Dr. Katara A. Williams Dr. Katara A. Williams currently serves as the Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Advancement and External Relations.  She is formerly the Chief of Staff for the Southern University System- the nation’s only Historically Black College System.  Williams was previously appointed by Governor John Bel Edwards as the Executive Director for the Louisiana Highway [...]

Chrisdyana Morgan Chrisdyana Morgan is a native of Baton Rouge, LA. She is the mother of Brooke Kelise Williams who was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in May 2018. She is currently employed by East Baton Rouge Parish School System as an Educational Diagnostician.  She is a member of Little Antioch Baptist Church of Liberty, [...]

Sandra Sandra born and raised in El Paraiso (The Paradise City), small city in Honduras, surrounded by rivers and mountains and coffee farms. Sandra along with her brothers had to move to Tegucigalpa, the Capital of Honduras for their University Studies and she decided to become a biologist, working later in different laboratories, Shrimp farmers [...]

Nancy N. Armstrong Nancy N. Armstrong born in New Orleans, LA, comes from a family of musicians and singers. An accomplished vocalist and pianist, Nancy received formal musical training from Southern University & A&M College, completing her Bachelor of Music in Education. She is known as one of the most prominent vocal and piano instructors [...]

Dr. Gia Tyson Dr. Gia Tyson is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana who attended college at Howard University, Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins for residency, Baylor for gastroenterology fellowship and Tulane for transplant hepatology. She is a practicing transplant hepatologist at Ochsner Health and director of hepatology for The Liver Center Ochsner Baton Rouge. [...]

Judge Erika L. Green I was born and raised in Plaquemine, Louisiana.  Except for short periods while in college and law school, I lived in Plaquemine and plan to move back to Iberville Parish if I ever retire.  I was Salutatorian of my graduation class at St. John High School in 1975 and immediately began [...]

Joaneane Smith Joaneane Smith is the President and CEO of Global Commerce and Services, LLC (GCS).  She has more than 25 years of experience in management consulting and information technology.  Joaneane has traveled across the country implementing PeopleSoft for some of the country’s largest corporations including Smurfit-Stone Container, and University of Rochester to integrate technology [...]

Judge Erika L. Green The Honorable Judge Erika L. Green was elected to the Family Court for East Baton Rouge Parish, Division B, in November 2021. Prior to being elected, Judge Green was a solo practitioner at her law firm, Law Office of Erika Green, LLC, handling estate, family, and civil matters. She also was [...]

Dr. Donnesha Clayton Dr. Donnesha Clayton joined Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge in September of 2020. She received her undergraduate degree in biological sciences from Louisiana State University. She then earned her medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans. After obtaining her medical degree, Dr. Clayton completed her internship and residency in Internal [...]

Tia Edwards Tia Edwards is a well-respected leader in public service and private industry with over 25 years of leadership experience.  Edwards holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications from Loyola University and a Master’s in Education Leadership and Administration from the University of Houston, and has extensive knowledge in public and community relations, education [...]