Workforce Investment Council Members
According to Act 743 of the 2008 Regular Legislative Session,
the council is comprised of 41 members from stakeholder groups,
which are business and industry, organized labor, state and local
government and community organizations. The members must be owners,
chief executive officers (CEOs), chief operating officers (COOs) or
other high-ranking officials.
Alden Andre
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Jarreau
Alden Andre is vice president of Formosa Plastics Corporation.
He will serve as a representative of the general business community,
as required by statute.
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Terry Baugh
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West Monroe
Terry Baugh is the chief financial officer of D&J Construction
Company, Inc., a heavy highway construction company. He will serve
as a representative of the general business community, as required by statute.
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Jacqueline Beauchamp
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Baton Rouge
Jacqueline Beauchamp is the owner of Nerjyzed Entertainment,
a digital entertainment media development and publishing company.
She will serve as a representative of the general business
community, as required by statute and currently serves as the
vice chairperson of the Workforce Investment Council.
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Kathy Bobbs
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Lafayette
Kathy Bobbs is the chief executive officer of Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
She was nominated by the Louisiana Hospital Association to serve as a
representative of Louisiana’s medical services and biotechnology sector,
as required by statute.
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Keith Brand
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Baton Rouge
Keith Brand is the training director for the Baton Rouge Area Electrical Joint
Apprenticeship and Training Committee and an electrical apprenticeship
instructor with the Louisiana Technical College’s Baton Rouge campus.
He was nominated for reappointment by the Louisiana AFL-CIO to serve as
a representative of organized labor, as required by statute.
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Dr. James Bulot
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Baton Rouge
Dr. James Bulot is the executive director of the Office of Elderly Affairs.
He will serve as an ex-officio member, as required by statute.
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Julie Cherry
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Baton Rouge
Julie Cherry is the secretary-treasurer for the Louisiana AFL-CIO and the
former president of the East Baton Rouge Federation of Teachers. She was
nominated for reappointment by the Louisiana AFL-CIO to serve as a
representative of organized labor, as required by statute.
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Dr. Sally Clausen
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Baton Rouge
Dr. Sally Clausen is the commissioner of Higher Education. She will serve
as an ex-officio member, as required by statute.
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Camille Pampell Conaway
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Baton Rouge
Camille Conaway is policy director for Gov. Bobby Jindal. She will serve as the governor's designee.
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Sue Anne Cox
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Baton Rouge
Sue Anne Cox is the principal owner/chief financial officer of Kleinpeter Farms Dairy.
She will serve as a representative of the general business community, as required by statute.
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Janet Durden
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Monroe
Janet Durden is the president of the United Way of Northeast Louisiana
and serves on United Way of America’s National Professional Council.
She will serve as a chief executive officer of a community-based
organization, as required by statute.
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Curt Eysink
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Baton Rouge
Curt Eysink is the executive director of the Louisiana Workforce
Commission. He will serve as an ex-officio member, as required by statute.
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Art Favre
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Baton Rouge
Art Favre is the president of Performance Contractors, Inc., an industrial
contractor. He will serve as a representative of the general business
community, as required by statute.
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Clarence Fields
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Pineville
Clarence Fields is the mayor of Pineville. He was nominated by the Louisiana
Municipal Association to serve as a representative of parish and city
government, as required by statute.
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Rick Gremillion Jr.
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Mandeville
Rick Gremillion is the president of DDS, LLC, an information technology and
Web site design company. He will serve as a representative of the information
technology sector, as required by statute.
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Rep. Cameron Henry
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Jefferson
Rep. Cameron Henry is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
representing the 82nd District. He was appointed by the speaker of the
House, as required by statute.
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Ginger Laurent
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New Roads
Ginger Laurent is the chief operating officer of the Louisiana Bankers
Association, a trade association for banks and thrifts in Louisiana.
She was nominated by the Louisiana Bankers Association to serve as a
representative of Louisiana’s financial and insurance sector, as required
by statute.
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Jimmy LeBlanc
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Baton Rouge
Jimmy LeBlanc is the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and
Corrections. He will serve as an ex-officio member, as required by statute.
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Dr. Joe May
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Baton Rouge
Dr. Joe May is the president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College
System. He will serve as an ex-officio member, as required by statute.
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Michael Mitternight
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Metairie
Michael Mitternight is the president of Factory Service Agency, Inc., a
commercial air conditioning service and contracting company, and a former
director of local health services within the Louisiana Department of Health
and Hospitals. He was nominated by the National Federation of Independent
Business to serve as a representative of the retail and wholesale sector,
as required by statute.
