Alumni Board

  • Robert Johannessen, LDH, Baton Rouge, LA -- President
  • Delia A. Taylor, APR, Taylor Media Services, Denham Springs, LA – Immediate Past President
  • Ryan Cross, OLOL Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Rachel Haney, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of LA, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Dr. Robyn Stiles, Emergent Method, Sacramento, CA
  • Kelly Zimmerman, Director of Communication and Publications for Louisiana Medicaid, Louisiana Department of Health, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Lindsay Falgoust, Media Supervisor,  Zehnder Communications, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Jodi Conachen, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Col. Christian Patterson, Director of Communications, U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center, Vicksburg, MS
  • Lance Frank, CBS News, New York, NY
  • Melissa Parmelee, Director of Development, Audubon Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA
  • John Snow, MBA, Vice President, Emergent Method, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Jason Doré, Assistant Chief Counsel for External Affairs, U.S. SBA—Office of Advocacy, Washington, DC
  • Roderick Hawkins, Director of Communications, Advance Illinois, Illinois, Chicago
  • Chelsea Leblanc, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Stephanie Riegel, Baton Rouge Business Report, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Beth Taylor,  Author, Broadcaster and Public Relations Practitioner, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Laura Vinsant, Executive Director, Teach for America, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Bradley Williams, Deputy Director of Public Affairs and Director of Digital Strategy and Engagement at U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

Ex-Officio Members

  • Kimberly Bissell, Dean, LSU Manship School of Mass Communication
  • Tristyn Meche, Assistant to the Dean, LSU Manship School of Mass Communication
  • Randy Hayden, Hall of Fame Committee Chair

Board Members Emeritus

  • Elizabeth Canfield, Communications Specialist, BASF, Geismar, LA
  • Stephanie Cargile, Public & Government Affairs Manager, ExxonMobil, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Margaret E. “Meg” Casper, Deputy Secretary of State, LA Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Charlotte Cavell, Corporate Communications, Entergy New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
  • Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Mark Lambert, President, Lambert Media, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Venessa Lewis, APR, Owner, Lewis Graphic Design, Denham Springs, LA