2024-2025 Board of Directors

Executive Members 

Charlene Montelaro
Board Chair

Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, retired
Community Volunteer

Cheri M. Ausberry, MBA 
Board Chair-Elect
Entergy Louisiana

Glenda Minor 
Secretary

Silket Advisory Services  

Winship Songy 
Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair

Delta Land Services, LLC.

Calvin Hart
Resource Development Chair
Nucor Steel Louisiana, LLC.

Jan Ross
Community Impact Chair

Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation

Aldo Russo, M.D.
Community Impact Chair-Elect
Ochsner Health System

Eric Thomas
Communications & Marketing Co-Chair
Community Volunteer

Glynna Mayers
Communications & Marketing Co-Chair
Dow Chemical Louisiana Operations

Dave Luecke 
Past Board Chair & Governance Committee Chair

ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Area

George Bell 
President & CEO
Capital Area United Way

Members at Large

Virginia Bell
St. Helena Development Foundation, Inc. (SHED)

Eric Dexter
Baton Rouge Area Foundation

Gaines Foster, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, Retired

Scott Huffstetler
Kean Miller LLP

Dave Kneipp
Volunteers of America, South Central LA

Joanie Montelaro
b1BANK

Jayson Newell
Baton Rouge Area Chamber

Dai Nguyen
Shell

Paula Shepherd
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana

Dennis Shields
Southern University System,
President-Chancellor

Karen Smith
Turner Industries

Nick Speyrer
Emergent Method

Chuck Spicer
Our Lady of The Lake Health

Jolen Stein
BASF

Clay Young
Clay Young Enterprises LLC