Our Leadership

board of directors

Jiarra Rayford
President
Rayford Realty NOLA LLC Owner/Broker

Jonathan Leit
Treasurer
Alembic Community Development Director of New Orleans office

Jo Ann Minor
Secretary Ashe Cultural Arts Center Chief Financial Officer

Joseph Barbie
Attorney at Law J. Barbie and Associates

Tarence Davis
Chief Operations Officer Ashe Cultural Arts Center

Will Bowling
Senior Project Manager Gulf Coast Housing Partnership Inc

Kaitlin Guerin
Owner and Pastry Chef Lagniappe Bakehouse

Tonya Boyd Cannon
Executive Director Rise My Child Foundation

Connie Jackson
Executive Director National Food & Beverage Fdtn.

Suzanne Bresette
Interim Director New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market

Erika Mann
Chief Executive Officer Dryades YMCA

Maryann Miller
StayLocal Program Manager Urban Conservancy

Whitney Myers
Case Specialist - Facilitation & Curriculum Cafe Reconcile

We are deeply grateful for the inspiration and laughter of our immediate past Secretary, Kimberly Chavis.