• Barbara Johnson
• Wade T. Verges
• Editha Amacker
• Lisa Stanford – NOELA News
• BAMM Communications
• GNO, Inc.
• Cliff Robinson
• New Orleans Business Alliance
• Karen Coaxum
• Ron Wright
• Robert Packnett – R & P Landscaping
• Loews Home Improvement
• Home Depot
• Walmart
• New Orleans Hamburger and Seafood
• The Munch Factory
• Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training (VIET)
• Universal Printing
• New Orleans Lakefront Airport
• Nakisha Ervin-Knott
• New Orleans East Economic Development