UPPER LAFAYETTE ON THE MOVE Letter from President: David Welch This is a great and exciting time for the Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation. The board and other interested leaders dedicated most of a day to examining the progress we have made as an organization since our inception and planning a strategy to take us to the next level and beyond. Upcoming Events Upper Lafayette Success Stories January 16, 2013, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Acadian Companies 2916 N. University Upper Lafayette Philanthropist of the Year March 19, 2013, 11:30 a.m. Focus on Oil and Gas Industry
Turning to past achievements, they are quite impressive. When we were formed no one had ever even heard of Upper Lafayette and now it is practically a household name. The Upper Lafayette Newsletter has brought us into the spotlight. The Lafayette On The Move Television show has featured community leaders focused on Upper Lafayette, and David Welch the numerous special events, membership meetings and media touch Stone Energy Corporation points have literally put Upper Lafayette on the map. We can all be very grateful to our founders for their vision and especially for our executive director, Jan Swift, who accomplished this mostly on her own. Looking forward, the future of our organization looks very bright indeed. We now have a presence and Jan is now joined by Jennifer Thompson who doubles our staff and will enable Jan to leverage her skills to an even greater degree. Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation has also just moved into the LEDA offices which will expose us to the important work they are doing and provide us with new resources. We are already rapidly moving to the next level.
ULEDF Board of Directors & Staff David Welch, President Cherie Hebert, V. President Todd Citron, Sec./Treasurer Amos Batiste Julie Simon-Dronet Don Dupuis Ed Krampe Donna Landry Kirk LaCour Beau Phares Dwight “Bo” Ramsay Herbert Schilling Bryan Tabor Jerry Vascocu Monty Warren
Strategically, we are focused on our mission, which is to facilitate the creation of economic development in Upper Lafayette. Our key areas of focus for economic development are infrastructure, member promotion and education. We are already in high gear on member promotion and are presently developing an infrastructure development plan. On the education front, Upper Lafayette is a member of the Lafayette Public Education Stakeholders Committee which brings many nonprofit citizens groups together to support 100 percent of our students entering school and 100 percent of them coming out with either job skills or prepared for higher education. Already LaPESC has accomplished much and our high school graduation rate is rising It is an honor to be serving on your board and thank you in advance for your contributions of time, effort and money that are so vital to Upper Lafayette.
January 2013 Meeting to Focus on Upper Lafayette Success Stories We are kicking off 2013 with our Third Annual “Upper Lafayette Success Stories” event to celebrate the tremendous success of two families who endeavor to provide excellent service every day to our community. Bryan Tabor and family of Ace Plumbing, and the Breaux family of Breaux’s Mart, will be honored as we share the story of their businesses with deep roots in Upper Lafayette Parish. Please join us on Wednesday, January 16th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Acadian Companies auditorium, 2916 N. University Avenue, Lafayette. Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation’s Board of Directors will also be sworn in at this meeting. Tickets are $30 each ($35 for non-members) or $250 for a reserved table for eight and may be purchased at upperlafayette.com. Contact Jennifer Thompson at jennifer@upperlafayette.com or (337)769-7649 with any questions. Special thanks to our sponsors, Hub City Ford and the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco Free Living, and to Gregg Gothreaux (LEDA) our emcee, for making this event memorable.
Jan Swift, Director
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Upper Lafayette Presents
2013 Board of Directors We are proud to present our 2013 Board of Directors, who will be sworn in at Upper Lafayette’s January 16, 2013 luncheon hosted at Acadian Companies’ facility at 2916 N. University. In particular, we welcome new board members Kirk LaCour, Director of Acadian Companies’ National EMS Academy, and Bryan Tabor of Ace Plumbing. We are so proud of the depth and expertise these members provide, and are grateful for the time and effort they volunteer on behalf of our foundation. Please visit our website at http://www.upperlafayette.com/ board to learn more about these outstanding individuals.
