2025 Jefferson Chamber Executive Committee:
Nora Vaden Holmes, Chair
Agent/Owner, Nora Vaden Holmes Insurance Agency – State Farm
Dr. Paula Polito, Government Committee Chair/Chair-Elect
Owner, Beary Cherry Tree Child Development Center
Ryan Rodrigue, Political Action Committee Chair
Vice President, HUB International Gulf South
Leslie James, Treasurer
Treasury Sales Lead, Red River Bank
Brian Moldaner, Secretary
Chief Growth Officer, T. Baker Smith
John Roberts, Ambassadors Committee Chair
Partner/ GM, Boot64 Ventures
Dr. Kevin Guitterrez, Education & Workforce Development Chair
Director of Strategic Development, Discovery Schools
Michael Flowers, JCYP Committee Chair
Business Development Manager, The Bookkeeper
Jessica Palazzo, Health & Wellness Committee Chair
Development Director, American Heart Association
Todd Matherne, Jefferson Chamber Foundation Chair
CEO, Renaissance Publishing
Johnny Domiano, Member at Large/Eastbank Council Chair
Partner and Litigation Practice Group Leader, Adams and Reese, LLP
Beth Walker, Member at Large
CEO, Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans
Ryan Daul, Westbank Council Chair
Producer, USI
Ruth Lawson, President
Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
2025 Board of Directors:
Jimmy Aitken
Customer Service Manager, Entergy Louisiana, Inc.
Jerry Bologna, Economic Development Representative
President & CEO, JEDCO
Gregory Booth
Partner, EAG Gulf Coast, LLC, EisnerAmper
Barry Boudreaux
Executive Vice President, Zito Companies, LLC
Amy Boyle Collins
CEO, Gambel Communications
Liz Broekman
Market President, OnPath Credit Union
Jasmine Brown DeRouselle, Economic Development Representative
Senior Vice President of Public Policy, Greater New Orleans, Inc.
Philip Coote
Senior Vice President, First Horizon
Sheila Craft
CEO, OfficeLink, LC I FileLink I ShredLink
Joe Eagan
Market Director, Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home and Cemeteries
Jean-Paul Escudier
Executive Counsel, Port of New Orleans
Chris Francis
Regional Director, Louisiana Blue
Cherreen Gegenheimer, Community Representative
Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Jefferson Parish
Dr. James Gray, Community Representative
Superintendent, Jefferson Parish Public School System
Alyssa Herbert
Banking Officer, Metairie Bank & Trust
Rachel Jeanfreau
Partner, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP
Coretta LaGarde, Community Representative
Executive Director, American Heart Association
Djuana Larrieu
Assistant Director, Network Performance & Engagement, Peoples Health
Sunni LeBeouf
Market Vice President, Cox Communications
Dr. Larissa Littleton-Steib
Chancellor, Delgado Community College
Elizabeth Cigali-Manshel
Owner/CEO, ITC Creative Branding
Edward Methe
Executive Vice President, Gibbs Construction
Emily Rebert
AVP, Business Development Officer, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co.
George Mueller III
Partner/Attorney, Chehardy Sherman Williams
Jim Schoen
Senior Vice President, Fidelity Bank/NOLA Lending Group
Amanda Schott Medearis
Quality and Design Specialist, 1st Lake Properties, Inc./ Favrot & Shane Co.
Mike Stanfield
Senior Vice President of Sales, New Orleans Saints & Pelicans
Barcley Steib
Agent/Owner, Barcley J. Steib Insurance Agency
Brandi Theard
Account Executive, Outfront Media
Tommy Vadell
General Sales Manager, LAMAR Advertising Company
Dr. Shondra Williams, Community Representative
CEO, InclusivCare
Michael Williamson, Community Representative
President and CEO, United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Richard Ziegler
Senior Vice President, Bonvenu Bank
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
Al Galindo, Entergy Louisiana, Inc., 2023
Ryan Rodrigue, HUB International Gulf South, 2024
