Advisory Board

Hon. Rodney Alexander
Member
U.S. House of Representatives

Mr. Mark L. Amoss
President
Amoss Trading Services

Mr. W. James Amoss, Jr.
President
Sea Point

Amb. Charles R. Baquet, III
Director of International Programs
Xavier University of Louisiana

Mr. John H. Bertel
President
Hayes Dockside, Inc.

Mr. Manuel F. Blanco
President
Atlantis International

Amb. Lindy Boggs

Ms. Maria E. Bonilla
President
American Overseas Trading Corp.

Mr. Brett M. Bourgeois
Executive Director
New Orleans Board of Trade

Ms. Tracie L. Boutte
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.

Mr. Creed W. Brierre
President
Mathes Brierre Architects

Dr. James A. Caillier
Executive Director
Patrick F. Taylor Foundation

Mr. Robert J. Carr

Rev. James C. Carter, SJ
Loyola University New Orleans

Hon. William Cassidy
Member
U.S. House of Representatives

Mr. Joel T. Chaisson
Executive Director
Port of South Louisiana

Mr. Paul Clancey
Chairman
Gulf States Maritime Association

Mr. Philip Claverie
Senior Partner
Phelps Dunbar LLP

Mr. Thomas B. Coleman
Partnership Manager
International-Matex Tank Terminals, Ltd.

Mr. William B. Coleman, III
President
William B. Coleman Co., Inc.

Mr. Dennis C. Crawford
CEO
1st Financial Resources

Mr. Thomas P. Cronin
Director, Industrial Development
Boh Bros Construction Company, Inc.

Mr. William C. Cummins
Vice President – Global Trade & Treasury
Chase Global Trade Services/Louisiana

Ms. Patricia C. Denechaud
President
Crescent City Consultants

Dr. Angelo DeNisi
Dean
Tulane University, Freeman School of Business

Rev. Joseph M. Doyle, SSJ
President
Saint Augustine High School

Mr. Brandt J. Dufrene
Chairman, President & CEO
First National Bank USA

Amb. Donald B. Ensenat

Dr. Paul A. Fabry
Consultant

Mr. David Fennelly
President & CEO
Associated Terminals

Mr. Albert Figuly
Vice President
Capital One Bank

Mr. James E. Fitzmorris, Jr.
President & CEO
Fitzmorris & Associates

Hon. John Fleming
Member
U.S. House of Representatives

Mr. George J. Fowler, III
Managing Partner
Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli

Ms. Donna D. Fraiche
Partner/Shareholder
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Dr. Norman Francis
President
Xavier University of Louisiana

Ms. Sandra C. Frazier
President
International Freight Forwarders &

Mr. Leon R. Fulton
CEO
Fulton Johnson Newman & Pittman Insurance Agency

Mr. Roy Gonzalez
Consultant
Biehl & Co., Inc.

Mr. Philippe Gustin
Executive Director
Le Centre International de Lafayette

Mr. Glenn Hayes
President and CEO
Jefferson Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Carlos Hidalgo
President/Owner
Tech-Sales, Inc.

Mr. William H. Hines
Managing Partner
Jones, Walker et al.

Mr. Donald A. Hoffman
Senior Partner
Hoffman Seydel

Dr. Larry H. Hollier
Chancellor
LSU Health Sciences Center

Dr. Marvalene Hughes
President
Dillard University

Mr. John T. Hyatt
Vice President
The Irwin Brown Company

Mr. R. Andrew Jardine
Financial Advisor
Smith Barney, Inc.

Mr. Edwin G. Jewett, Jr.
President
CMI Consultants

Hon. Bobby Jindal
Governor
State of Louisiana

Mr. Daniel L. Juneau
President
Louisiana Association of Business & Industry

Mr. Kurt Kapota
Assistant Vice President
Panalpina, Inc.

Mr. Michael W. Kearney
President
New Orleans Board of Trade

Mr. Dennis E. Kelly
Project Executive
Pegasus Program

Mr. John J. Kelly, Jr.
Chairman
New Orleans Technology Council

Hon. John Neely Kennedy
Treasurer
State of Louisiana

Mr. Thomas M. Kitchen
Senior Executive Vice President & CFO
Stewart Enterprises, Inc.