David Welch, President Stone Energy Corporation www.stoneenergy.com
Cherie Hebert, V. President BBR Creative, Owner www.bbrcreative.com
Todd Citron, Sec/Treasurer Hub City Ford, General Manager
Amos Batiste, Development Coordinator Second Harvest Food Bank
Ed Krampe, Owner McDonald’s of Acadiana, Inc
Kirk LaCour, Director National EMS Academy, Acadian Companies
www.hubcityford.net
Adrian Baudoin, Chief Information Officer Acadiana Computer Systems
Don Dupuis, CEO Acadiana Computer Systems www.acsmd.com
www.maclaff.com
www.no-hunger.org
www.acadian.com
www.acsmd.com
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2013 Board of Directors
Donna Landry, V. President Corporate Development Our Lady of Lourdes
Beau Phares, Commercial Lender MidSouth Bank
Julie Simon-Dronet Director of Operations: Acadiana, Cox Louisiana
Bryan Tabor, Owner Ace Plumbing
www.midsouthbank.com
www.lourdesrmc.com
www.cox.com/Louisiana
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Dwight “Bo� Ramsay, CFO & Chairman of the Board Aries Marine Corp.
Herbert Schilling, Owner Schilling Distributing Co.
Jerry Vascocu, President of Acadiana Market, Iberia Bank
Monty Warren, V. President Beau Box Commercial Real Estate
www.schillingdistributing.com
www.ariesmarine.com
aceplumbinginc.com
www.iberiabank.com
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Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation Mission Statement “Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation is an association of proactive individuals and business leaders joined together to be a catalyst for change. The Foundation’s mission is to enhance and direct the positive, planned growth of Upper Lafayette, focusing on quality of life, while participating in the overall development of the Greater Lafayette Metropolitan Area.” Special Thanks to Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation Members Upper Lafayette on the Move! 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m. LUS 4 or Cox 16
PLATINUM Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Acadiana Computer Systems, Inc. Aries Marine Corporation ASH/Badger Oil Company Couret Farms Cox Communications Home Furniture Hub City Ford IberiaBank Lafayette General Medical Center McDonald’s of Acadiana MidSouth Bank Our Lady of Lourdes Republic National Distributing Company Schilling Distributing Company Whitney National Bank GOLD Acadiana Rubber & Gasket Atmos Energy Beau Box Commercial Real Estate Home Bank Honda of Lafayette Omni Energy Services Opelousas General Health System Prejean’s Restaurant Stone Energy Corporation
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SILVER Ace Plumbing, Inc. Allstates Building Systems BBR Creative Edward Jones/Bob Crist Guidry’s Uniforms Master Builders & Specialists, Inc. Oakbourne Country Club Rader Solutions Shelf Energy, LLC SLEMCO The Southwest Group Stirling Properties Walters Funeral Home BRONZE Acadiana Symphony Orchestra Advancial Federal Credit Union Aspen Clinic Associated Travel Jean C. Breaux, Jr. & Associates Bridge Ministry of Acadiana, Inc. Community Foundation of Acadiana Crawdaddy’s On-Site Catering Derek Development Corp., LLC Joey Durel ECGC Women’s Business Center Lynn Guidry, Architect John Paul The Great Academy Jolie’s Louisiana Bistro Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission Lafayette Community Health Care Clinic LeBlanc’s Auto Wholesale/Richard Leblanc Lee Verret/State Farm Insurance Agency Lowry’s Printing and Copying Flo Meadows, Coldwell Banker Melancon I-49 Storage Center Petroleum Club January 2013
BRONZE CONT’D Rayne State Bank/Buddy Webb Ron J. Gaubert Realtors W. W. Rucks, III Second Harvest Food Bank Ken Simeral, Coldwell Banker Sylvan Learning Center Terry J. Rogers WorldPay SPONSORS Charley G’s City of Carencro City of Scott Hub City Ford IberiaBank Lafayette Airport Commission McDonald’s of Acadiana Opelousas General Health System Schilling Distributing Company Scott Police Department Stone Energy Tobacco Free Living Van Eaton & Romero
For membership information or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jan Swift at jan@upperlafayette.com or 337-769-7649
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