The essential function of the Board of Trustees shall be policy making and responsibility for sound management. The Board shall formulate and determine the general, educational and financial policies as shall be deemed necessary for the administration and development of the Corporation in accordance with its shared purposes.
Board of Trustees officers for 2007-2008: |
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Theodore (Ted) Frois, Chair Theodore M. Frois is the General Counsel for the Upstream Companies of Exxon Mobil Corporation. Frois resides in Houston, Texas. |
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Suzanne T. Mestayer, Vice Chair Suzanne T. Mestayer serves as the New Orleans president of AmSouth Bank, a $46-billion regional bank with offices in six southeastern states. Mestayer resides in Metairie, Louisiana. |
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Kevin W. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., University President The Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., formally assumed the duties of the university's 16th president effective July 1, 2004. |
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James P. Bradley, S.J., Vice President The Rev. James P. Bradley, S.J., serves as rector of the Jesuit Community at Loyola University New Orleans. |
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Lawrence W. Moore, S.J., Secretary Treasurer The Rev. Lawrence W. Moore, S.J., is professor of law and associate dean for academic affairs at Loyola University New Orleans School of Law. . |
Board of Trustees members for 2007-2008: |
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Stephen M. Barbas Steve Barbas is an attorney and senior partner at Barbas, Koenig, Nuñez, Sanders, and Butler in Tampa, Florida. Barbas resides in Tampa, Florida. |
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Gerald R. Blaszczak, S.J. Gerald R. Blaszczak, S.J., currently is the pastor of St. Ignatius Loyola Parish in Manhattan, N.Y., and resides in Manhattan, New York. |
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Gerard A. (Jerry) Brechtel Jerry Brechtel is chief administrative officer and director of internal audit and controls for CGB Enterprises, Inc., and subsidiaries in Covington, Louisiana. |
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William J. Byron, S.J. William J. Byron, S.J., writes a syndicated bi-weekly column, “Looking Around,” for the Catholic News Service, and served as interim president for Loyola University New Orleans from October 2003 until June 2004. Byron resides in Baltimore, Maryland. |
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Carolyn Callahan Carolyn Callahan is vice president for development at Macfadden Communications Group in New York City. Callahan resides in Rye, New York. |
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John J. Callahan, S.J. The Rev. John J. Callahan, S.J., is provincial assistant for pastoral and spiritual ministries at the Jesuits of the Missouri Province and director of the Saint Louis Ignatian Spirituality Group. He is also an assistant for mission at Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri. Callahan resides in St. Louis, Missouri. |
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Gerald Cavanagh, S.J. The Rev. Gerald F. Cavanagh, S.J., holds the Charles T. Fisher, III, Chair of Business Ethics and is professor of management at the University of Detroit Mercy. Cavanagh resides in Detroit, Michigan. |
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Karen J. Cooper Karen Johnson Cooper is an associate at the Phoenix, Arizona, office of Gust Rosenfeld, where she specializes in real estate law. Cooper currently resides in Kenner, Louisiana. |
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Dennis C. Cuneo Dennis C. Cuneo serves as counsel to the Washington, D.C., law firm of Arent Fox. Cuneo lives in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. |
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Shawn M. Donnelley Shawn Donnelley is President of Strategic Giving, a firm |
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Alton F. Doody Alton Doody is the founder and president of The Alton F. Doody Co., a private investment management company in New Orleans. Doody resides in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
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Michael J. Garanzini, S.J. The Rev. Michael J.Garanzini, S.J., was elected president, Loyola University Chicago, on January 19, 2001, and assumed his duties as president in June. Garanzini resides in Chicago, Illinois. |
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Michael J. Graham, S.J. The Rev. Michael J. Graham, S.J. was appointed president of Xavier University in January 2001. Graham resides in Cincinnati, Ohio. |
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Gail W. Jock Gail W. Jock is a civic leader and community activist in New York City. |
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Mitchell J. Landrieu In January 2004, Mitch Landrieu became lieutenant governor of Louisiana. In this position, he serves as commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism. Landrieu resides in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
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Barry D. LeBlanc Barry LeBlanc is president and chief operating officer of two separate but related pharmaceutical businesses. Pamlab, L.L.C., is a closely-held and nationally branded, prescription pharmaceutical company headquartered in Covington, Louisiana. Red River Pharma, L.L.C., based in Shreveport, Louisiana, is a development and manufacturing entity providing services to Pamlab. He resides in New Orleans. |
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Rita Benson LeBlanc Rita LeBlanc is owner and executive vice president of administration for the New Orleans Saints and owner/executive of the New Orleans VooDoo. LeBlanc lives in Metairie, Louisiana. |
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Joseph E. Mahoney, Jr. Joseph Mahoney is managing partner of the John Hancock Financial Network office in Dallas, Texas. He resides in Dallas. |
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Floyd J. Malveaux, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Floyd J. Malveaux is the executive director of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network and emeritus dean of Howard University College of Medicine. Malveaux resides in Ellicott City, Maryland. |
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Mark S. Massa, S.J. |
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Elissa F. Moran Elissa Moran is a professional consultant. She is also founder and president of Friends of Nick, Inc., a nonprofit which delivers educational programs to inner city schools in the Archdiocese of New York. She resides in Greenwich, Connecticut. |
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Tina N. Owen Tina Nguyen Owen is principal owner of Lotus Capital Management, L.L.C., which provides objective financial, investment, and consultant advisory services to governmental agencies. Owen resides in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
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J. Kevin Poorman Kevin Poorman is currently vice chair of Classic Residence by Hyatt and executive vice president and general counsel of Pritzker Realty Group, L.P. Poorman resides in Wilmette, Illinois. |
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Pamela R. (Pam) Ryan Pam Ryan is a civic leader and community activist in New Orleans. |
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Ashley C. Schaffer Ashley Schaffer works as a freelance editor and development adviser. Her current project involves consultation between Habitat for Humanity's Kansas City chapter and BNIM, a national green architecture firm, to research, design, and build home models that will then be replicated by HFH chapters nationally. Also a poet, she resides in Amherst, Massachusetts. |
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George I. Shinn Owner, New Orleans Hornets, NBA franchise team. Shinn resides in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. |
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Earnrolyn (Lynn) Smith Lynn Smith is an information professional consultant with LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions where she supervises training personnel for 32 states including Louisiana. Smith resides in St. Louis, Missouri. |
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Frances S. Smith Frances Smith is proprietor of the Soniat House Hotel and Antiques Gallery in New Orleans. Smith resides in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
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John B. Weling, S.J. John B. Welling, S.J., is currently serving as the second Jesuit president of Verbum Dei High School. Weling resides in Los Angeles, California. |
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Eric A. Zimmer, S.J. The Rev. Eric A. Zimmer, S.J., teaches communication at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. |
Trustee Emeritus |
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| Donna D. Fraiche | |
Honorary Board of Trustees Members |
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| Adelaide W. Benjamin | |
| B. Temple Brown, Jr. | |
| David F. Dixon | |
| Rita O. Huntsinger | |
| John B. Levert, Jr. | |
| Jerome J. Reso, Jr. | |
| Betty S. Sherrill | |
| Moise S. Steeg | |
| Jeanne Wolf | |
