Board of Directors

Melvin "Kip" Holden

Mayor-President,
City of Baton Rouge,
Parish of East Baton Rouge

William Arceneaux

Director, Foundation for Excellence in Louisiana
Public Broadcasting

Paul Arrigo, CDME

President/CEO, Baton Rouge Area Convention and
Visitors Bureau

Jim Baronet

General Manager,
WVLA-Channel 33 TV/FOX 44

Henry Battle

General Manager,
Air Liquide

Martin Braun

International Culture Club,
Baton Rouge Magnet
High School

Dr. Steven Heymsfield

Executive Director,
Pennington Biomedical
Research Center

Rin Hogan

Thai-American Association

John Hu

Baton Rouge Chinese
Culture Club

Gioconda Inman

Venezuelan Association

Joyce M. Jackson

The Links, Inc.,
Baton Rouge Chapter

Shahid Khan

Director,
Islamic Center

Adam Knapp

President/CEO,
Baton Rouge Area Chamber

Hafid Laroussi

Director of Development,
Baton Rouge International School

Philippe Parola

President,
Patran LLC

Michael D. Robinson

Senior Director of Development,
LSU Foundation

Pat Robinson

Assistant Governor, District 6200,
Baton Rouge Capital City Rotary

Karen K. St. Cyr

Director of Public Affairs,
Port of Greater Baton Rouge

Ashagre Yigletu, Ph.D.

Associate Dean & MBA Director,
Southern University

Advisory Directors

Larry Collins

Director of International Services, Louisiana Economic Development

Roy Johnson, Retired

Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry

Tom Ed McHugh

Executive Director,
Louisiana Municipal Association

Officers

Monika Olivier
President/CEO

Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs, Inc.

Felipe E. Martinez
Chairman

Project Manager,
Louisiana Economic Development

Warner Anderson, Ph.D.
Vice Chairman

Southern University