2024 Board Members & Committee Chairs
President – Kristy Mayes, Open Health Care Clinic
President-Elect – Gwen Palagi, Baton Rouge Gallery
Treasurer – Jannean Dixon, RedStick C.A.R.E.S.
Secretary – Kyle Bove, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Vice President of Communications – Courtney Jackson, YMCA of the Capital Area
Vice President of Education – Barbara A. Caldwell, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts
Foundation; and Annette Fitzgerald, St. James Place Foundation
Vice President of Membership – Robert Easly, Jr., Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension
Center; and Levar Robinson, Fathers on a Mission
Vice President of Philanthropy – Laneceya Russ, March for Moms; and Jillian Sellars, St. Luke's Episcopal School
Immediate Past President – Chelsea Morgan, CFRE, American Heart Association
Be the Cause Chair – Bernard Dumond, CFRE, Catholic Vitality 360
CFRE Chair – Erin Douget, CFRE, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
IDEA Chair – Whitney Lee, RedStick C.A.R.E.S.
Ethics Chair – Tracy Ritchie, Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
Government Relations Chair – Lindi Spalatin, CFRE, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge
Mentoring Chair – Kathleen Sarsfield, Foundation for EBR School System; and Stacey Howell, CFRE, YMCA of
the Capital Area
Scholarship Chair – Lis Patrick, Essential Credit Union
Youth in Philanthropy Chair – Mimi Guercio, St. Lillian Academy
Young Professionals Chair – Rashunda Veals, Capital Area United Way
Chapter Administrator – Tammy V. Abshire, CFRE, Baton Rouge Area Foundation