Meet the board

OFFICERS

President
Denise Latour
denise.latour@tangischools.org

Past President
Royce Hooks
Royce_hooks@yahoo.com
Royce.hooks@inspirenolaschools.org

President-Elect
Veronica Douglas
Jarelle2npower@aol.com

President Elect-Elect


Post Secondary Vice President
Dr. Ariel Mitchell
Amitch11@xula.edu

Secondary Vice President
Tanya Hebert
tjhebert@lpssonline.com

Middle Level Vice President
Tristen Bergholtz
tbergholtz@ebrschools.org
 
Elementary Vice President
Danielle Cole
dtcole@lpssonline.com

Secretary
Dr. Sundy Barjon

Treasurer
Jill Lockhrart
jill.lockhart@cpsb.org

Parliamentarian
Sharon Jackson
sharon.jackson@jdpsbk12.org

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Finance
Jill Lockhart

Program
Reshelle Marino

Long-Range Planning
Denise Latour

Nominations and Elections
​Royce Hooks

Membership
Denise Latour, Dr. Ariel Mitchell, Tanya Hebert, Tristen Bergholtz, Dannielle Cole

Policies/Procedures/By laws 
Brenda Eccles
bdeccles@lpssonline.com

Government Relations 
Brenda Eccles and Dr. Jen Curry 
jcurry@lsu.edu

Awards
Dr. Alice Cryer-Sumler and Dr. Deona Austin
acryer-sumler@cox.net
deona.austin@yahoo.com

Publications
Vinetta Frie
frienews@yahoo.com

Professional Development 
Dr. Ariel Mitchell
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Technology/Website
Cathy Smith 
catz80@gmail.com
catherine.smith@jdpsbk12.org

Audit
Austin White
austin@northdeltamanagement.com

Ethics Board and Professional Certification 
Dr. Peter Emerson
Dr. Reshelle Marino

Public Relations/Advocacy
Jennifer Loraso 
Jennifer.loraso@stpsb.org​

Audit Committe
Dr. Reshelle Marino, Tara Washington, Royce Hooks, and Jill Lockhart

Social Media
Tristen Bergholtz 
tristenbergholtz@yahoo.com

Research Grant/Scholarship Chair
Dr. Wendy Rock 
Wendy.rock@att.net
wendy.rock@selu.edu

Graduate Student 
Samantha Latham and Catherine Redden
Catherine.redden@selu.edu               
slatha1@lsu.edu

Counselor
Halima Dargan
halimadargan@gmail.com

Leadership
Denise Latour (Chair), Tara Washington, Jill Lockhart, Brenda Eccles, and Cathy Smith

Elementary School Counselor of the Year
Denise Peinado

Middle School Counselor of the Year
Emily Ardoin

High School Counselor of the Year
Ann Phillips