NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research has announced the appointment of five new members to its board of directors and the election of the board’s officers for the 2024 year.
The board’s newly elected members, who will serve for a three-year term beginning in 2024, are:
- R. Foster Duncan, Operating Partner, Bernhard Capital Partners
- Elizabeth Hefler, Greater New Orleans Regional President, Hancock Whitney Bank
- Nathalie Simon, Special Counsel to CEO and Director of Public Policy and Governmental Affairs, Laitram
- Kenneth St. Charles, development and fundraising consultant
- Syrita Steib, Founder and President/CEO, Operation Restoration
Officers of the board for 2024 are:
- Merritt Lane, Chair
- Steven W. Usdin, Vice Chair
- Anne P. Baños, Secretary
- Louis M. Freeman Jr., Treasurer
- Nathalie Simon, Assistant Secretary
- Vanessa Claiborne, Assistant Treasurer
The following directors have begun a second three-year term, running through the end of 2026:
- Patty Riddlebarger, Vice President of Social Responsibility, Entergy Corporation
- Lamar Villere, Partner and Portfolio Manager, Villere & Company
These board members are joined by returning members Ryan Adkerson, Elizabeth Boh, Melanie Bronfin, Carlin Conner, Mollye Demosthenidy, Ben A. Dupuy, Perry Eastman IV, Norma Grace, Jessie Haynes, John Landrum, Ileana Ledet, Ronald P. McClain, Graham Ralston, David C. Rieveschl, Jennifer Roberts, Douglas M. Stokes, Vera Triplett, Charles West, and Jonathan Wilson.
“BGR’s board of directors enrich our work with a wide variety of expertise and perspective as community and business leaders,” said Rebecca Mowbray, BGR’s President and CEO. “We look forward to the contributions of our new board members as we explore ways to improve local government in the New Orleans area.”
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BGR is a private, nonprofit, independent research organization. Since its founding in 1932, it has focused on informed public policy making and the effective use of public resources.
