LSU Alumni Association, Bureau of Governmental Research add board members

By Staff Report

Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com

March 10, 2024

The Bureau of Governmental Research has appointed five new members to its board of directors.

The new members, who will serve a three-year term are: R. Foster Duncan, operating partner, Bernhard Capital Partners; Elizabeth Hefler, Greater New Orleans regional president, Hancock Whitney Bank; Nathalie Simon, special counsel to CEO and director of public policy and governmental affairs, Laitram; Kenneth St. Charles, development and fundraising consultant; and Syrita Steib, founder and president/CEO, Operation Restoration.

Board officers for 2024 are Merritt Lane, chair; Steven W. Usdin, vice chair; Anne P. Baños, secretary; Louis M. Freeman Jr., treasurer; Nathalie Simon, assistant secretary; and Vanessa Claiborne, assistant treasurer.

Reappointed to a second three-year term are Patty Riddlebarger, vice president of social responsibility, Entergy Corp.; and Lamar Villere, partner and portfolio manager, Villere & Co.

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