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

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. 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. Board members are further broken down into working committees. 

2020 Board Officers 

ADAM JOHNSTON       CHAIR   First Guaranty Bank	CHAP BREARD  CHAIR-ELECT MOEbiz
JAMES MOORE, III      SECRETARY     Moore Family Interests	GREG LOTT  TREASURER       Progressive Bank

NLEP Working Committees

Committees:	Committee Chairs:
Finance	Greg Lott, Progressive Bank
Program and Oversight	Eric Basinger, CEcD, AEP Swepco
Government Relations	James Moore III, Moore Family Interests
Workforce	Chancellor Earl Meador, J.D.

Board Members 2020-2021

Jerry Allen   Delta Land and Farm	Clay Hipp First National Bank
Raymond Alley Walker-Alley & Associates, LLC	Adam Hubble             Hand Construction, LLC
Ron Bailey Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino	Valarie Jamison Parish of Caddo
Eric Barkley               CenterPoint Energy	Bobby Jelks The Alta and John Franks Foundation
Eric Basinger, CEcD  AEP SWEPCO	Adam Johnston         First Guaranty Bank
Dr. Rick Bateman, Jr. Chancellor, Bossier Parish Community College	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 Chancellor, Northwestern State University
Christian Burney  Magee Resource Group, LLC	Chancellor Earl Meador, J.D. Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
Mike Causey Hunt, Guillot & Associates	James Moore III Moore Family Limited Partnership
Sandy Cimino Community Bank of Louisiana	Mayor O'Landis Millican Town of Arcadia
Jack Clampit Ouachita Parish Police Jury	Dr. Dave Norris Louisiana Tech University
Charles Coleman Citizens National Bank	Jeff Parker   Origin Bank
Linc Coleman            U.L. Coleman Companies	Patrick Ramsey Lincoln Builders
Kevin Cook Enterprise Computing Services	Rick Ranson               Cleco Power, LLC
Hardeman Cordell   Central Oil & Supply	Barry Regula Boomtown Casino & Hotel
Kevin Crosby Lazenby & Associates, Inc.	Reggie Roe   DeSoto Parish Police Jury
Anne Dixon Anne Dixon Real Estate	Annmarie Sartor      Drax Biomass
Amanda Edge           Entergy Louisiana	Chris Shankle            Argent Financial Group
Mark Eldredge          Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC	Tom Simms Carr, Riggs, Ingram, LLC
Jennifer Elliott Capital One Bank	David Smith                Carter Federal Credit Union
Dr. Rodney Ellis, Chancellor         Southern University at Shreveport	Dr. Steen Trawick CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System
Brandon Fail City of Shreveport	Lynn Treadway          Jackson Parish Police Jury
Stephen Fortson      Bradley, Murchison, Kelly & Shea	Mayor Ronny Walker             City of Ruston
Archer Frierson Vintage Realty	JoAnn Wheless         Northwest Louisiana Association of Realtors
Jeff Harper North Webster Parish Industrial District	Marty Wooldridge   Ward II Industrial Board
Tania Hilburn JPMorgan Chase Bank