Full name: Cynthia Young Rougeou
Title: Executive Director
Company: Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System
Age: 51
Hometown: Lake Charles
Why do you do what you do?
To make a positive difference in the lives of others
What is your greatest professional accomplishment?
Becoming Executive Director of LASERS
What was your first job?
Resident Assistant at Burton Dorm, McNeese State University
What is the best advice you've ever received?
This too shall pass
Who do you most admire in the local business community and why?
Sally Clausen because she does what is right even when it is difficult
If you could have any job other than your own, what would it be?
History professor
What is the greatest personal or professional obstacle you've overcome?
Realization that you cannot be all things to all people at all times
If you started over, what would you do differently?
Nothing
What is your prescription for life?
The world is round
What book are you currently reading?
Just finished Life on the Color Line
If you could have dinner with any three living people, who would they be? (Authors? Leaders?)
Billy Graham, Condoleeza Rice, and Sean Payton
Who would play you in a movie?
Meryl Streep
What do you do to unwind?
Work out at the YMCA
What is the most expensive purchase you've made for yourself?
My BMW
What is your favorite weekend activity?
Working in the yard
What's your theme song?
“She works hard for the money”
What's your favorite spot in Baton Rouge?
Home
How do you take your coffee/tea?
Iced tea with Sweet and Low
What is your favorite movie? TV show? Band?
Movie: The Best Years of Our Lives; TV: Medium; Band: CCR
What is your favorite gadget?
BlackBerry
What is something that you can't live without?
Family (Bo, Leigh, Steven); Best Friend (Brenda); Assistant (Pat)
If you could change one thing about Baton Rouge, what would it be?
Traffic
What is your greatest hope for Baton Rouge?
That we build a safe and nurturing community for our children
What is your greatest fear for Baton Rouge?
Crime escalation
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