2025-26 Board of Directors

A number of dedicated volunteers, representative of the Northeast Louisiana community, provide volunteer leadership to United Way of Northeast Louisiana. This Board of Directors sets policy and strategic direction and oversees financial practices, operational issues, resource development, and community impact.

This volunteer-led practice ensures accountability and that United Way is focused on our community’s aspirations and achieving measurable results.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Ashley West

Progressive Bank

Board Chair

 

Nathan "Nat" Smith

Cadence Bank

Treasurer

 

Bruce Rushing

Origin Bank

2026 LUJP Campaign Chair

 

Sheila Snow

Discover Monroe - West Monroe

Marketing & Communications Chair

Alberta Green, Ph.D.

ABG Professional Development Solutions

Chair Elect

 

Daniel Taylor

Argent Financial Group

Past Board Chair

 

Amanda Edge

Entergy Louisiana

2026 Campaign Chair

 

Sushma Krishnamurthy, Ph.D.

University of Louisiana Monroe

Community Impact Chair

Cindy Shaw

alli Management Solutions

Secretary

 

David Cole

Progressive Bank

2025 Campaign Chair

 

Chris Holtzclaw

Argent Financial Group

2026 LUJP Campaign Chair

 

Jennifer Johnson

4th District Attorney's Office

Community Allocations Chair

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Toni Bacon

Century Next Bank

 

Mary Barrios

Reeves Memorial Medical Center

 

Cathi Cox-Boniol

Louisiana Tech University

 

Kevin Cuppia

Workforce Training Alliance

 

Lee Denny

Century Next Bank

 

Ernest Green

Advancion

Todd Guice

Ouachita Parish School System

 

Rick Guillot

Origin Bank

 

Josh Mandrell, M.D.

Green Clinic Health System

 

Kelsea McCrary

City of Monroe

 

Sam Moore

Monroe City Schools

Brittany Meyers

Siemens

 

Wendi Napoli

Community Volunteer

 

Alpa Patel

LSU School of Public Health

 

Pastor Vance Price

Community Family of Faith Church

Pamela Saulsberry, Ph.D.

University of Louisiana Monroe

Retired

 

Kristen Shambro

Centric Federal Credit Union

 

Kevin Smith

Regions Bank

 

Juanita Woods

NOVA