NEW ORLEANS – SVN | Urban Properties, a commercial brokerage, property management and development firm, has hired Alex Fugatt as office manager and bookkeeper. Fugatt will manage all aspects of the firm’s daily office…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) —Lighthouse President and CEO Dee Budgewater recently announced the promotions of Jenice Heck and Ted Haefele. Heck, who has spent the last 18 years building Lighthouse’s Vision Rehabilitation Services, assumed the role of chief operating officer…
NEW ORLEANS — Latter & Blum has named Jennifer Keller director of operations. She will be responsible for identifying and executing strategic initiatives, including education, marketing, leads and operations. Licensed by the LREC since 2006, Keller brings a wealth of…
NEW ORLEANS — The University of Holy Cross has appointed Jeannie Brown, M.ED. vice president for admissions and financial aid. Brown’s career includes work at Loyola University New Orleans and Delgado Community College. She previously served as president of the…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute announced the addition of two staff members. Carla Briggs is now serving as the institute’s workforce training and development manager and Steven McIntyre is a culinary arts Instructor. “Our vision…
NEW ORLEANS — Real estate transactions attorney Andrew Novak has joined Baker Donelson's Real Estate Group as of counsel in the firm's New Orleans office. Novak, who focuses his practice on complex real estate transactions, represents clients in the areas…
NEW ORLEANS — Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC announced that Robert A. Waldrup has joined the firm as an associate. Waldrup is a seasoned litigator and former United States Air Force officer. He has extensive military prosecutorial experience,…
METAIRIE— Chehardy Sherman Williams Law Firm associate Rory Bellina was recently installed as a member of the 2022-23 Young Lawyers Division of the Louisiana State Bar Association. He will serve as one of two District 2 Council Members, alongside Rachal…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Area Habitat For Humanity announced Kevin Ferguson, Doug Fields and Ben Gordon as new board members. Kevin Ferguson is the vice president of external affairs at New Orleans & Company; Doug Fields is the director…
NEW ORLEANS – Genevieve Dumont is the new assistant director of sales and marketing at the Windsor Court Hotel. She will be responsible for leading the hotel's group sales efforts, focusing on the daily sales activities of the team and…
NEW ORLEANS – Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann announced that Annie McBride has rejoined the firm following a year as director of student life at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. McBride, whose practice focuses on commercial real estate transactional…
NEW ORLEANS – Elias “Eli” Ayoub is LCMC Health’s new vice president of specialty pharmacy. Ayoub will be responsible for the development of clinical programs and product management to support the system’s specialty pharmacy business. He will also be instrumental…
NEW ORLEANS — Longtime Liberty’s Kitchen Chief Financial Officer Bernadette Lucas has been appointed interim CEO. Liberty’s Kitchen is a Mid-City-based nonprofit dedicated to youth development, youth empowerment and food security through programs designed to help provide employment and life…
NEW ORLEANS — Beth Bernstein has joined Pugh Accardo. Bernstein's practice focuses on the defense of employers and insurance carriers under the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, the Defense Base Act, and the War…
NEW ORLEANS — Elaine Lane was recently promoted to clinical director of supportive services at Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana. She is also a commissioned agency minister.
NEW ORLEANS – The board of directors of the New Orleans Film Society has announced the selection of Sarah Escalante as the organization’s new executive director, effective July 5. Escalante is relocating from the Michigan Theater Foundation in Ann Arbor,…
NEW ORLEANS – Xavier University of Louisiana has appointed Dr. Anderson Sunda-Meya as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Sunda-Meya has served as interim dean of the college since July 2021 and has been a longtime member of…
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards has appointed Dennis G. Lambert to the Water Resources Commission. Lambert is a benefit-cost analyst for flood mitigation for Innovative Emergency Management Inc. He will serve as an engineer with expertise in ground…
NEW ORLEANS — Prospect New Orleans, a citywide contemporary art triennial, has announced the appointment of Miranda Lash as artistic director of the upcoming Prospect.6, which is slated to open in 2024. Currently, Lash is the Ellen Bruss senior curator…
NEW ORLEANS — A national search for a director to lead the Louisiana Cancer Research Center has culminated in the selection of world-renowned cancer biology researcher Joe W. Ramos, PhD. Ramos is currently the interim director of the University of…
NEW ORLEANS — McGlinchey Stafford has announced that Deirdre McGlinchey, the head of the firm’s general litigation section in the New Orleans office, has been inducted into the Louisiana Chapter of the International Women’s Forum. McGlinchey is a trial lawyer…
NEW ORLEANS – From the City of New Orleans: Mayor LaToya Cantrell today announced Gregory Joseph as the new director of the Mayor’s office of communications. Joseph will serve as the lead public information officer for the City of New…
NEW ORLEANS — Brenton Bowman, an investment portfolio specialist at Hancock Whitney, has joined the board at Boys Town Louisiana. Boys Town opened in 1989 and today meets the needs of youth and families through a variety of "continuum of…
LAFAYETTE, La. — Home Bank welcomes Chris Coulon as senior vice president/director of SBA program lending. Coulon brings more than 20 years of experience in banking and 10 years of experience in SBA lending to Home Bank. He previously worked…
NEW ORLEANS — Patricia H. Christovich has joined Corporate Realty as vice president of finance and administration. Christovich is an experienced leader in finance, accounting and operations environments. She began her career at Marriott International, first as controller at the…
METAIRIE (press release) – Metairie Bank and Trust Co. has announced several new hires and promotions. New Hires Patrick Becker joins the Metairie Bank and Trust Team as Vice President, Commercial Lender, Julie Otillio as Community Development Officer, and Ryan…
NEW ORLEANS — Shryl Bagneris has joined the board at Boys Town Louisiana. For the last 15 years, she has worked at the Marketing Arm in Dallas. As the vice president of brand/account, she leads brand management of creative for…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Firemen’s Federal Credit Union has announced that Chief DEI Officer James Hunter has been selected as a “mastermind” for the CUES Emerge program. CUES Emerge is an emerging leader program that combines online learning, peer…
NEW ORLEANS (press release)— The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel has hired new leaders to run its food and beverage program. Chef Kilian Werner joins the hotel as the new executive chef. Kilian brings 17 years of culinary experience with Marriott…
NEW ORLEANS – Gambel Communications, a New Orleans-based public relations agency, has announced that Amanda Roberts has joined its team as a communication strategist. The appointment is effective immediately. Roberts’ client list includes Arc of Greater New Orleans, Greater New…
