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.