NEW ORLEANS - Kingsley House, a nonprofit organization providing services to children, families and seniors, announced the election of board officers and three new members effective July 1. The 19-member board of directors includes community leaders from public and private…
RALEIGH, N.C. – Monica Smiley, CEO and publisher of Enterprising Women magazine, has appointed Wendy Coulter, Jennie McNeill Campbell and Jill Vitiello to the Enterprising Women Advisory Board. “Wendy Coulter, Jennie McNeill Campbell and Jill Vitiello are each amazing…
NEW ORLEANS – Michelle Butler has joined Gotcha Covered HR to expand the mediation and investigation portion of its business. In this new role, Butler will work with labor attorneys to mediate workplace conflicts, as well as advise business owners…
NEW ORLEANS — The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans selected new officers with the election of Darryl D. Berger as chairman, William H. Langenstein III as vice…
NEW ORLEANS - Dr. William Rials, Ph.D., the current associate director of the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement’s Information Technology Programs, has been named a senior fellow for Government Technology’s Center for Digital Government. “I am so excited to…
BATON ROUGE - Sam Hanna Jr., president and publisher of The Ouachita Citizen (Monroe/West Monroe) was named president of the Louisiana Press Association at its annual stockholders meeting June 22. Hanna is the…
NEW YORK - Merrill Lynch Wealth Management announced that Sara Mayeux has joined the firm as market executive for the Louisiana Mississippi market, which consists of the Slidell, Monroe, Tupelo, Meriden, Ridgeland, Mandeville, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles…
BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards has appointed Jerry Reyes as president of the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority, the governing board of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Governor Edwards also appointed Don…
METAIRIE - Two Ochsner physicians - George Chimento and Daniel Morin - have been bestowed the title of professor by the University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School. Chimento is the department chairman of orthopedics…
BATON ROUGE – Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and the Atchafalaya Trace Commission announced the selection of Justin Lemoine as executive director of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area. Recently, Lemoine was the director of implementation for the Center for Planning Excellence’s…
NEW ORLEANS - Construction veterans Derek Gardes, Kyle Hebert and John Segura announced the creation of Trine Builders in a press release. Having worked together for over 15 years, the partners said they shared a vision of starting their own…
NEW ORLEANS - Blair Lancaster has joined the team at Athena Real Estate. The company said she brings a unique set of skills: knowledge of architecture and interior design; practical knowledge of floor plans, staging, renovations and makeovers; advanced skills…
NEW ORLEANS - Accounting and consulting firm Postlethwaite & Netterville announced the promotions of three new directors. Greg Booth, CPA, is a director in the New Orleans area tax services group. He has been with the firm since 2011, and…
GRAY, La. – Oilfield service provider Danos announced that Renee Piper has been named vice president of marketing, strategy and community affairs. In her new role, Piper is responsible for leading the company's marketing…
CHICAGO – From Ochsner Health System: Shelly Monks, FACHE, has been named President of the Board of Directors for the Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers (AIAMC). Monks’ two-year term commenced Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Monks is System Vice President…
MONROE, LA - The Louisiana Small Business Development Center announced that Shadavalyn Hackney is its new financial director. Hackney began her role on March 23, 2020. Hackney’s experience includes working with federal grants, grant review and reporting, internal controls, and…
NEW ORLEANS - Baker Donelson said it has elected 15 new shareholders across the firm, including two attorneys in its New Orleans office: Paula Estrada de Martin and Leopoldo J. Yanez. Estrada de Martin is a life sciences and biotechnology…
LAFAYETTE – Home Bancorp announced that Ann Forte Trappey has been appointed to its board of directors. “Ann has earned an exceptional reputation as a business and civic leader across the Gulf South,” said John W. Bordelon, chairman, president and…
CHARLESTON, S.C. AND NEW ORLEANS - Arcadia Publishing, a publisher of books of local history and local interest, announced that it has acquired River Road Press, the publisher of books about New Orleans, Louisiana and the surrounding region. Scott Campbell,…
COVINGTON – Lakeview Regional Medical Center, a campus of Tulane Medical Center, is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Salvatore Buttaci, a board-certified interventional cardiologist, to Lakeview Regional Physician Group. Dr. Buttaci joined the practice in April and is…
NEW ORLEANS - From St. Augustine High School: St. Augustine High School is pleased to announce that Mr. Gerald DeBose has been selected as the permanent Principal of St. Augustine High School effective immediately. Since May 2019, DeBose has served…
NEW ORLEANS - The University of New Orleans Research and Technology Foundation has selected Rebecca Conwell as its new president and CEO. Conwell assumed the role on May 1. Conwell most recently served as the executive director of the New…
NEW ORLEANS — Adams and Reese is pleased to announce Dana F. Bird has been promoted to chief financial officer. Bird, who joined Adams and Reese in 2016 as controller, is based in the firm’s New Orleans office. As CFO,…
CHALMETTE— St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis, Councilman at Large Richard Lewis, and the board of directors of the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation (SBEDF or EDF), the public-private partnership charged with economic development for the Parish, have announced their…
BATON ROUGE – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has promoted Natalie McCall to vice president, Provider Performance and Analytics, effective April 16. McCall has been with Blue Cross since 2014. In her vice president role, she will work…
NEW ORLEANS - From the Friends of City Park: Friends of City Park is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Stephanie G. Bell, MBA, to the position of Executive Director, Andrea Lockwood to the position of Director of Special…
NEW ORLEANS - From the University of New Orleans: Students who are not yet admitted to the University of New Orleans can take Nunez Community College courses taught on UNO’s campus before transferring to UNO under a new partnership. The…
BATON ROUGE – From LSU Health Sciences Center: Catherine O’Neal, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine’s Branch Campus in Baton Rouge, has been appointed to the Louisiana…
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Deputy Athletic Director/Chief Operating Officer Dena Freeman-Patton (left) was recently appointed chair of the NCAA’s Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee (MOIC), a year-long designation. “It has been extremely rewarding to serve on the MOIC Committee…
NEW ORLEANS - From Tulane University: Anneliese A. Singh, a professor and associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion in the College of Education at the University of Georgia, has accepted the appointment as Tulane’s first Associate Provost for Diversity…
