Full name: Ann Forte Trappey
Title: CEO/President
Company: Forte and Tablada Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors
Age: 48
Hometown: Plaquemine
Why do you do what you do?
Engineering is the best profession in the world. We have the ability to make your quality of life better. We can see and touch the projects we design.
What is your greatest professional accomplishment?
Rebuilding Forte and Tablada after the death of my father (17 years ago).
What was your first job?
Taking photographs for the Plaquemine Post when I was in high school.
What is the best advice you've ever received?
When you’re young, it’s OK to make mistakes.
Who do you most admire in the local business community and why?
Jacqui Vines, because of her accomplishments with Cox in addition to her always great attitude.
If you could have any job other than your own, what would it be?
Being the head pastry chef at one of the more exclusive restaurants in Tuscany.
What is the greatest personal or professional obstacle you've overcome?
Being respected in a man’s world.
If you started over, what would you do differently?
Nothing.
What is your prescription for life?
Enjoy every day to the fullest.
What book are you currently reading?
Travel books on Tuscany.
If you could have dinner with any three living people, who would they be? (Authors? Leaders?)
President George W. Bush, The Pope and Bill Gates.
Who would play you in a movie?
Debra Winger.
What do you do to unwind?
Exercise or work in my yard.
What is the most expensive purchase you've made for yourself?
The renovation of our home.
What is your favorite weekend activity?
Baking
What's your favorite spot in Baton Rouge?
Taking a ferry ride across the river
How do you take your coffee/tea?
Café au lait and sweet n low
What is your favorite movie? TV show? Band?
The Sound of Music/Grey’s Anatomy/Anyone of the new country musicians
What is your favorite gadget?
The OnStar system in my truck.
What is something that you can't live without?
My family. Fred, Francois and Elise.
If you could change one thing about Baton Rouge, what would it be?
The educational system.
What is your greatest hope for Baton Rouge?
That our educational system will truly strive to educate our children.
What is your greatest fear for Baton Rouge?
That we don’t have a quality educational system.
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