Executive Committee

CHAIR
Ty Hingle
Mattress Direct

VICE-CHAIR
Wess Watts
Edward Jones

TREASURER
Scott Lazarone
Faulk & Winkler

SECRETARY
Gary Lacombe
Education Advocate

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Layne McDaniel
Layne R. McDaniel, CPA, LLC

Board Members

Jamey Firnberg
School Aids

Mickey Frieberg
a La Carte Foods

Anna Johnson
West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce

Mark Fry
Phelps Dunbar

Stephen Hightower
City Group Hospitality

Kelly Stomps
Louisiana Department of Education

Wes Watts
Superintendent, West Baton Rouge Parish Schools

Gwendolyn Wild
Mercedes Benz of Baton Rouge

Brian Adams
Southern University

Brian Davies
Coca Cola Bottling Company

Tony Davis
Natchitoches Community Alliance Foundation, Inc.

Jill Rigby Garner
Manners of the Heart

Corey Hargrove
Hargrove & Associates

Ben Heroman
Billy's Flowerland and Gifts

Cate Heroman
Knock Knock Museum

Gerri LeBlanc
The Picard Group

Johnny Palazzotto
PAL Productions

John Pastorek
WBRZ-TV>

Tyron Picard
The Picard Group

Donna Saurage
Community Coffee Company

Sonny Savoie
Education Advocate

Debra Schum
LA Association of Principals

Courtney Westbrook
Emprint/Moran Printing

Thomas Byler
2018 LA State Principal of the Year

Jemi Carlone
Belle Chasse High School

Kathryn Ferguson
2019 Middle School Teacher of the Year

Spencer Kiper
2019 LA State Teacher of the Year

Joni Lacy
LA Department of Education

Kelly Stomps
2016 LA State Teacher of the Year

Jean Woodside
2004 LA State Teacher of the Year

John Wondergem
2017 H. Norman Saurage III Service Award Winner