NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation (NOPJF), the only nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to supporting the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), announced its new 2017 Executive Committee.
The NOPJF’s 2017 Executive Committee includes:
• Greg Rusovich, Board Chairman – CEO, Transoceanic Trading
• Rick Haase, Board Vice Chairman – President, Latter & Blum, Inc.
• Robert W. Brown, Treasurer – Career Coach, Business Career Coaching Center, University of New Orleans
• Jim Cook – General Manager, Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
• Karen Deblieux – New Orleans Market President, Capital One Bank
• Brooke Duncan – Partner, Adams and Reese, LLP
• Col. Terry Ebbert (Ret) – CEO, Ebbert and Associates
• Aimee Freeman – Aimee Freeman Consulting, Boutique Business Strategy Firm
• Stephen Kupperman – Founding member, Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C.
• Jim Letten – Attorney, Butler Snow
• Sandy Shilstone – Marketing and PR, Shilstone Consulting, LLC
• Tom Winingder – Real Estate Development, Winingder Enterprises
The committee welcomes three new board trustees:
• Benjamin Tiller – Principal, The Berger Company, Inc.
• Lawrence (Larry) DeMarcay – Partner, Fowler Rodriguez
• Alan Franco – Partner, Magnolia Marketing LLC
Tiller oversees numerous real estate projects throughout the greater New Orleans area, and is a key executive and Principal at The Berger Company. In addition to joining the NOPJF, he serves on the board of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority.
DeMarcay is a licensed practicing attorney in Louisiana, Texas and Florida, focusing predominantly on litigation based experience in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Admiralty/ Maritime, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Transportation, Real Estate, Construction, Administrative Law and Corporate Law.
Franco is a Partner of Magnolia Marketing LLC, a holding company that involves investments in the beverage alcohol industry. He is former President of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans and member of the Executive Committee of the National World War II Museum.
Currently, he is a trustee of the Goldring and Woldenberg Foundations of New Orleans.
“We are very happy to welcome Mr. Tiller, Mr. DeMarcay and Mr. Franco to our Board of Trustees – these gentlemen bring strong knowledge, unique skill sets and expertise to our growing board,” said Melanie Talia, President of the New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation. “Our Board plays a vital role in the Foundation’s many programs and initiatives that
directly support the efforts of our men and women in blue.”
The New Orleans Police and Justice Foundations is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the people and processes of the criminal justice system in New Orleans. Its mission is to make New Orleans a safer place in which to live, work and visit. Reps said they accomplish this by promoting excellence in policing, efficiency in criminal justice and positive community engagement.
Lawrence (Larry) DeMarcay
Alan Franco
