ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NONPROFIT
JEANETTE WEILAND
LYNNETTE WHITE-COLIN
Senior Vice President New Orleans Business Alliance
Senior Vice President, Small Business Growth New Orleans Business Alliance
SUSAN BONNETT BOURGEOIS
Weiland facilitates collaboration with local institutions and companies, attracting new businesses and investment to the city and assisting existing businesses and startups with retention and expansion efforts. “I love having the ability to make an equitable impact on wealth generation for the New Orleanians who make our city unique and flavorful,” she said.
At the helm of the small business growth section, White-Colin spearheads initiatives designed to help the local small business ecosystem flourish, such as “InvestNOLA” a business growth accelerator concept she developed. “I love the impact I make for business owners to scale their ventures, create wealth for themselves and jobs for other New Orleanians,” she said.
Bonnett Bourgeois has been at the helm of the NCF since its founding in 2007. During her tenure, and led by her vision, the foundation has grown from just a “good idea” to a formidable force for the greater good, having moved over $64 million in philanthropic fuel through the Northshore region. Bonnett Bourgeois also served in Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster’s administration.
Education: University of New Orleans (MA, MBA), Louisiana State University (BS) Go-to Restaurant: GW Fins Hidden Gem: Home Malone Hobby/Passion: Gardening and the environment Heroes: “People willing to take risks” Nonprofit Cause: KID smART Advice: “Be curious. Very curious.”
Education: University of New Orleans (BA) Best Fest: Jazz Fest Hidden Gem: Rooftop bar at the Troubador Hotel Hobby/Passion: Cooking and travelling Heroes: “Stacy Abrams for the work she’s accomplished in voting rights, and Brian Stevenson for his work on behalf of wrongly incarcerated individuals.”
Education: Louisiana State University (BA) Hidden Gem: Seiler Bar in Downtown Covington Best Fest: Wooden Boat Festival in Madisonville Hobby/Passion: “Being on, near or in view of the water” Go-to Restaurant: The Pelican Club Nonprofit Cause: “Us! As the region continues to grow, so does our Community Foundation.”
NONPROFIT
NONPROFIT
NONPROFIT
CHRISTINE THOMPSON BRIEDE
CHARMAINE CACCIOPPI
FLOZELL DANIELS JR
Executive Director Jefferson Community Foundation
EVP and COO United Way of Southeast Louisiana
CEO Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Launched after Katrina, the JCF turned things up a notch when it hired Briede as its first paid director in 2020. The former owner of a restaurant supply company now works to improve education, health, transit, neighborhoods and senior programs in the parish. Her current priorities include pre-K for all and redeveloping the former Hope Haven campus in Marrero.
In addition to her work in the nonprofit world, Caccioppi is a “force within the halls of the Capitol in Baton Rouge,” as one of her colleagues put it. Among other recent wins, she led collaborative efforts to repeal the state’s pink tax — a multiyear battle — and secured the dedication of 25% of sports betting revenues to the Louisiana Early Childhood Education Fund.
This New Orleans native is a public policy and community engagement strategist with expertise in “deep equity models that support community development, resilience building, legislative strategy and leadership development.” He’s guided investments worth tens of millions and is the current chairman of the N.O. Regional Transit Authority.
Education: University of Alabama (BA) On the Horizon: “Establishing a high school leadership program in Jefferson Parish” Hobby/Passion: Music Advice: “Invest in relationships.” Go-to Restaurant: La Crêpe Nanou Hidden Gem: Fausto’s Nonprofit Cause: Hogs for the Cause
On the Horizon: “We’re excited to award the first round of NOLA Youth Master Plan Grants from the NOLA Coalition.” Best Fest: Jazz Fest Hidden Gem: “Not quite ‘hidden,’ but my favorite new restaurant is Chemin à la Mer. It brings me back to my Cajun roots.” Nonprofit Cause: United Way!
Education: Tulane University (MBA), University of New Orleans (BA) On the Horizon: “New and vibrant leadership at Foundation for Louisiana, under the helm of Charmel Gaulden” Go-to Restaurant: High Hat on Freret Street Advice: “In your life and work, actively seek joy and justice. Everything else works itself out.”
President and CEO Northshore Community Foundation
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