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COMPANY NEWS
La Capitol Federal Credit Union has a new location at 8876 Siegen Lane. The office introduces new technology and improvements to La Cap members. The office features a drive-up ATM and three drive-thru lanes.
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GRANTS | PHILANTHROPY
Entergy River Bend Station recently made a $10,000 investment to Capital Area United Way to continue the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program in West Feliciana Parish. The gift will serve 333 kids for one year, providing a total of 4,000 books. Capital Area United Way and several community partners have teamed with Imagination Library to provide children age 5 and under with a monthly age-appropriate book mailed directly to their home.
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APPOINTMENTS | MEMBERSHIPS
Tax Partner Jeremy Klibert of Faulk & Winkler has been appointed as vice president of the Baton Rouge Estate and Business Planning Council for 2015. He will help achieve group objectives and implement innovative solutions for the estate planning field. Klibert has more than 10 years of public accounting experience. He focuses his practice on providing tax services to high net-worth individuals, nonprofit organizations and closely held small businesses.
ACCREDITATION | CERTIFICATION
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Andy Bush of Horizon Wealth Management has received the specialized designation Professional Plan Consultant through Financial Service Standards, a division of fi360 Inc. in the area of retirement plan consulting. As a financial adviser and partner, Bush also heads Horizon Wealth Management’s Retirement Plans Division.
AWARDS | HONORS
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has been recognized as a Platinum-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association for helping employees eat better and move more. Platinum-level employers offer their employees physical activity options, healthy eating options and promote a wellness culture in the workplace. Our Lady of the Lake met a series of benchmarks outlined by the American Heart Association in the areas of physical activity, nutrition and culture, and demonstrated measurable outcomes related to workplace wellness.
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has exceeded national quality benchmarks and earned a place as a “Top Performer” on the VHA Honor Roll for successfully maintaining a low incidence of patient falls over the past three quarters. VHA is a nationwide network of nonprofit health care organizations that work together to improve performance and efficiency in clinical, financial and operational management. The hospital formed a performance improvement committee, which initiated the use of advanced technology to track and predict falls, upgraded bed alarms to a more sensitive system that is able to more efficiently alert nurses when a fall-risk patient is attempting to exit their bed and other measures.
St. Elizabeth Hospital’s gastric banding and stapling programs have been recognized by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana’s Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care program. St. Elizabeth Hospital’s gastric banding program was designated a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery, and its gastric stapling program was designated a Blue Distinction Center+. These designations indicate that St. Elizabeth Hospital meets nationally established quality care, patient safety and outcomes criteria developed with input from the medical community.
APPOINTMENTS | MEMBERSHIPS
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Joshua Best has been elected chief of staff at Lane Regional Medical Center for 2015. Best is a graduate of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Shreveport. He is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and has been a member of Lane Regional’s Medical Staff since 2010. Joining Best as medical staff officers are Thomas Kang, vice chief of staff; Juan Medina, secretary/treasurer; and Bradford Smith, medical staff representative to the board.
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The Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees unanimously elected Thomas Bickham and Janice Lansing as new chair and vice chair, respectively, at its January meeting. The 13-member policy-making Board of Trustees has fiduciary oversight over LASERS. Bickham, undersecretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, has served as an active member Trustee since 2012. He most recently chaired the management committee of the LASERS board. Lansing, chief financial officer of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, has served as an active member Trustee since 2010. She most recently chaired the investment committee of the LASERS board.
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EATEL general counsel Janet Britton recently was elected to serve on the 2015 board of directors for NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, which represents nearly 900 independent, community-based telecommunications companies. Britton represents the southwest region serving Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico.
Annette Vaccaro, CFO and treasurer of Community Coffee, has been elected to the board of directors for The Council for A Better Louisiana. Trent Oubre, chairman elect and partner in Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson’s Baton Rouge office, will serve as an officer in the organization.
Mark Drennen has been named chairman of the Visit Baton Rouge board of directors. Others serving on the board are Councilwoman C. Denise Marcelle, vice chairman; Carolyn McKnight, secretary/treasurer; and Andy Blouin, immediate past chairman. Pastor Lee Wesley has also joined the board.
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Lance Kinchen has been elected chairman of the YMCA of the Capital Area board of directors. Other officers include Chris Spenser, vice chairman of finance; Ralph Bender, associate vice chairman of finance; Norman Chenevert, vice chairman of construction, building and grounds; Edmund Giering, vice chairman of the comp committee and vice chair elect; and Kathi Gill, secretary. Incoming board members are Paul Douglas, Mark Goodson, Alan Kierstead, Scott Mabry, Kristy McKearn, Maggie Richardson and Corey Webster.
Lane Regional Medical Center was once again honored with the Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, making it one of 125 facilities nationwide and the first of only two hospitals in Louisiana recognized as a positive work environment where nurses can flourish. The designation also recognizes the professional satisfaction of nurses at Lane and identifies Lane as one of the best places for nurses to work.
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Adams and Reese attorney Scott Levy has been named chairman of the Baton Rouge Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Council, which serves as they governing body of the YLS. The organization serves Baton Rouge attorneys 39 years or younger or practicing less than five years. Levy is an associate in Adams and Reese’s Special Business Services Practice Group, with experience in litigation, transactions and governmental relations law. He is a former law clerk for state District Judge Tim Kelley in Baton Rouge and also served as law clerk for the Executive Counsel’s Office in the Office of the Governor during Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tenure.
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Neal Gladner, Louisiana Radio Network vice president for sales and marketing, has been elected to the board of directors for the National Association of Farm Broadcasters, which promotes agricultural and rural broadcasting. He will serve as one of two members of the NAFB’s management and sales council. Gladner has more than 30 years of experience in the radio industry. He has been an NAFB member for five years.
John McDermott, a partner at Taylor Porter, has been appointed to the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council, with assignment to the small business/self-employed subgroup. Established in 1953, the council provides an organized public forum for discussion of relevant tax administration issues between IRS officials and representatives of the public.
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Patrick Mockler is the newest member of the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. board of directors. Mockler serves as president of Mockler Beverage Company and has been with the company for more than 27 years.
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Scott Phelps has been named president and Anne St. Romain Gauthier has been named secretary of the Louisiana Oil Marketers and Convenience Store Association. The organization has of 300-plus members who own, operate or supply over 3,300 convenience stores, service stations, car washes and other retail motor fuel outlets and car washes in Louisiana.
PHILANTHROPY | GRANTS
Gerry Lane Enterprises has donated $100,000 to the YMCA of the Capital Area in remembrance of the late Gerry Lane and his support of YMCA Youth Sports. The donation is the first of three $100,000 annual donations to the organization. In memory of Gerry Lane and his sponsorship to YMCA for over 26 years, a memorial will be displayed at the Paula G. Manship YMCA sports complex.
