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