Current Class

2025 Leadership Louisiana Class Roster

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