Two self-evident truths: one, young people – particularly of color – face plenty of challenges in today’s New Orleans. Two, the hospitality industry – particularly the restaurant sector – faces plenty of challenges hiring and keeping staff in today’s…
“Jewelry is the most irrational purchase ever, it’s emotional, and that’s what makes it beautiful at the same time!” This observation from Anna Hollinger, co-owner of Symmetry Jewelers and Designers in the Riverbend, could actually sum up a lot…
New York or Washington might make their own claims, but no American city is as truly international to its roots as New Orleans. It’s not just the varied influences – Indigenous, European, African, Caribbean, Asian, to name a few…
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Being CEO of an organization for 18 years is an eternity in the nonprofit world – yet in the case of Kingsley House CEO Keith Liederman, it represents but a short span of the organization’s 125-year existence. “It feels…
A native New Englander, Keith Twitchell moved to New Orleans in 1979. From 2004 through 2020 he served as president of the Committee for a Better New Orleans, where he was responsible for project management, organizational leadership and fundraising/finances, and led key CBNO programs such as the Community Participation Program, the Bryan Bell Metropolitan Leadership Forum, and the Greater New Orleans Water Collaborative. In January 2021 he returned to his own enterprises, including writing, nonprofit management consulting, and design and facilitation of community engagement processes. Twitchell is a former Captain of Krewe du Vieux, a state-ranked tennis player and an award-winning writer, and has served on a variety of organization boards. He received a YLC Role Model award in 2014 and the Urban Conservancy’s Urban Hero award in 2016.
In addition to his weekly blog on BizNewOrleans.com, Twitchell writes the monthly Entrepreneurship Column in Biz New Orleans Magazine along with various business features.
Twitter: @twitchell_keith