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Charles Moniotte
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Baton Rouge
Charles Moniotte is the director of Public Affairs of Desselle Maggard
Corporation, an industrial flow products distribution company. He was
nominated by the Louisiana Chemical Industry Alliance to serve as a
representative of the durable goods and manufacturing sector, as required
by statute.
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Stephen Moret
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Baton Rouge
Stephen Moret is the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development. He will
serve as an ex-officio member, as required by statute.
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Keith Myers
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Sunset
Keith Myers is the chief executive officer of Louisiana Health Care Group,
LLC, a home nursing and post-acute healthcare service provider. He will serve
as a representative of the general business community, as required by statute.
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Kristy Nichols
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Baton Rouge
Kristy Nichols is the secretary of the Department of Social Services. She will
serve as an ex-officio member, as required by statute.
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Richard Noles
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Heflin
Richard Noles is the secretary-treasurer of the Claiborne Electric Cooperative
Board of Directors. He was nominated by the Association of Louisiana Electric
Cooperatives to serve as a representative of Louisiana’s energy sector,
as required by statute.
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Thomas O’Neal
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Choudrant
Thomas O’Neal is the president of Hercules Transport, Inc., a gas transportation
company and is a member of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Board of Directors. He was nominated by the Louisiana Motor Transport Association
to serve as a representative of the logistics and transportation sector, as
required by statute.
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Mike Palamone
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Luling
Mike Palamone is the CEO and managing partner of Urban Systems Associates,
Inc., a traffic and transportation engineering and land use planning firm.
He will serve as a representative of the general business community, as
required by statute.
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Paul Pastorek
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Baton Rouge
Paul Pastorek is the state superintendent of education. He will serve as an
ex-officio member, as required by statute.
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Louis Reine
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Baton Rouge
Louis Reine is the current president of the Louisiana AFL-CIO and was
formerly employed with the U.S. Department of Labor. He was nominated by
the Louisiana AFL-CIO to serve as a representative of organized labor, as
required by statute.
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Sen. Neil Riser
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Columbia
Sen. Neil Riser is a member of the Louisiana State Senate representing the
32nd District. He was appointed by the president of the Senate, as required
by statute.
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Edward Rispone
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Baton Rouge
Edward Rispone is the chairman of the Management Board of Industrial
Specialty Contractors, LLC, an industrial contractor company. He was
nominated by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry to serve
as a representative of the general business community, as required by
statute, and currently serves as the chairman of the Workforce Investment Council.
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Craig Roussel
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Lockport
Craig Roussel is the vice president and chief administrative officer of
Bollinger Shipyards, a military and commercial shipyard company, and the
president of the Shipyard Association for Environmental Responsibility.
He will serve as a representative of the general business community, as
required by statute.
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Rep. Patricia H. Smith
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Baton Rouge
Rep. Patricia Haynes Smith is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
representing the 67th District. She was appointed by the speaker of the House,
as required by statute.
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Jorge Tarajano
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Baton Rouge
Jorge Tarajano is the president of Pala Group, LLC, an industrial construction
company. He was nominated by Associated Builders and Contractors to serve as
a representative of Louisiana’s construction sector, as required by statute.
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Katrina Thomas
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Shreveport
Katrina Thomas is an agent with State Farm Insurance and a drill instructor
for the U. S. Army Reserve. She is also a former president of the Shreveport
Chamber of Commerce Minority Business Council and a notary public. She will
serve as a representative of the general business community, as required by statute.
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Jim Urdiales
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Baton Rouge
Jim Urdiales is the owner of Mestizo’s Restaurant, a Baton Rouge-based Mexican
restaurant. He was nominated by the Louisiana Restaurant Association to serve
as a representative of the entertainment and tourism sector, as required by statute.
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C. A. “Buck” Vandersteen
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Alexandria
C. A. “Buck” Vandersteen is the executive director of the Louisiana Forestry
Association. He was nominated by the Louisiana Forestry Association to serve
as a representative of Louisiana’s agriculture and forestry sector, as required
by statute.
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Councilman John F. Young Jr.
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Metairie
John F. Young Jr. is Councilman-at-Large for Jefferson Parish. He is an executive
board member of the Police Jury Association of Louisiana. He will serve as a
representative of parish and city government, as required by statute.
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