September 12-14, 2019
Hampton Inn and Suites – 5100 Frontage Rd.
Thursday, September 12
Dress: Business casual
6:00 p.m. Meet in lobby of hotel to carpool (See advance email for directions)
6:30-8:30 Opening Reception – Lotus Club – Downtown Monroe (130 Desiard St.)
Host/Sponsor: Bernard Sager, CABL past-Chairman, (1997 Alum)
Friday, September 13
Dress: casual
7:30 Breakfast in main hotel lobby.
8:30 Meet in lobby, LOAD BUS. Session Packet Review on bus.
9:00 Welcome to CenturyLink Corporate Headquarters
Technology Center of Excellence
- Welcome and Tour
10:00 Regional Overview: The I-20 Corridor
- Sue Nicholson, President/CEO, Monroe Chamber of Commerce (’97 Alum)
10:30 Health and Healthcare in Louisiana…Challenges, Change, Innovation
- Michael Bertaut, Healthcare Economist/Exchange Coordinator, Blue Cross Blue Shield
- David Callecod, President, Lafayette General Health
12:00 Lunch hosted by CenturyLink
12:45 Load Bus for site visit to Black Bayou Lake National
Wildlife Refuge
2:00 Louisiana Delta Community College
Welcome
- Monty Sullivan, President, Louisiana Community & Technical College System
2:15 Tour P-Tech Program/Workshop
3:00 Higher Education and Workforce: Meeting the Challenge for LA’s
Dynamic Economic Expansion
- Kim Reed, Commissioner, Board of Regents (‘02 Alum)
- Monty Sullivan, President, Louisiana Community & Technical College System
4:00/15 Load Bus back to hotel
6:00/15 Carpool and/or meet at Warehouse One
1 Olive St. (casual)
6:30 Pre-dinner Drink
7:00 Dinner
Saturday September 14th
Dress: casual
7:30 Breakfast in main Hotel lobby
8:45 Announcements
9:00 Poverty/Social Conditions and Strategies for Change
- Sarah Berthelot, President/CEO, Louisiana Association of United Ways
- Billy Varner, Desiard Street Shelter
10:15 Trajectory and Innovation in K-12 Education
- Erin Bendily, Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent, Louisiana Department of
Education (’17 Alum) - Caroline Roemer, President, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (‘18 Alum)
- David Gray, Superintendent, Moorehouse Parish Schools
11:00/15 Wrap Up/Adjourn
And, grab your Louisiana goodies: THANKS CANERIVER PECANS
Have a safe trip home and see you at Closing Retreat, Nov 6-8 in Alexandria
(full session attendance mandatory for Class graduation).
Thanks to our NELA Area Session Sponsors
Bernard Sager
Strauss Interests
Continued Thanks to our Statewide Sponsors
