. Sc.

DePaul Community Health Centers, President & CEO

Valerie M. Grubb

Val Grubb Keynote Speaker | Executive Coach | Leadership Development, Keynote Speaker | Executive Coach | Leadership Development Consultant

Heather Hodges

The Historic New Orleans Collection, Director of Institutional Advancement

Theresa Marie Jones

Evalv IQ LLC, Principal Consultant

Jay Huffstatler

OnPath Credit Union, Executive Director Of OnPath Foundation

Eric T. Jones

AT&T Louisiana, Regional Director, External Affairs

Coco Evans Judd

New Orleans CityBusiness, Advertising Executive

IIianna Kwaske

Tulane University School of Professional Advancement

Lisa LaCour

The Vault Collective, Founder/CEO

Anthony LaMothe

Anthony LaMothe Photography, Principal Photographer

David Lawrence

Delta Administrative Services, LLC, President

Sunni LeBeouf

Cox Communications, New Orleans Market Vice President

Conner LeBlanc

General Informatics, Senior Business Development & Compliance Manager

Alfred Liggans

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co., SVP, Trust Manager, Trust Department

Luz Lobos

Synergy Design Group, President

Kenny Malter

Delta Utilities, Vice President of Gas Supply

Loren Marino

Port of New Orleans, Chief of Staff & V.P. of External Affairs

Rachel McCall

Verizon, Associate Director, Global Enterprise

Paul McGoey

Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana, Inc., VP of Development, Marketing & Public Relations

Pamela Meyer

Tonia Moore

Ochsner Health, Director of Community Engagement

Keith Naccari

Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC, Founding Member

Mike Neelly

WDSU, President and General Manager

Ashley Page

Lamar Advertising, Account Executive

Angelina Parker

CompuCure, Inc., President/CEO

David Piscola

Hilton New Orleans Riverside, General Manager

Krista Pouncy-Dyson

Performance First Digital, Founder

Ryan Rodrigue

HUB International, Vice President

Suchitra Satpathi

Pelican State Partners, Partner

Mikel Schaefer

WVUE-FOX 8, Vice President & General Manager

Kevin Schorp

Folgers Coffee Company, Plant Manager

Nyka Scott

Entergy New Orleans Inc., Director, Public Affairs

Rebecca Sha

Phelps Dunbar LLP, Partner, Labor and Employment Group

Kennedy Smith

Caesars New Orleans, Vice President of Marketing

Ron Stone

Shell USA, Inc., Senior Corporate Relations Advisor

Casey Urschel

Uptown Benefits, Owner

Michael Williamson

United Way of Southeast Louisiana, President and Chief Executive Officer

Bobby Young

Fidelity Bank, New Orleans, Market President

Trisha Young

Atmos Energy, Director of Gas Supply Planning and Contract Admin

Todd Matherne

Past Chairman 2023

Biz New Orleans, CEO

Mindy Nunez Airhart

Past Chairwoman 2022

SSE Steel Fabrication, President & CEO

Jeffery Pilet

Past Chairman 2021

Lockheed Martin , NASA Michoud Assembly, Lockheed Martin Site Director

Brandon Davis

Past Chairman 2020

Phelps Dunbar LLP, Partner

Deanna Causey

Past Chairwoman 2019

B. C. Construction & Design, LLC, Project Manager

E. Paige Sensenbrenner

Past Chairman 2018

Adams and Reese LLP, Senior Partner in Charge

Melissa Gibbs

Past Chairman 2017

Gibbs Construction LLC, Business Development & SBE/DBE Outreach

Stephen Caputo

Past Chairman 2016

Hotel Monteleone, Hotel Manager

Justin Augustine

Past Chairman 2015

Transdev Services, Inc., Senior Vice President/Infrastructure & Supply Chain

Lisa Blossman

Past Chairwoman 2014

New Orleans CityBusiness, Group Publisher

William Aaron

Past Chairman 2012

Aaron & Gianna, PLC, Managing Shareholder

Patricia Denechaud

Past Chairman 2011

Crescent City Consultants, President

Charles Teamer

Past Chairman 2008-2010

The Teamer Strategy Group

E. Fredrick Preis, Jr.

Past Chairman 2005-2007

Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., Senior Partner

Alden McDonald

Past Chairman 2004- 2005

Liberty Bank and Trust Company, Chairman