2025-2026 Board of Directors

Executive Members 

Cheri Ausberry
Board Chair

Entergy Louisiana

Chuck Spicer 
Board Chair-Elect
Our Lady of The Lake Health Systems

Karen Smith 
Secretary

Turner Industries 

Winship Songy 
Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair

Delta Land Services, LLC.

Dave Luecke
Resource Development Chair
ExxonMobil Baton Rouge, retired, Community Volunteer

Blake Fowler
Resource Development Chair-Elect
Fowler & Co. Real Estate

Aldo Russo, M.D.
Community Impact Chair

Oschner Health, Baton Rouge

Eric Thomas
Communications & Marketing Chair
Eric Thomas Consulting

Charlene Montelaro
Past Board Chair & Governance Committee Chair

Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, retired, Community Volunteer

George Bell 
President & CEO
Capital Area United Way

Members at Large

Virginia Bell
St. Helena Development Foundation, Inc. (SHED)

Eric Dexter
Baton Rouge Area Foundation

Melvin Fenroy
Zen-Noh Grain

Wes Heinlein
Dow Chemical Louisiana Operations

Scott Huffstetler
Kean Miller LLP

JJ Howell
Shell

Ryan Kerrigan
ExxonMobil Baton Rouge

Dave Kneipp
Volunteers of America, South Central LA

Glenda Minor
Silket Advisory Services

Joanie Montelaro
b1BANK

Jayson Newell
Baton Rouge Area Chamber

Paula Shephard
Louisiana Blue

Dennis Shields
Southern University System,
President-Chancellor

Nick Speyrer
Emergent Method

Jolen Stein
BASF

Clay Young
Clay Young Enterprises LLC