Executive Committee
Chas Roemer
Board President
CEO of Chas Roemer Innovations, providing finance and management to developing companies. A Harvard University honors graduate, he helped start the first charter school in Louisiana and served as President of Louisiana's Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Jennifer Burgess
Vice President
Project Manager at IBM and a 2017 graduate of BRCC. Served as the Student Government Association President at BRCC and a Student Board Member on the LCTCS Board of Supervisors.
Ralph Bender
Treasurer/Secretary
CFO of Manship Media. Former chair of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) and the 2022 recipient of the Golden Deeds award. A graduate of LSU.
Ex Officio Members
Willie E. Smith, Sr., Ed.D.
Chancellor
Pilar Blanco Eble, Ed.D.
Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director, BRCC Foundation
Board Members
Darius Bonton
President and CEO of Bonton Associates, an environmental engineering and consulting firm.
Marvin Borgmeyer
ExxonMobil retiree. Recipient of the Golden Deeds award and a longtime civic leader and volunteer.
Brace "Trey" Godfrey, III
Senior Vice President of Policy at the Baton Rouge Area Chamber. Former executive director of 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge.
Norisha Kirts Glover
Founder and President of NRK Construction, a woman and minority-owned commercial construction firm.
Michelle Hardy
Vice President at Turner Industries, leading public affairs, community engagement, and strategic planning.
Adrian Owen Jones, CFRE
Partner at Success Labs, a leadership development and organizational consulting firm.
Eric Lane
Owner & CEO of Gerry Lane Enterprises, one of Louisiana's top-performing auto retail operations.
Meg Mahoney
Public & Government Affairs Manager for ExxonMobil, leading community relations in Louisiana.
Robert Schneckenburger
Senior Regional President of Hancock Whitney Bank, overseeing operations in the Baton Rouge area.
Kabrina Smith
Chief Operating Officer of CareSouth Medical & Dental.
Jerell Thomas
President of Window World of Baton Rouge, overseeing several major markets.
LaDonna Williams, MPA
Senior Vice President at Franciscan Missionaries of our Lady Health System.
Renita Williams Thomas
Principal and CEO of In Loving Arms Healthcare for Kids.
Alesia Wilkins-Braxton, JD
President of Government Compliance Partners, LLC, with over 20 years of experience in governmental agencies.
Emeritus Members
Brian LaFleur
Owner of The LaFleur Group. Former BRCC Foundation Board President and experienced Real Estate Developer.