Current Class


2026 Leadership Louisiana Class Roster

  • Thad Angelloz, Director of Grants and Communications, Greater Lafourche Port Commission, Thibodaux/Cut Off
  • Lance Armentor, MHA, President & CEO, Opelousas General Health System, Sunset/Opelousas
  • Abbey Bain, M.Ed., Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement, LSU-Alexandria, Bunkie/Alexandria
  • Elizabeth Bentley-Smith, MS, MA, Deputy Commissioner for Finance & Administration, Louisiana Board of Regents, Baton Rouge
  • Pilar Blanco-Eble, Ed.D, MA, Vice Chancellor for Advancement & Executive Director of the BRCC Foundation, Baton Rouge Community College, Lafayette/Baton Rouge
  • Dani Borel, JD, Partner, Breazeale Sachse Wilson, Baton Rouge
  • Brett Brown, Senior Financial Analyst, BRF, Shreveport
  • Eddie Buttross, MBA, Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager, First Horizon Bank, Lafayette
  • David Carter, MBA, MA, Principal, Emergent Method, Baton Rouge
  • Justin Centanni, Assessor, Lafayette Parish Assessor’s Office, Lafayette
  • Steven Ceulemans, D.Sc., MS, President & CEO, Baton Rouge Health District, Baton Rouge
  • Kalli Christ, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Acadiana, Lafayette
  • Hardeman Cordell, President, Central Oil & Supply
  • Lyla Corkern, MA, Owner/CEO, Finding Solace, Cahoun/West Monroe
  • Martha Crenshaw, JD, General Counsel, Roy O Martin, Alexandria
  • Shannan Cvitanovic, Executive Director, Friends of New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans
  • Anna deTiege, MBA, MS, Director of Innovation Capital, LA.IO/Louisiana Innovation, a Division of LED, Metairie/Baton Rouge
  • Megan Duhon, MBA, Director of Economic Development, One Acadiana, Crowley/Lafayette
  • Karla Edwards, HR Business Partner, Sasol, Lake Charles/Westlake
  • Bobby Fruge, MBA, Owner/Founder, RaDIX, Lafayette
  • Jill Galmarini, MPA, Director of Civic Initiatives, Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana, Lake Charles
  • Kate Griener, Ph.D., Senior Community Affairs Advisor, Woodside Energy, Folsom/Sulphur
  • Judd Jeansonne, Ph.D., Executive Director, Volunteer Louisiana – Office of the Lt. Governor, Baton Rouge
  • Viveca Johnson, MS, Owner/Clinical Administrator, Forward Moving Counseling Services, Baton Rouge
  • Courtney Joiner, JD, MA, Partner, McGlinchey Stafford, Prairieville/Baton Rouge
  • Chris Joseph, Jr., JD, Associate, Adams and Reese, LLP, Prairieville/Baton Rouge
  • Heather Kleinpeter, Director of Strategic Projects, Corporate Mobile Housing, Baton Rouge/Monroe
  • Deanna Lafont, MS, Parish Administrator, Lafourche Parish Government, Thibodaux
  • Ryan LaGrange, MBA, Director of Workforce Development, LEDA, Broussard/Lafayette
  • Matthew Lee, JD, Member, Bradley Murchison, Shreveport
  • Christina Lord, MD, Regional Medical Director for the Office of Public Health, Louisiana Department of Health, Leesville/Alexandria
  • Justin Marocco, JD, Partner, Jones Walker, Baton Rouge
  • Pamela Matassa, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer & Communications Director, Ascension Parish Government, Baton Rouge/Gonzales
  • Samantha McKee, Assistant Treasurer, Cleco, Pineville
  • Ethan Melancon, MPA, Government Affairs Director, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Baton Rouge/New Orleans
  • Jennifer Messina, Vice Presidemt of Development, Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West, Mandeville
  • Kim Montie, Executive Director, Port of Cameron, Bell City/Cameron
  • Bailey Morse, JD, Chief Legal Officer, Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency, Mandeville/Covington
  • Ana Nanney, D.Ed., MA, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment & Student Development, Fletcher Technical Community College, Destrehan/Schriever
  • James O’Quinn, II, Executive Director, Louisiana Troopers Association, Mandeville/Baton Rouge
  • Ryan Page, CMO, Coastal Conservation Association of LA, Houma
  • Emily Parker, Director of Marketing, L’Auberge, Lake Charles
  • Nga Quinlan, M.Ed., MHA, Partner & Chief Experience Officer, Hippo Technologies, Baton Rouge
  • Paula Shepherd, JD, MBA, Executive Vice President, Health Plan Operations & Technology, Louisiana Blue, Slaughter/Baton Rouge
  • Ronald Simpson, Director, Community Engagement & Public Affairs, Ochsner Health, Mandeville/Covington
  • Blake Stanfill, MBA, MF, Executive Vice President and COO, Finance New Orleans, New Orleans
  • Shannon Warren, MA, Campus President, Unitech Training Academy – West Monroe Campus, West Monroe
  • Jesse Watson, Ph.D, M.Ed, MPA, Director of Community Engagement and Partnerships, Discovery Schools, Kenner
  • Harrington Watson, III, Ed.D, MS, Chief of Operations, Monroe City Schools, Monroe
  • Liz Webb Hebert, Senior Director of Business Development/City Council Member, Surgery Partners/Lafayette Consolidated Government, Lafayette
  • Tifferney White, MBA, CEO, Louisiana Children’s Museum, New Orleans
  • Matthew Woodard, MPA, CFO, Hunt, Guillot and Associates, Ruston
  • Tony Zanders, President/CEO, Nexus Louisiana, Baton Rouge
  • Kristin Zatta, Customer Service Manager, Entergy, Greenwell Springs/Denham Springs