Mr. Harvey C. Koch
Attorney at Law
Montgomery Barnett

Mr. Ronnie Kole
Morrow Management, Inc.

Dr. Joe Ricks
Chair, Division of Business
Xavier University of Louisiana

Mr. John P. Laborde
Chairman Emeritus

Mr. Gary P. LaGrange
President & CEO
Port of New Orleans-Board of Commissioners

Hon. Mary L. Landrieu
U.S. Senator
United States Senate

Hon. Mitch Landrieu
Mayor
City of New Orleans

Ms. Sharon W. Leader
President
S. W. Leader, Inc.

Mr. J. Dwight LeBlanc
Partner
Chaffe McCall, LLP

Mr. Michael F. Little
Attorney at Law

Dr. William Locander
Dean, College of Business
Loyola University of New Orleans

Dr. James W. Logan
Dean, College of Business
University of New Orleans

Mr. Philip D. Lorio III
General Partner
Deutsch Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP

Ms. Paula L. Maher
President
M. G. Maher & Co., Inc.

Mr. Ralph R. Miller
Vice President State Gov. Relations
Freeport-McMoRan

Hon. Stephen Moret
Secretary of Economic Development
State of Louisiana

Dr. Gordon H. Mueller
President & CEO
The National WWII Museum Foundation

Mr. Charles W. Nelson
President & Chairman
Waldemar S. Nelson & Co., Inc.

Dr. John L. Ochsner
Chairman Emeritus, Department of Surgery
Ochsner Health System

Mr. Daniel F. Packer
President & CEO
Urban Solutions, LLC

Ms. Rajender Kaur Pannu
Director
Pannu Enterprises, Inc.

Mr. John Y. Pearce
Managing Partner
Montgomery Barnett

Mr. Stephen Perry
President
New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau

Mr. Sidney C. Pulitzer

Mr. G. Frank Purvis, Jr.

Mr. Marinus Quist
Assistant General Counsel
Tidewater, Inc.

Mr. Nolan V. Rollins
President/CEO
Urban League of Greater New Orleans

Mr. James H. Roussel
Partner
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Mr. Gregory Rusovich
CEO
Transoceanic Trading & Development LLC

Dr. Timothy P. Ryan
Chancellor
University of New Orleans

Mr. Ashton J. Ryan, Jr.
President & CEO
First NBC Bank

Mr. Rufino Saavedra
President/Owner
Rufino’s Painting & Construction, Inc.

Dr. Benjamin Sachs
Senior Vice President and Dean
Tulane University School of Medicine

Mr. Robert J. Scafidel
Executive Director
Street Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal Dist

Hon. Steven Scalise

Mr. Francis C. Schaffer
President
F. C. Schaffer & Associates, Inc.

Ms. Diane Schexnayder
Vice President
W. R. Zanes & Co. of Louisiana, Inc.

Dr. George T. Schneider

Mr. Mark Singletary
President
New Orleans Publishing Group

Ms. Karin Stafford
Director of Sales
United Parcel Services

Mr. Frank B. Stewart, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
Stewart Capital, LLC

Ms. Elizabeth Tahir
President
Liz Tahir & Associates

Dr. Charles C. Teamer
Chairman
Dryades Savings Bank

Mr. Bruce Thompson
CEO
Thompson Equipment Co.

Dr. Victor Ukpolo
Chancellor
Southern University at New Orleans

Mr. Donald van de Werken
Director
U.S. Export Assistance Center

Hon. David Vitter
U.S. Senator
United States Senate

Mr. David A. M. Ware
Owner
David Ware and Associates

Amb. John G. Weinmann
Waverly Enterprises, Inc.

Ms. Nancy W. Weir
Vice President/Director Int’l Marketing
Alexander & Hamilton, Inc.

Mr. Robert B. Watts

Mr. Robert B. Wetta
President
Dredging Supply Company, Inc.

Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J.
President
Loyola University New Orleans

Mr. Kenneth H. Zezulka
President & General Counsel
TeleRecovery