The Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Institute of Acadiana announced the newly selected Leadership Lafayette Class XXIII:
Marty Altman, Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise Karmen M. Blanco, Cox Communications Adrienne Breaux, Acadian Home Builders Association Gifford Briggs, Louisiana Oil & Gas Association Chris Brown, Teche Federal Bank John “Jay” Chase Jr., L7 Architects Taryn Daigle, Woman’s Foundation Inc. Brian Delahoussaye, Robert Delahoussaye Inc. Allison Dickerson, Lafayette Utilities System John Durel, Durel Mail & Imaging Greg Gachassin, The Cartesian Company Stephen Gaubert, Glenn Armentor Law Corporation Elizabeth Green, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Ryan Gremillion, Lafayette Consolidated Government Gwen Guillotte, Schumacher Group Emily Hamner, Mike Donlon Real Estate Shanna Higginbotham, Bizzuka Inc. Chun “Eddie” Lau, Verssa Consulting LLC Paul Leleux, MDM Tool Supply Maria Lieux, Schools of the Sacred Heart at Grand Coteau Rosemarie “Ree” Mere, Keaty Real Estate Stacy Patin, independent medical sales distributor Andrew Perrin, Perrin & Associates Architecture Bryant Poché, Southwest Contractors Liz Webb, the Cajundome Bonnie Robert Will, KATC-TV3
Leadership Lafayette is an award-winning program designed to identify energetic and innovative leaders and encourage them to use in-depth analysis when approaching complex community issues. Participants are selected each year from a cross-section of occupations and socio-economic sectors of the community. Utilizing topical sessions, lectures, field trips and readings, the curriculum covers local issues in the areas of education, health care, economic development, law enforcement and government. Contact VP of operations Cydra Wingerter at 408-3652 or cydra@lafchamber.org for more information about the program.