Speakers

Chef Melissa Araujo
Alma

Dr. Jennifer Avegno
New Orleans Health Department

David Baker
The Louisiana Weekly

Damona Barnes
NOLA SHRM and Warren Easton Charter High School

Dr. Marc Barnes
Dillard University

Ivy Barney
Walmart

Bryan Batt
Screen Actors Guild Award Winning Stage & Screen Actor, Author, and Entrepreneur

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Pepper Baumer
Baumer Foods

AnaMaria Bech
Viva Nola Magazine

Edel Blanks
President and CEO, Intralox

Anthony Bodin
GNO, Inc.

Jennifer Boland-Masterson
Boeing

Andrew Burke
Shell

Rosalind Butler
Tulane University Family Business Center

Michael Cerveris
Tony Award Winning Stage & Screen Actor and Musician

Chef Edgar “Dook” Chase IV
Dooky Chase Restaurant

Michelle Craig
Transcendent Law Firm

Josie Delaune
Sev1Tech

Aaron Dirks
Dirks Companies

Josh Faubert, CPA
Ericksen Krentel

Kevin Ferguson
New Orleans Saints and Pelicans

Lauren Gibbs
Gibbs Construction

Chris Granger
The Advocate/Times-Picayune

Randy Guillot
President & CEO, Triple G Express

Brian Harold
APM Terminals-Mobile

Jessie Haynes
The Helis Foundation

Michael Hecht
Greater New Orleans, Inc.

Michelle Joseph
Verizon

Sula Kim
WDSU News

Teresa Lawrence
Delta Personnel

Renee Lapeyroleri
Commissioner, Office of Multimodal Commerce, La Department of Transportation & Development

Lyle Leblanc
Scale Workspace

Robért LeBlanc
LeBlanc & Smith

Katherine Lemoine
Nunez Community College

Chef David Mantilla
Mais Arepas

James Martin
Engineering & Site Director, LM Wind Power Technology Center Americas

Paul Matthews
Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District

Lena McCloskey
YLC Board President

Brent McCrossen
Revelry

Elliot Metzger
Williams

Stephen McGovern, EA
Ericksen Krentel

Margie Perez
Singer and Songwriter

Mia Perez
La Federal Credit Union

Dr. Erika M. Rajo
LSU Health Sciences Center

Nit Reeder
EY

Shelby Russ
AOS Interior Environments

Iam Tucker
Integrated Logistical Support, Inc.

Melissa Sawyer
Youth Empowerment Project

Christine Selph
Deloitte

Rachel Shields
Greater New Orleans, Inc.

Sabrina Short
NOLAvate Black

Adrienne Slack
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta – New Orleans Branch

Conway Solomon
WRSTBND

Warren Surcouf
Property One

Dr. Jill West
Ochsner Hospital for Children

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Courtney Williams
Founder & CEO, Torsh Inc/ Founder & CEO, Upriver Solutions Corp

Max Zwain
FreeGulliver