JESSICA KLING ELLIS
Landmark Bank
JAMES LLORENS
Cristo Rey Baton Rouge
AERIN COUVILLION
Lane Regional Medical Center
JENNIE STELLY
Lane Regional Medical Center
REBECCA “BECKY” LEONE
LATTER & BLUM Inc.
BRANDON SMITH
Flexicrew Technical Services
CARRIE GRIFFIN MONICA
Stand for Children Louisiana
BANKING & FINANCE
Jessica Kling Ellis has joined Landmark Bank as a loan officer. The Zachary native has 11 years of banking experience. Ellis is a member of the Zachary Rotary Club and is presently enrolled in the Zachary Chamber of Commerce Leadership North program.
EDUCATION
James Llorens has been named founding president of Cristo Rey Baton Rouge. He has been serving as the chairman of the school’s feasibility study committee. Llorens is the former chancellor of Southern University. Prior to that, he was the assistant chief administrative officer for the Office of the Baton Rouge Mayor-President. He also has served as Southern’s dean of graduate studies, chairman of the political science department and associate professor of public administration on the Baton Rouge campus. Cristo Rey is scheduled to open in the fall of 2016.
HEALTH CARE
Aerin Couvillion has joined Lane Regional Medical Center as a licensed acupuncturist. Couvillion recently founded Fleur de Lis Acupuncture, 4710 McHugh Road, in Zachary. A Baton Rouge native, Couvillion attended Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York where she received her master’s degree in oriental medicine. She is a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, is licensed in the state of New York and is certified by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. Her specialty focus includes digestive disorders, sleep disorders and women’s health.
Jennie Stelly has been promoted to pharmacy director at Lane Regional Medical Center. The Baton Rouge native will oversee the operation and management of the pharmacy department, including ensuring pharmaceutical services meet accreditation and professional standards. Stelly has 21 years of pharmacy experience, all at Lane Regional Medical Center. She previously was a staff pharmacist.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Rebecca “Becky” Leone has been named director of human resources for Latter & Blum. She has held human resources management positions for the past 18 years, most recently as a senior human resources business partner with The Wendy’s Company. In her new position, she will oversee the human resources planning and management of residential and commercial brokerages and Latter & Blum’s mortgage operation, Essential Mortgage Company. She will also lead the integration of human resources practices and policies among the company’s affiliated partners, Latter & Blum Insurance Services and Platinum Title.
INDUSTRY
Brandon Smith has been named the managing partner of Flexicrew Technical Services. He most recently served as vice president of sales for Flexicrew Staffing, which focuses on industrial staffing in the Baton Rouge market. In his new role, Smith will focus on building the new division, designed to help clients recruit technical and advanced skill level employees.
NONPROFITS
Carrie Griffin Monica has been promoted to executive director of Stand for Children Louisiana. She has served as marketing and communications director since the chapter’s launch. Monica joined Stand Louisiana in 2012 and has been involved in almost every facet of the organization’s work, including managing state operations, training parents, providing daily direction to the Educator All-Star Program, and serving as the lead on managing the higher standards and aligned assessments project. She has extensive experience in campaign management and politics.
