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Our Leadership

The City Year Louisiana Board includes the following dedicated corporate, government, nonprofit, and community leaders:

Jennifer Eplett Reilly (Chair)
Co-Founder, City Year, Inc. & Board Chair
City Year Louisiana

Ross Barrett 
General Partner
Louisiana Ventures

Lori Bertman 
President
The Irene and C.B. Pennington Foundation

Dan Bevan 
Trustee and CFO
The Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation

Dr. Kirby Goidel 
Director of the Public Policy Research Lab
Louisiana State University

Noel Hammatt 
Vice President
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board

Gerri Hobdy 
Director of Grantmaking Programs
Baton Rouge Area Foundation

Diana Lewis 
New Orleans Community Leader

Mike Polito 
President
MAPP Construction

Brooke Smith
Director of Strategic Partnerships
The Office of Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu

Tommy Teepell 
Chief Marketing Officer
Lamar Advertising

Sarah Usdin 
President & Founder
New Schools for New Orleans

Orlando Watkins 
Vice President of Programs
Greater New Orleans Foundation

Kyle Wedberg 
Chief Financial Officer
New Orleans Creative Center for Arts

Read more about our City Year, Inc. Board of Trustees

Champion's Committee

Renae Conley
President and CEO
Entergy Louisiana
 
President and CEO
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
 
Patty Riddlebarger
Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
Entergy Corporation
 
Mark Romig 
Vice President for Marketing and Public Relations
Hospital Corporation of America Inc., Delta Division
 
Gary Solomon
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Crescent Bank and Trust