2025 Leadership Council

Council

Mayson Victor

Beauregard Electric Co-op, Inc., Marketing

Tony Celestine

Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, OJJ

Allen Cormier

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office

Sara Judson

Community Foundation of SWLA, CEO

I'm proud to lead an engaged Board of Directors in working with community-minded donors to make a positive, lasting impact in SWLA.

Terra Gauthreaux-Jones

Family & Youth

Steven Perez

First Horizon, President

Haley Tarasiewicz

Healthy Image

Amelia Hebert

Lake Charles Regional Airport, Office Manager

Velika Trahan

Louisiana Blue, Primary Contact

Marcell Gary

Oceans Behavioral Hospital

Derek Porche

Porche May Architects LLC, Owner, Principal Architect

Catherine Fastabend

Robicheaux, Mize

Chad Miller

Southwest Louisiana Credit Union, CEO

Heather Hidalgo LaFleur

Sowela Technical Community College, Alumni & Advancement Coordinator

Michelle McInnis

SWLA Economic Development Alliance, Senior Vice President

Allyson Montegomery

SWLA Economic Development Alliance, Events Director

Taylor Beard Stanley

Visit Lake Charles, Sales Manager