STEPHEN DAVID BECK
LSU Office of Research & Economic Development
JOANN LINVILLE
Baton Rouge Community College
JINGYA WANG
Mary Bird Perkins – OLOL Cancer Center
JASON MUNN
PPMG
TRENT BONDY
LUBA Workers’ Comp
MICHAEL BOROWITZ
Opéra Louisiane
PAUL MATHES
The Carpenter Foundation
EDUCATION
Stephen David Beck, the Derryl & Helen Haymon Professor of Music at LSU, has been named associate vice president in the university’s Office of Research & Economic Development. The associate vice president reports to the vice president for research and economic development and is responsible for facilitating research in the arts, humanities and social science disciplines. He will organize and manage the Council on Research funding and award programs. He is also responsible for the ongoing assessment of research administrative procedures, research policy development and implementation, faculty development workshops and proposal development, facilitation of interdisciplinary research activities and other duties.
Joann Linville has been appointed the new interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at Baton Rouge Community College. Linville has more than 30 years of community and technical college experience. She began her career as a faculty member in the nursing program at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, and also served in several academic and student service leadership positions at Bellingham Technical College in Bellingham, Washington. Most recently, Linville worked at the Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona as vice president for Learning Services.
HEALTH CARE
Dr. Jingya Wang has joined the medical staff of Mary Bird Perkins–Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center as a radiation oncologist. Wang recently completed her radiation oncology residency at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Wang is fluent in both English and Chinese.
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION
Jason Munn has been named client delivery manager for PPMG, a construction management consultancy. He has more than six years of experience in client management, strategic planning, resource allocation, financial management, project and personnel management, production methods and process analytics. Munn has worked at several Fortune 500 companies during his career in the nuclear, chemical, petrochemical and wastewater industries.
INSURANCE
Trent Bondy has been promoted to vice president and sales manager of LUBA Workers’ Comp. Bondy joined LUBA Workers’ Comp in 2005 and previously served as assistant vice president of sales, playing a key role in building and developing the company’s market share in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas and recent expansion into Texas. In his new role, Bondy is responsible for supervising the sales department, building and maintaining strong relationships with LUBA’s network of independent insurance agents, and developing growth strategies for the company in key markets.
NONPROFITS
Michael Borowitz has taken on the role of artistic director for Opéra Louisiane. For the past three seasons, Borowitz has been conducting performances and assisting with artistic decisions for Opéra Louisiane as music director. Borowitz is also instituting a Young Artist Quartet that will be the face of Opéra Louisiane around town and in special performances throughout the season. Borowitz also serves as the music director for LSU Opera and Louisiana Opera Outreach.
Paul Mathes has been hired as executive director of The Carpenter Foundation, a nonprofit that provides free educational, emotional and health care support for residents in the Gulf Coast communities served by St. Joseph Hospice. Mathes has more than 15 years of experience in medical sales and operations, risk management, customer service and personnel training. He is a certified occupational safety specialist. As executive director, he helps advance The Carpenter Foundation’s mission through offerings like grief support for adults, adolescents and children, continuing education credit for health care professionals, support groups for residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and research into improving the quality and affordability of health care services in communities that lack financial resources.
