The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today announced its Baton Rouge Area Leadership class of 2009. In its 25th year, the program aims to develop leaders of tomorrow through innovative problem-solving and teamwork training.
Melissa Lewis Anderson, community relations director, Our Lady of the Lake Foundation; Jeffrey Barbin, partner, Phelps Dunbar; Judy Bethly, executive director, Volunteers in Public Schools; Deidria Bolden, deputy director operations, Louisiana Workforce Commission; Renee Peggy Craft, executive director, United Methodist Hope Ministries; Diane Craig, executive associate to the president, Southern University; Lori Adams Denstel, director of nursing administration, Woman’s Hospital; Julia Dickinson, president elect, Junior League of Baton Rouge; Barbara Anne Eaton, vice president and general manager, Burns & Co. Realtors; Vicki Ellis, executive director, Heritage Ranch; Jori Ann Erdman, director, LSU School of Architecture; Cornelia Fabre, executive director, Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance; Richard Flanagan, producer/account executive, Wright & Percy Insurance; Carol Gordon, senior vice president, Capital One Bank; Bridgette Hardy, tech support specialist, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism; Greg Hodges, vice president, Hancock Bank; Lael Holton, manager, advance planning, City-Parish Planning Commission; Dwayne Honoré, owner/president, D. Honoré Construction; Verni Howard, vice president, Hancock Bank; Fairleigh Jackson, director of development, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge; Clara Joseph, principal, East Baton Rouge School System; Laura Larkin, grants and community development director, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge; Mark Lubbock, CEO, Louisiana Data Systems; Meg Mahoney, senior vice president, product development, Baton Rouge Area Chamber; Erica Malone, office manager/development officer, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baton Rouge; Camille Manning-Broome, director of planning, Center for Planning Excellence; Kirk Maynard, commercial lender, United Community Bank; John Montalbano, senior manager, Hannis T. Bourgeois; Dena Morrison, CEO/president, Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge; Clinton Prescott, strategic planning, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana; Karen Profita, executive director, Capital Area United Way; David Roberts, assistant executive director of marketing and outreach, Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance; Andy St. Romain, attorney/associate, Jones Walker; Donald Shaw, vice president, Baton Rouge General Hospital; Michael Spaulding, facility manager, Ochsner Health System; René Taylor, executive director, Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge; Allison Traxler, director of development; Volunteers of America Greater Baton Rouge; Joseph Wild, owner/principal, Domain Design Architecture; Anne Marie Zima, vice president, Capital One Bank.
