NLEP's Board of Directors are chosen by investors and represent the 14 North Louisiana parishes served by NLEP. Our board members come from almost every industry sector and provide guidance and direction to our organization.

NLEP Board of Directors

North Louisiana Economic Partnership (NLEP) is governed by its Board of Directors, who are elected annually by its investors.  Board members then elect officers who work directly with senior staff on high level initiatives.  The board is further broken down into working committees:

Committee	Committe Chair
Finance	Chap Breard, MOEBiz
Program and Oversight	Eric Basinger, CEcD, AEP Swepco
Workforce	Linda Biernacki , Fire Tech Systems
Government Relations	James Moore III, Moore Family Limited Partnership

NLEP encourages an active board culture to enhance participation and involvement in economic development among its investors.  The input and guidance from board members provide invaluable feedback to staff as they perform their daily operations.

NLEP Officers of the Board, 2019-2020
MIKE CAUSEY            CHAIR Hunt, Guillot & Associates	ADAM JOHNSTON       CHAIR-ELECT    First Guaranty Bank
CHAP BREARD       TREASURER         MOEbiz	GREG LOTT          SECRETARY       Progressive Bank
2019 Board of Directors  Jerry Allen   CenturyLink   Valarie Jamison Parish of Caddo   Raymond Alley Walker-Alley & Associates, LLC   Bobby Jelks The Alta and John Franks Foundation   Eric Barkley               CenterPoint Energy   Adam Johnston         First Guaranty Bank   Eric Basinger, CEcD  AEP SWEPCO   Kay King      Morehouse Economic Development Corp   Linda Biernacki Fire Tech Systems, Inc   Greg Lott      Progressive Bank   Bruce Blanton            Webster Parish Police Jury   Michael Lowe           Kean Miller, LLP   Chap Breard              MOEbiz   Dr. Chris Maggio Northwestern State University   Christian Burney  Magee Resource Group, LLC   Mayor Jamie Mayo City of Monroe   Mike Causey Hunt, Guillot & Associates   Chancellor Earl Meador Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Sandy Cimino Community Bank of Louisiana   James Moore III Moore Family Limited Partnership Charles Coleman Citizens National Bank   Michael Newman    Newman Marchive Carlisle Linc Coleman            U.L. Coleman Companies   Jeff Parker   Origin Bank Kevin Cook Enterprise Computing Services   John Peak Hardeman Cordell   Central Oil & Supply   Brandon Fail  City of Shreveport Kevin Crosby Lazenby & Associates, Inc.   Rick Ranson               Cleco Power, LLC Tony Davis  City of Natchitoches/Natchitoches Community Alliance   Patrick Ramsey Lincoln Builders  Amanda Edge           Entergy Louisiana   Reggie Roe   DeSoto Parish Police Jury   Mark Eldredge          Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC   Annmarie Sartor      Drax Biomass   Jennifer Elliott Capital One Bank   Chris Shankle            Argent Financial Group   Dr. Rodney Ellis         Southern University at Shreveport   David Smith                Carter Federal Credit Union   Archer Frierson, III Vintage Realty   Lynn Treadway          Jackson Parish Police Jury   James Graham, CEcD             City of Minden   Mayor Ronny Walker             City of Ruston   Tania Hilburn JPMorgan Chase Bank   JoAnn Wheless         Northwest Louisiana Association of Realtors   Clay Hipp First National Bank   Marty Wooldridge   Ward II Industrial Board   Adam Hubble             Hand Construction, LLC