2023 Jefferson Chamber Executive Committee:
Al Galindo, Chair
Entergy Louisiana
Ryan Rodrigue, Government Committee Chair/Chair-Elect
Vice President, HUB International
Donna Austin, Political Action Committee Chair
Assistant VP of Decision Support & Healthcare Economics, Peoples Health
Staci Ritchie, Treasurer
Partner, RICHARD CPAS
Nora Vaden Holmes, Secretary
Owner, Nora Vaden Holmes Insurance Agency
Richelle Chategnier, Ambassadors Committee Chair
Senior Sales Representative, Crescent Payroll Solutions
Sam Briuglio, Education Committee Chair
Senior Vice President, Pond & Company
Amanda Schott, JCYP Steering Committee Chair
Quality & Design Specialist, 1st Lake Properties
Tara Miller, Health & Wellness Committee Chair
Manager of Employer Solutions, Ochsner Medical Center
Tom Meyer, Jefferson Chamber Foundation Chair
Vice President, Benefit Planning Group Insurance & Wealth Management
Johnny Domiano, Member at Large
Partner, Adams and Reese, LLP
Todd Matherne, Member at Large
CEO, Renaissance Publishing
Ruth Lawson, President
Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
2023 Board of Directors:
Kevin Becker
Vice President & Business Banker, Citizens National Bank
Jerry Bologna, Economic Development Representative
President & CEO, JEDCO
Barry Boudreaux
Executive Vice President, Zito Companies, LLC
Jasmine Brown
Vice President of Public Policy, Greater New Orleans, Inc.
Lynne Burkart
Director, Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC
Dann Cahoon
Chief Operating Officer, Rault Resources Group
Amy Boyle Collins
Chief Executive Officer, Gambel Communications
Blair Constant
Of-Counsel, Couhig Partners, LLC
Philip Coote
Senior Vice President, First Horizon
Sheila Craft
CEO, OfficeLink, LC I FileLink I ShredLink
Patrick Cresson
Director of Sales, OUTFRONT Media
Paula Duplantis
Senior Vice President, Hancock Whitney Bank
Jean-Paul Escudier
Executive Counsel, Port of New Orleans
Roch Eshleman
Public Relations, Ray Brandt Auto Group
Jared Freeman
CEO, OnPath Federal Credit Union
Cherreen Gegenheimer, Community Representative
Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Jefferson Parish
Marcel Gonzalez
Vice President and Retail Manager, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co.
Dr. James Gray
Superintendent, Jefferson Parish Public School System
Bob Hecker
Owner, Uniformity, LLC
Alyssa Herbert
Banking Officer, Metairie Bank & Trust
Scott Hosen
Vice President of Marketing, Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union
Leslie James
Treasury Sales Lead, Red River Bank
Rachel Jeanfreau
Partner, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP
Michael Kraft
Managing Partner, Kraft and Company LLC DBA Angele Apartments
Coretta LaGarde
American Heart Association
Larry Manshel
President, ITC4Promos
Jennifer Melancon
Director of Operations, Ramsey’s Diamond Jewelers
Brian Moldaner
Market Sector Leader, T. Baker Smith
George Mueller III
Partner/Attorney, Chehardy Sherman Williams
Chuck Mutz
Owner, Black Tie Auctions
Dr. John Nicklow, Community Representative
President, University of New Orleans
Tim Paulin
Executive Director-Louisiana, BNI
Paula Polito
Owner, Beary Cherry Tree
John Roberts
Partner & General Manager, Moxey New Orleans, LLC
Kristina Sarai
Director of Government Affairs, Cox Communications
Jim Schoen
Senior Vice President, Fidelity Bank/NOLA Lending Group
Debbie Stagni
Account Executive, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Mike Stanfield
Senior Vice President of Sales, New Orleans Saints & Pelicans
Dr. Shondra Williams, Community Representative
CEO, Inclusivcare
Michael Williamson, Community Representative
President and CEO, United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Tom Yura
Chief Operating Officer, Cornerstone
Past Board Chairs:
Lee Giorgio, Owner, Select Properties, Ltd., 1998
Pat LeBlanc, LeBlanc, Tusa & Butler, LLC, 1999
Philip Rebowe, Rebowe & Company CPAs, 2000
Mark McGinnis, West Jefferson Medical Center, 2001
Glenn Hayes, Regions Bank, 2002
Todd Murphy, Omni Bank, 2003
Jack Capella, Capella Consulting, 2004
Ricky Burke, Atmos Energy, 2005
Gary Silbert, Entergy Louisiana, 2006
Ray Seamon, IMR Corporation, 2007
Joan Mollohan, Ochsner Health, 2008
Tom Meyer, Benefit Planning Group, 2009
Ronnie Slone, The Slone Group, 2010
Brad Grundmeyer, Cox Louisiana, 2011
Manny Silver, Entergy Louisiana, 2012
Johnny Domiano, Adams and Reese, LLP, 2013
Byron LeBlanc, LeBlance & Schuster, 2014
Todd Matherne, Renaissance Publishing, 2015
Michael Palamone, Urban Systems Inc, 2016
Fred Preis, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP, 2017
Nick Karl, Peoples Health, 2018
Ryan Daul, Daul Insurance Agency Inc., 2019
Beth Walker, Ochsner Medical Center, 2020
John LeBlanc, Metairie Bank & Trust, 2021
Donna Austin, Peoples Health, 2022
