Board of Directors

Roderic Teamer

Executive Chairman

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, Director, Diversity Programs and Business Development

Shelina Davis

Executive Vice Chairwoman

Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI), Chief Executive Officer

Elizabeth Ellison-Frost

Executive Committee Treasurer

Chalmette Refining - PBF Energy, Community Relations Manager

Peter Boylan

Executive Committee Secretary

Ballard Brands, LLC, President

Todd Matherne

Immediate Past Chair

Biz New Orleans, CEO

William Aaron

Aaron & Gianna, PLC, Managing Shareholder

Natalie Barranco

Prime Business Advisory Solutions, LLC, Owner

Brian Baluta

Lockheed Martin Space , 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, Vice President Finance and Administration

Scott Chapman

UnitedHealthcare , VP of Account Management

Michael Chauvin

The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com | The New Orleans Advocate

Elizabeth Cigali-Manshel

ITC Creative Branding, Owner/CEO

Amy Collins

Gambel Communications, CEO

Barrett Conrad

Antares Technology Solutions, President & CEO

Jennie Westerman Diemont

Deep Fried Advertising, President, Chief Creative Officer

Tracee Dundas

New Orleans Fashion Week, LLC, Founder / Creative Director

Jennifer Esler

First Horizon, Vice President Private Banking Relationship Manage

Kevin Ferguson

New Orleans & Company, VP, External Affairs and Membership

Michele Fontenot

Peoples Health, Assistant Director, Network Performance & Engagement.

Mamie Gasperecz

University of New Orleans, Chief Business Officer & VP of Business Affairs

Shawntele Green

Star Automotive LLC, Co*Founder/CEO

Michael G. Griffin, MSPH, D. Sc.

DePaul Community Health Centers, President & CEO

Valerie Grubb

Val Grubb Keynote Speaker | Executive Coach | Trainer, President

Theresa Marie Jones

Evalv IQ LLC, Principal Consultant

Eric T. Jones

AT&T Louisiana, Regional Director, External Affairs

Coco Evans Judd

New Orleans CityBusiness, Advertising Executive

Ghassan Korban

Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, Executive Director

Lisa LaCour

The Vault Collective, Founder/CEO

Anthony LaMothe

Anthony LaMothe Photography, Principal Photographer

Teresa Lawrence

Delta Personnel, Inc., Owner

Sunni LeBeouf

Cox Communications, New Orleans Market Vice President

Conner LeBlanc

General Informatics, Senior Business Development & Compliance Manager

Alfred Liggans Jr.

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co., Sr. Vice President/Trust Manager

Luz Lobos

Synergy Design Group, President

Kenny Malter

Atmos Energy, Director, Gas Supply & Services

Rachel McCall

Verizon, Sales Client Partner

Tina Meilleur

Tina Meilleur - Executive Coach & Business Consultant, Founder and CEO

Pamela Meyer

Phala Mire

Women's Business Enterprise Council South (WBEC South), CEO

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

Sarah Porteous

Port of New Orleans, Chief of Staff

Krista Pouncy-Dyson

Performance First Digital, Founder

Ryan Rodrigue

HUB International, Vice President

Suchitra Satpathi

Pelican State Partners, Partner

Mikel Schaefer

WVUE-FOX 8, VP-General Manager

Kevin Schorp

Folgers Coffee Company, Plant Manager

Nyka Scott

Entergy New Orleans Inc., Director, Public Affairs

E. Paige Sensenbrenner

Adams and Reese LLP, Senior Partner in Charge

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

Anna Sumas

House of Blues, Senior Director of Sales for Fillmore and House of Blues

Michael Williamson

United Way of Southeast Louisiana, President and Chief Executive Officer

Bobby Young

Fidelity Bank, New Orleans, Market President

Mindy Nunez Airhart

Past Chairwoman 2022

SSE Steel Fabrication, President & CEO

Jeffery Pilet

Past Chairman 2021

Lockheed Martin Space , 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

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

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 2005

Liberty Bank and Trust Company, Chairman

Joseph Canizaro

Past Chairman 2004

BankPlus, Chairman - First Trust Corporation