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. John DeFrances, Vice President, S&W Wholesale Foods, Hammond/Prairieville
  16. Melissa deGeneres, CPA, Treasurer, Crawford Aggregate Industries, Denham Springs/Baton Rouge
  17. Renada Deschamp, MPA, Vice President Health Equity and Inclusion, Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge
  18. Jamie Felder, Chief Civil Deputy, Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, Livingston/Denham Springs
  19. Adrienne Fontenot, Executive Vice President, Home Builders Association of Louisiana, Baton Rouge/Lafayette
  20. Benjamin Gaines, JD, MBA, Partner, Gachassin Law Firm, Lafayette
  21. Arnessa Garrett, Deputy Editor/Opinion Page Editor, The Times Picayune/The Advocate, Baton Rouge/Lafayette
  22. Andree Gonsoulin, MA, Vice President of Marketing, Tides Medical, Lafayette
  23. Chris Goodly, MA, Chief of Field Operations, Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, New Orleans
  24. Kristi Gustavson, JD, CEO, Community Foundation of North Louisiana, Shreveport
  25. Fawn Hernandez, MBA, Deputy Director, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette
  26. Caprice Ieyoub, Ph.D., JD, Executive Director of Development, University of Louisiana System, Baton Rouge
  27. Rachael Jeanfreau, JD, Partner, Breazeale Sachse Wilson, New Orleans/Metairie
  28. Lauren Jumonville, MBA, Vice President, Enterprise Strategy, Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Baton Rouge
  29. Chris Landry, President/CEO, Louisiana Travel Association, Baton Rouge/Covington
  30. Conner LeBlanc, JD, MBA, Senior Business Development & Compliance Manager, General Infomatics, Baton Rouge/Gonzales
  31. Michael LeJeune, MBA, CEO, Acadia St. Landry Hospital, Church Point/Lafayette
  32. Kathryn Manning, MS, EVP, Chief Risk Officer, b1Bank, Baton Rouge
  33. Lauren Mastio, JD, Partner, Jones Walker, New Orleans/Metairie
  34. Adam McNeil, JD, Partner, Adams and Reese LLP, New Orleans
  35. Julie Perkins, MPA, Director of Research Engagement, LSU, Baton Rouge
  36. Daniel Richard, MBA, CFO, Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling, Lafayette/Baton Rouge
  37. Tanya Richardson, MS, Senior Operations Manager, Louisiana Hydroelectric – Sidney A. Murray, Jr. Hydroelectric Station, Vidalia
  38. Tyler Robertson, MS, CISO, Rader Solutions, Lafayette
  39. Creed Romano, JD, President & CEO, Jeff Davis Parish Economic Development, Jennings
  40. Blair Schilling, JD, Partner, Fishman Haygood, New Orleans
  41. Allison Smith, Ph.D., MPA, Assistant Commissioner for Student Health and Wellness, Louisiana Board of Regents, Baton Rouge
  42. Lindsay Smythe, MS, School Leader/Executive Director, Ecole Saint-Landry, Sunset
  43. Chad Soprano, Vice President, Cenla Broadcasting, Alexandria
  44. Jonathan Stokes, JD, Owner, Chadwick, Odom & Stokes, Alexandria
  45. DeRon Talley, MBA, CEO, Key Marketing Solutions, Monroe
  46. Daniel Taylor, CPA, MBA, Chief Accounting Officer, Argent Financial Group, Ruston
  47. Byron Trosclair, MBA, Owner/Principal, IDI Workspace, Lafayette
  48. Katie Vanderlick, CEO, Explore Alexandria-Pineville, Alexandria
  49. Andrew Ward, Founder, The Boot/Acadiana Veteran Alliance, Lafayette
  50. Mary Watson Smith, JD, MA, Managing Member, Law Office of Mary Watson Smith, LLC, Metairie
  51. Sherri Wells, Operations Manager, Acadian Air Med, Lafayette/Loranger
  52. Valerie Wheatley, MPA, Chief Operating Officer, CLOVER, New Orleans