BANKING/FINANCE
Eric Arman has been promoted to field unit director with Northwestern Mutual of Louisiana-Baton Rouge. Arman is responsible for training and mentoring new financial representatives while still providing clients with financial services. He has been the investment specialist with Northwestern Mutual of Louisiana-Baton Rouge since 2004.
Robert Bond is senior vice president and senior lending officer for Business First Bank, where he supervises four commercial bankers serving the greater Baton Rouge business banking market. Bond has nearly 25 years’ experience in commercial/middle market banking with Louisiana National Bank, Premier Bank, Bank One and JPMorgan Chase Bank.
ENGINEERING
Larry Sant has joined GeoEngineers’ Baton Rouge office as a senior geotechnical engineer. Sant has been with the company for eight years at its Spokane, Wash., office. He has 10 years of experience in managing geotechnical engineering projects.
HEALTH CARE
Mitchell Z. Berger is the new medical director for the cancer program of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. Berger will provide clinical and administrative leadership for the comprehensive program. He most recently served at Winship Cancer Institute at Grady Health Systems in Atlanta as both faculty and as the Chief for the Department of Hematology and Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine.
Barry Chambers has been named vice president of finance for Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Chambers previously served as CFO of the Baton Rouge region for Ochsner Medical Center and Clinic. He is a Certified Public Accountant with a master’s in business administration from Drury University in Springfield, Mo. He has more than 20 years of experience.
Jeff Limbocker was recently named chief financial officer for Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Limbocker previously served as the hospital’s vice president of finance.
Stephanie Manson was recently named the vice president of ancillary services for Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Manson previously served as Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital Administrator. She most recently worked as vice president of Innovative Healthcare Solutions of Louisiana.
Marlene Most has joined St. James Place retirement community as the nutrition manager. She is a registered dietitian and charter Fellow of the American Dietetic Association. She previously worked at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center and was instrumental in creating the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet.
GOVERNMENT
Camille Pampell Conaway has been appointed a senior policy analyst by Gov. Bobby Jindal. Conaway has served as a policy advisor to the Governor since January 2008, covering a range of issues, including ethics reform, transportation, workforce, and crime and public safety. Prior to joining the governor’s transition team, she served as the lead researcher for Blueprint Louisiana, drafting the organization’s five-point reform agenda.
Jody Montelaro has been named a senior policy adviser by Gov. Bobby Jindal. Montelaro began service in the governor’s office in 2008 as assistant executive counsel. He previously spent several years practicing corporate litigation at the law firm of Adams and Reese.
INSURANCE
Don Leese has joined Detlefs & Company Benefit Resources as director of investment services. Leese previously worked for Evans Investment Advisors. In his new position, he will offer executive benefits such as deferred compensation and buy/sell agreement funding, as well as personal needs such as financial needs analysis, annuities, life, disability and long-term care insurance.
MEDIA
Patrick Mulhearn has been named director of studio operations at the Celtic Group and Raleigh Studios. Mulhearn previously served as assistant director of film and television for the state.
Joseph Wilkins has been named graphics manager for WBRZ-TV. Wilkins has spent more than 12 years at WBRZ as the production graphics supervisor and earlier as the production graphics designer. In his new role, he will oversee all graphics for the station.
NONPROFIT
Vester “Jack” Stewart is the new executive director of the Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce. Stewart comes to Livingston Parish from Hillsboro, Ill., where he served as business administrator of the Graham Correctional Center. He also previously served as Community Development Planner for the West Central Illinois Valley Regional Planning Commission. Stewart is also a grant-writing consultant.
REAL ESTATE
Ryan Lang has joined Stirling Properties as a commercial sales and leasing executive for the Greater Baton Rouge market. Lang previously served as an investment associate for Marcus & Millichap, a commercial real estate brokerage in New York.
TECHNOLOGY
Eddie Budd has been hired as the new senior account executive for I.T. by Design. His new role will include identifying and qualifying new business opportunities, sales, consulting and account management. Budd previously served as technical advisor for InfiniEdge Software.
