NLEP's Board of Directors are chosen by investors and represent the 14 North Louisiana parishes served by NLEP. Our board members come from almost every industry sector and provide guidance and direction to our organization.
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NLEP Board of Directors

North Louisiana Economic Partnership (NLEP) is governed by its Board of Directors, who are elected annually by its investors.  Board members then elect officers who work directly with senior staff on high level initiatives.  The board is further broken down into working committees:

  • External Relations- charged with the role of promoting NLEP within North Louisiana
  • Performance, Oversight & Measurements- monitors NLEP's performance and develops benchmarks
  • Planning and Program Development- creates new programming which encourages economic development   

NLEP encourages an active board culture to enhance participation and involvement in economic development among its investors.  The input and guidance from board members provide invaluable feedback to staff as they perform their daily operations. 

Current NLEP Officers of the Board, 2011-2012



John Peak
 NLEP Chair

JP Morgan Chase Bank


Todd Perry
NLEP Chair-Elect

PPM Consultants


Bruce Roberts
Secretary

NW LA Assoc. of Realtors 



Drake Mills
 Treasurer

Community Trust Bank 

 

Kyle McDonald
Immediate Past Chair

Argent Financial


Joe Holyfield
Immediate Past Chair

Holyfield Construction


Kurt Foreman
NLEP President

   

Current Governance Committee 2011 - 2012


 Board Officers   

 Company

 Position

 John Peak

 JPMorgan Chase Bank

 Board Chair

 Todd Perry

 PPM Consultants Inc.

 Board Chair-Elect  

 Bruce Roberts

 NW LA Association of Realtors

 Secretary

 Drake Mills

 Community Trust Bank

 Treasurer

 Kurt Foreman

 NLEP

 President

 Kyle McDonald

 Argent Financial Group

Past Chair

Joe Holyfield

Holyfield Construction

Past Chair

James Bradford

RockTenn (formerly Smurfit Stone)

External Relations
Committee Chair

Trott Hunt

Hunt, Guillot & Associates

Performance, Oversight
Oversight Committee Chair

Roy Prestwood

Heard, McElroy & Vestal

Planning & Program
Development Committee Chair


Current Board Members 2011 - 2012

 

 Board Member    
 Company     
 Jerri Akers
 Encana Oil & Gas
 Jerry Allen
 CenturyLink
 William Altimus
 Bossier Parish Police Jury
 Price Barker
 Cook, Yancey, King, & Galloway, APLC
 Eric Barkley
 CenterPoint Energy
 Ross Barrett
 Louisiana Ventures, LP
 Ron Barron
 Barron Construction
 Kenneth Beauvais 
 Hardware Distribution Warehouses, Inc.
 Linda Biernacki
 Fire Tech Systems, Inc.
 Ayres Bradford
 Lincoln Builders, Inc.
 James Bradford
 RockTenn (formerly Smurfit Stone)
 Chap Breard
 Monroe Office Equipment   
 Louis Bremer
 St. Francis Medical Center, Inc.
 Wayne Brown
 Brown Builders
 John Buske
 Ruston Lincoln Industrial Development Corp
 Billy Cox
 M R Building Corp
 Tommy Davis
 City of Minden
 Steve Davison
 Squire Creek Country Club
 Conchita Doyle
 Pine Belt Community Action Agency  
 Stan Elkins
 Marion State Bank
 Randy Ewing
 Randy Ewing
 John Freeman
 CLECO
 Kurt Foreman
 North Louisiana Economic Partnership
 Cedric Glover
 City of Shreveport
 Valarie Gunn
 Caddo Parish Commission
 James Hagan
 Balar Associates, Inc.
 Kerry Hill
 Hill Oil Company
 Leland Horton
 Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea LLC
 John Hubbard
 AEP-Southwestern Electric Power
 Trott Hunt
 Hunt Guillot & Associates
 Charley Kingery
 Wieland Davco
 Randy LaCaze
 City of Natchitoches
 Rick Larsen
 Capital One Bank
 William Lunn
 Christus Schumpert Health System
 Ian McElroy
 McElroy metal, Inc.
 Sonny Moss
 Willis Knighton Health System
 Lannie Philley
 Delta Land & Farm Management Co, LLC
 Markey Pierre
 Southern Strategy Group of North Louisiana
 Rogers Prestridge
 Red River Waterway Commission
 Roy Prestwood
 Heard McElroy & Vestal
 Philip Ragsdale
 Luffey, Huffman, Ragsdale & Soignier
 Reggie Roe
 DeSoto Parish Police Jury
 Nancy Sawyer
 Ouachita Independent Bank
 James Sims
 Ward II Industrial District
 David Smith
 Carter Federal Credit Union
 Eugene Smith
 Town of Arcadia
 Janice Sneed
 Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) 
 JoAnn Teat
 Jackson Parish Bank
 John Turner, Jr.
 City of Bossier City
 Danny Van
 Regions Bank
 Isaac White
 Isaac White Realty
 Joey White
 Claiborne Electric Cooperative, Inc.
 Pete Zanmiller
 The Times
 Nathaniel Zeno
 Jackson Parish Industrial District