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Emerging Leaders Council
In January 2016, LABI established the inaugural Emerging Leaders Council, a select group of distinguished young entrepreneurs from each region of Louisiana who have a demonstrated commitment to making the state a great place to live and work. The 2023 Emerging Leaders Council represents the top talent in the Louisiana business community across a range of industry sectors.
- Logan AndersonLouisiana Government Relations ManagerJones Walker
- Dusty BastionBridge Department ManagerHNTB Corportation
- Valerie BernardDirector, Project Management OfficeTransformyx
- Ian ByramGeologistHeritage Energy Company
- Will ChadwickRetail Sales and LeasingElifin Realty
- Melanie Clouatre, ELC ChairTreasurer/Manager of CreditPlacid Refining Company, LLC
- Ryan CrossSenior Director, Government AffairsFranciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
- Hunter CurtisAssociateLiskow
- Courtney DebetazOperations Manager – Pipe FabricationPerformance Contractors
- Madison DeWittPartnerPhelps Dunbar, LLP
- Matthew DickersonStrategic Marketing ManagerPulpmill Services Inc.
- Caleb EtheridgeOwner & CEOEtheridge Pipeline and Conduit, LLC
- Jennifer ForestControllerMARTCO, LLC
- Derek ForetPartner – Assurance Service Line LeadHannis T. Bourgeois, LLP, CPA’s
- Lauren GleasonVice President of External AffairsUnitedHealth Group
- Jordan HultbergSenior VP, Commerical BankingRed River Bank
- Seth IrbyChief Marketing & Customer Experience OfficerLWCC
- Rachael JeanfreuAttorneyBreazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP
- Phillip LeBlancBusiness DevelopmentDurr Heavy Construction
- Trey LedetDirector of PreconstructionGibbs Construction
- Marissa ManuelHead of Operations/CFPOlivier Group
- Wes MartinEVP and Chief Lending OfficerBank of Oak Ridge
- Coulter McMahenPresidentLouisiana Automobile Dealers Association
- Ridge MiguezVice PresidentMiguez Fuel & Lubricants
- Nial Patel (Past ELC Chair)Vice PresidentCornerstone Government Affairs
- Dillan RiderOwnerRSG Wholesale
- Mary RobinsonPolicy & Legislative Affairs SpecialistAdvantous Consulting LLC
- Heather RoemerChief of Staffb1BANK
- Kristina SaraiDirector of Government AffairsCox Communications
- Jason SistrunkGeneral ManagerCintas
- Marcus WilliamsOwner ArchitectWILLIAMS Architecture, LLC
- TJ WoodardPharmacist/OwnerPrescriptions to Geaux
- Josh ZumoSenior Project ManagerCajun Industries, LLC