NORLI announces leadership class of 2024 for yearlong program

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Photo caption: The NORLI class of 2024 is introduced. Photo and logo courtesy NORLI.

The New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute (NORLI) has chosen 55 individuals to participate in its annual Regional Leadership Program.

NORLI, which is recognized as an organization for educating and connecting leaders from across the parishes of southeast Louisiana, has united “some of the most influential and dynamic leaders in the region to discuss key challenges and opportunities” for the greater New Orleans area, according to a news release.

“When we reviewed the applicants for the class of 2024, we were overwhelmed by the talent and experience that this cohort brings to the organization,” Rachel Nunez, NORLI chairwoman, said in a news release. “I know that they will have a purposeful year together as they expand their understanding of the region and cement relationships that they’ll carry with them for the rest of their careers.”

The class of 2024 will commence its program year with an opening retreat in late September. Sessions will include discussions centered on public policy, education, economic development, diversity and equity, criminal justice, environmental sustainability, art and culture, and health care.

Through an assortment of presentations, panels, tours and activities, these topics will be examined from multiple perspectives and offer the class an open dialogue for crafting a shared vision of what the future of the New Orleans Region will look like, according to the news release. The program will end in June of 2024 with a closing retreat.

Members of the class of 2024 include:

Sarah Alidor, St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation
Ross Anderson, Education Pioneers
Eve Arnold, AOS Interior Environments
Frank Auberle, LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors
Sarah Bell, YouthForce NOLA
Julio Bermudez, Son of a Saint
Michael Biros, The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Justin Boone, NOCCI
Amy Bosworth, Odyssey House Louisiana, INC
Jacqueline Brettner, Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco & Viator
Darrin Browder, Court Watch NOLA
Jasmine Brown DeRousselle, GNO, Inc.
Christopher Coulon, Home Bank
Robert Courtney, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church & School
Paige Davis, New Orleans Chamber of Commerce
Caleb Dufresne, Live Oak Camp
Katherine Dukes, Boykin & Utley
Emily Engberg, Georges Media Group (The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate and NOLA.com)
Terri Gage, Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West
Brent Godfrey, Loyola Law School
Quincy Greene, Atmos Energy Corporation
Mary Guiteau, Holly & Smith Architects
Melissa Hodgson, Gambel Communications
Robert Hopkins, Hancock Whitney
Courtney Johnson, Peoples Health/United Healthcare
Ceara Labat, Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans
Coretta LaGarde, American Heart Association
Dru Lamb, Mathes Brierre Architects
Conner LeBlanc, General Informatics
Joriyan Lee, K. Allen Consulting
Lauren Mastio, Jones Walker LLP
Lisa Morrison, InclusivCare
Rachel Nickel, University Medical Center New Orleans
Khari Parrish, Community Sailing New Orleans
Cammie Proctor, United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Misty Reed, Orleans Parish Public Schools
Austin Reeder, Ochsner Health
Joycelyn Reynolds, Arts Council of New Orleans
Jamie Richardson, Community Center of St. Bernard
Robert Robinson, Benjamin Franklin Elementary/Middle Mathematics & Science School
Brad Romig, LCMC Health
Spencer Sens, Complete Logistical Services, LLC
Brad Shannon, Impetus Builders, LLC
Angela Shiloh Cryer, New Orleans Business Alliance
Kimberley Singletary, Biz New Orleans Magazine
Ashley Stewart, Entergy
Veranisha Thompson, Fund 17
Tricia Thompson, PHR, Denka Performance Elastomer LLC
Sarah Vandergriff Kelley, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools
Kelly Walker, The Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO)
Emma Weiss, Habitat for Humanity
Michael Williams, HUB International
Tinice Williams, Feed The Second Line Non Profit Organization
William Wright IV, Adams and Reese
Gary Zapata, Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana, Inc.