Board of Directors

Executive Committee

  • George Bell | President & CEO, Capital Area United Way CHAIR

  • Dianna Payton | CEO, YWCA Greater Baton Rouge VICE CHAIR

  • Jennifer Eplett Reilly | Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School SECRETARY

  • Jay Montalbano | Managing Partner, Hannis T. Bourgeois TREASURER

  • Tia Fields | Safety Net Policy Analyst, Invest in Louisiana AT LARGE

  • David Beach | CEO, Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation

  • Brenna Benson Lamb | Chief Operating Officer, Baton Rouge Area Foundation

  • John Engquist | Business Owner

  • Megan Garretson | Owner, Young Scholars Academy and President, LA Association for the Education of Young Children

  • Rowdy Gaudet | Sr. VP, LA Association of Business & Industry, EBR Parish Metro Council

  • Stewart Gordon | Pediatrician

  • Gwen Hamilton | Community Leader and Activist

  • Tessa Holloway | Owner, Kidz Karousel and Founder, LAFORCE

  • Linda Posner | Retired Attorney

  • Carla Powell | EBR Parish School Board

  • Kaia Simmons | Manager of Public Affairs, Atmos Energy

  • Christel Slaughter | Mayor's Office, City Parish of Baton Rouge

  • Shenoa Thompson | Executive Director, Early Childhood, EBR Parish Schools and Early Childhood Community Network / Ready Start Network

  • Michael Tipton | President, Louisiana Blue Foundation