Chamber SWLA Board of Directors
The 2019 Executive Board of Directors
- Chair Phil Earhart of Iberia Bank
- Immediate Past Chair Tobie Hodgkins of Century 21 Bessette Realty
- Chair Elect Kristy Armand of Healthy Image Marketing Agency
- Vice Chair of Public Policy Bart Yakupzack of The Jack Lawton Companies
- Vice Chair of Business Diversity Ernie Broussard of HGA
- Vice Chair of Education & Workforce Development Jennifer Spees of Louisiana Mortgage
- Vice Chair of Quality of Life Celia Broussard of the Southwest Call Center
- Treasurer Poncho Seaford of Business First Bank
- Legal Counsel Bill Monk of the Stockwell Sievert Law Firm
- President/CEO George Swift
Board-At-Large
- Junaid Abassi, Nikki P’s Realty
- Kurt Allen, Air Liquide
- Chip Arnould, Entergy
- Dr. Neil Aspinwall, Sowela Technical Community College
- Eric Avery, Crying Eagle Brewing Company
- John Berryhill, Image 360
- Krystle Blue, Leadership SWLA
- Fil Bordelon, Capital One, N.A.
- Keith DuRousseau, Keiland Construction
- Jerry Dunn, CITGO
- Amber Ewing, Fusion Five
- Jeff Favre, Isle of Capri Casino & Hote
- Janie Fruge, West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital
- Jim Giffin, Edward Jones
- Gary Gobert, Lake City Trucking
- Jason Guillory, CPA, McElroy, Quirk & Burch
- Rich Harbison, Phillips 66
- Paul Hipppman, Sasol
- Leon Lagneaux, Amerisafe
- Ryan Navarre, Billy Navarre Chevrolet, Cadillac, Honda & Hyundai
- Michael K. Pendergast, L'Auberge Casino Resort
- Ronnie Petree, Home Bank
- Denise Rau, Rau Financial Group
- Jim Rock, Lotte Chemical Company
- Scott Sirois, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
- Roxie Smith, KZWA Radio
- Alan Trantina, Golden Nugget
- Greg Thibodeaux, Turner Industries
- Ashli Waldrep, Arts & Humanities of SWLA
- Greg Webb, First National Bank of Louisiana
- Nic Zaver, Insignia Hotel Management
Courtesy Seats
- Anne Causey, Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce
- Kyle Mestayer, Greater Beauregard Chamber of Commerce
- Marion Fox, Jeff Davis Business Alliance
- Lillian Karr, DeQuincy Chamber of Commerce
- Lena McArthur, West Calcasieu Association of Commerce
- Susan Percle, Junior Achievement
- Barbara Savant, Kinder Chamber of Commerce
- TBA, Oakdale Area Chamber of Commerce
- TBA, Junior League of Lake Charles, Inc.