Current Leadership Louisiana Class
Our latest group of top leaders
2025 Leadership Louisiana Class Roster
- Chris Adams, JD, Vice President, Legislative & Government Affairs, Louisiana Healthcare Connections, Baton Rouge
- Philip Auter, Ph.D., Faculty Senate President, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette
- Louie Barbe IV, Trustee & Partner, C. Drew Estate & NVST Real Estate Solutions, Lake Charles
- Magdalen Bickford, JD, Member, McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans/Metairie
- Crystal Blanchard, Vice President, Sales, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, Baton Rouge/Plaquemine
- Evan Boudreaux, MPA, Director of Development, Policy & Public Affairs, Mary Economic Development Alliance, Thibodaux/Baldwin
- Jim Bourgeois, MBA, Manager, Business & Economic Development, Entergy Louisiana, Baton Rouge/Lafayette
- Susanna Brown Thomas, MBA, Business Development Executive, Brown-Taylor Development, Bossier City/Shreveport
- Jeremy Burford, Vice President, Plywood and Solid Wood Business Unit, Roy O Martin, Alexandria/Pineville
- Carson Chaisson, Vice President Lake Charles Region, Turner Industries, Sulphur/Lake Charles
- Keith Chappell, CFO and SVP, The Celtic Group, Baton Rouge
- Buffy Charpentier, Board Member, Dist. 9, Lafourche Parish School District, Thibodaux/Golden Meadow
- Carrie Cortez, Ed.D., ME, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Workforce Initiatives, Fletcher Technical Community College, Schriever/Gray
- Chris Csonka, Executive Director, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Baton Rouge
- John DeFrances, Vice President, S&W Wholesale Foods, Hammond/Prairieville
- Melissa deGeneres, CPA, Treasurer, Crawford Aggregate Industries, Denham Springs/Baton Rouge
- Renada Deschamp, MPA, Vice President Health Equity and Inclusion, Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge
- Jamie Felder, Chief Civil Deputy, Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, Livingston/Denham Springs
- Adrienne Fontenot, Executive Vice President, Home Builders Association of Louisiana, Baton Rouge/Lafayette
- Benjamin Gaines, JD, MBA, Partner, Gachassin Law Firm, Lafayette
- Arnessa Garrett, Deputy Editor/Opinion Page Editor, The Times Picayune/The Advocate, Baton Rouge/Lafayette
- Andree Gonsoulin, MA, Vice President of Marketing, Tides Medical, Lafayette
- Chris Goodly, MA, Chief of Field Operations, Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, New Orleans
- Kristi Gustavson, JD, CEO, Community Foundation of North Louisiana, Shreveport
- Fawn Hernandez, MBA, Deputy Director, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette
- Caprice Ieyoub, Ph.D., JD, Executive Director of Development, University of Louisiana System, Baton Rouge
- Rachael Jeanfreau, JD, Partner, Breazeale Sachse Wilson, New Orleans/Metairie
- Lauren Jumonville, MBA, Vice President, Enterprise Strategy, Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Baton Rouge
- Chris Landry, President/CEO, Louisiana Travel Association, Baton Rouge/Covington
- Conner LeBlanc, JD, MBA, Senior Business Development & Compliance Manager, General Infomatics, Baton Rouge/Gonzales
- Michael LeJeune, MBA, CEO, Acadia St. Landry Hospital, Church Point/Lafayette
- Kathryn Manning, MS, EVP, Chief Risk Officer, b1Bank, Baton Rouge
- Lauren Mastio, JD, Partner, Jones Walker, New Orleans/Metairie
- Adam McNeil, JD, Partner, Adams and Reese LLP, New Orleans
- Julie Perkins, MPA, Director of Research Engagement, LSU, Baton Rouge
- Daniel Richard, MBA, CFO, Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling, Lafayette/Baton Rouge
- Tanya Richardson, MS, Senior Operations Manager, Louisiana Hydroelectric – Sidney A. Murray, Jr. Hydroelectric Station, Vidalia
- Tyler Robertson, MS, CISO, Rader Solutions, Lafayette
- Allison Smith, Ph.D., MPA, Assistant Commissioner for Student Health and Wellness, Louisiana Board of Regents, Baton Rouge
- Lindsay Smythe, MS, School Leader/Executive Director, Ecole Saint-Landry, Sunset
- Chad Soprano, Vice President, Cenla Broadcasting, Alexandria
- Jonathan Stokes, JD, Owner, Chadwick, Odom & Stokes, Alexandria
- DeRon Talley, MBA, CEO, Key Marketing Solutions, Monroe
- Daniel Taylor, CPA, MBA, Chief Accounting Officer, Argent Financial Group, Ruston
- Byron Trosclair, MBA, Owner/Principal, IDI Workspace, Lafayette
- Katie Vanderlick, CEO, Explore Alexandria-Pineville, Alexandria
- Andrew Ward, Founder, The Boot/Acadiana Veteran Alliance, Lafayette
- Mary Watson Smith, JD, MA, Managing Member, Law Office of Mary Watson Smith, LLC, Metairie
- Sherri Wells, Operations Manager, Acadian Air Med, Lafayette/Loranger
- Valerie Wheatley, MPA, Chief Operating Officer, CLOVER, New Orleans
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