Allison Padilla-Goodman
Title: Regional Director
Employer: Anti-Defamation League’s South Central Regional Office
Education: University of New York, PH.D, Tulane University – Masters Latin American Studies
Candice Bates Anderson
Title: Chief Judge of Juvenile Court
Employer: Louisiana Supreme Court
Education: Clark Atlanta University, Tulane University – School of Law
Civic Engagement: Alpha Kappa Sorority, Inc., Pontchartrain Chapter of the Links, Inc., Historic Faubourg Treme Neighborhood Association
Robert Wilton
Title: Lead Pastor, Vintage Church; Chaplain, New Orleans Saints
Employer: New Orleans Saints
Education: North Greenville University(B.S.), New Orleans Baptist Theological seminary (Masters of Divinity), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Doctor of Ministry)
Civic Engagement: Numerous faith based organizations and initiatives in New Orleans and across U.S.
Caroline Hernandez
Title: Freelance – Self-Employed
Education: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Professional Bachelors in Architecture
Civic Engagement: Mensaje, Youth Volunteer; FOunder & President of Latin American Student Club & Tutoring Afterschool Program at Alfred Bonnabel High School; New Orleans, UNISAL – Chinameca, El Salvador Earthquake Housing Outreach Program Member; GET ON BOARD!; Urban League New Orleans Young Proffesionals; SouthernRep Theater; Appointed to the Louisiana State Council on the Provision of Governmental services to latin Americans – August 2009-2010; LatiNola; EngageNOLA; Puentes New Orleans, Inc.; Human Rights Campaign Volunteer 2016
Michael Hecht
Title: President & CEO
Employer: Greater New Orleans, Inc.
Education: Yale University (BA), Stanford University (MBA)
Civic Engagement: Co-chair, New Orleans 2018 Tercentennial Media & Branding Committee, United Way of Greater New Orleans (Board Member), Delgado Community College (Board Member), University of New Orleans (Board Member), Tulane Hillel (Board Member), NexusCity (Board Member)
Henderson Lewis, Jr.
Title: Superintendent of Schools, Orleans Parish School Board
Employer: Orleans Parish School Board
Education: Southern University (BS), University of New Orleans (M Ed), Mississippi State University (PhD)
Civic Engagement: 100 Black Men of Metro New Orleans, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Kara Tucina Olidge
Title: Executive Director
Employer: Amistad Research Center
Education: Spelman College (BA), University of New Orleans (MA), University of New York at Buffalo (PhD)
Civic Engagement: TriPod, Editorial Committee Member; New Orleans at 300, Editorial Committee Member, New Orleans Tricentennial Anthology, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Program Steering Committee, The Tricentennial Symposium, New Orleans Tricentennial Commission
Clifford M. Kenwood
Title: President
Employer: AMCREF Community Capital, LLC
Education: Rollins College (BA), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Master of Regional Planning), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MBA)
Civic Engagement: New Markets Tax Credit Coalition (Board Member)
Dana Broussard Labat
Title: Orleans Psychology and Wellness, LLC, Partnership with Pelts, Kirkhard & Associates
Employer: Self
Education: Fisk University (BA), The Pennsylvania State University (MA), The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (PhD)
Civic Engagement: Louisiana Psychological Association, Crescent City Area Psychological Society, American Psychological Association
Kellen Mathews
Title: Attorney
Employer: Adams and Reese, LLP
Education: Millsaps College (BA), LSU Law School (JD, BCL)
Civic Engagement: Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank (Member), City Year Baton Rouge (Member, Associate Board), City Year School House Rock Gala Host Committee
Quentin Lamont Messer, Jr.
Title: President & CEO
Employer: New Orleans Business Alliance
Education: Princeton University (BA), Columbia Law School (JD), Columbia Business School (MBA)
Civic Engagement: Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy, Council for a Better Louisiana’s Leadership, Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc.
Mark L. Quinn
Title: Conrad N. Hilton Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship
Employer: Xavier University of Louisiana
Education: University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University
Civic Engagement: Global Awareness Committee at Xavier University of Louisiana (Member), Board of the Xavier University Employees’ Federal Credit Union (Former Member), Governance Committee of the Association for Economic Opportunity (Former Member, Chair)
Randy G. McKee
Employer: McKee Law Firm, LLC
Education: Xavier University, Tulane University Law School
Civic Engagement: Holy Family Catholic Church Pastoral Council (President), Xavier University Pre-Law Director Search Committee
Rhonda M. McMillan
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Credit Officer
Employer: Liberty Bank and Trust Company
Education: Southern University A&M College( BS), Clark Atlanta University (MBA), SW Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University
Civic Engagement: Junior League of Baton Rouge, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Tommy Screen
Title: Director of Government and Legal Affairs
Employer: Loyola University
Education: Louisiana State University, Louisiana State University Law School (JD)
Civic Engagement: Mystick Krewe of Louisiana (Member), Board of Trustees at Stuart Hall School for Boys (Member), Eucharistic Minister at St. Francis of Assisi Church
Michael G. Sherman
Title: Principal
Employer: Sherman Strategies
Education: Tulane University, Georgetown University Law Center (JD)
Allen Square, Jr.
Title: Principal
Employer: Square Button
Education: Tulane University (BS), Southern Methodist University (MS), Wharton School of Business (MBA)
Civic Engagement: Operation Spark, New Orleans Startup Fund, Power Moves, Nexus
Stephanie Powell
Title: Executive Director, Young Leadership Council
Education: University of Georgia
Susan Hutson
Title: Independent Police Monitor
Employer: City of New Orleans, Office of the Independent Police Monitor
Education: University of Pennsylvania (BA), Tulane University School of Law (JD)
Takeisha C. Davis, MD, MPH
Title: President and CEO
Employer: New Orleans East Hospital, LCMC Health
Education: Xavier University of Louisiana, John Hopkins School of Medicine (MD), Harvard School of Public Health (MPH)
Civic Engagement: Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale, Founding Board Member and Parade Captain; First Street Peck Wesley United Methodist Church, Financial Secretary and Youth Ministry Director; Taylor Made Medical Consultants, LLC.
Tania Tetlow
Title: Chief of Staff and Vice President, Tulane University; Felder-Fayard Professor of Law
Employer: Tulane University
Education: Tulane University (BA), Harvard Law School (JD)
Civic Engagement: Library Board (Chair)
Tung Ly
Title: Web Manager, City of New Orleans
Employer: City of New Orleans
Education: Tulane University
Civic Engagement: VAYLA New Orleans, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Travel + Social Good, New Orleans Hub, Community Footprint
Willie Muhammad
Education: Xavier University
Civic Engagement: New Orleans Man Up March, New Orleans Chapter of Peace Keepers
Raoul Vincent Chauvin, III P.E.
Title: Principal Partner
Employer: Infinity Engineering Consultants, LLC
Education: Louisiana State University
Civic Engagement: Louisiana Engineering Society American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Louisiana Chemical Industry Alliance, Grain Elevator and Processing Society
Bart Everson
Title: Media Artist
Employer: Xavier University
Education: Indiana University
Civic Engagement: Green Party of Louisiana (Founding Member), Friends of Lafitte Greenway (Co-Founder)
Nick Stillman
Title: President and CEO
Employer: Arts Council New Orleans
Education: Oberlin College
Civic Engagement: President & CEO of Arts Council New Orleans
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