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
Nathan "Nat" Smith
Cadence Bank
Board Chair
Dr. Alberta Green
ABG Professional Development Solutions
Past Board Chair
Sheila Snow
Discover Monroe - West Monroe
Communications Chair
Ernest Green
Community Volunteer
Treasurer
Alpa Patel
LSU School of Public Health
Community Impact Chair
Amanda Edge
Entergy Louisiana
2026 Campaign Chair
Chris Holtzclaw
Argent Financial Group
2026 LUJP Campaign Chair
Cindy Shaw
alli Management Solutions
Secretary
Taylor Cagle
Origin Bank
2027 Campaign Chair (Regional)
Thomas Graham
Forth Insurance
2027 Campaign Chair (LUJP)
Jennifer Johnson
4th District Attorney's Office
Community Investment Chair
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Deidre Adair
Children's Coalition
Toni Bacon
Century Next Bank
Mary Barrios
Reeves Memorial Medical Center
Brian Bush, Ed. D
Monroe City Schools | JS Clark Magnet
Reverend Ike Byrd
City of Monroe
Cathi Cox-Boniol
Ruston Daily Leader
Lee Denny
Century Next Bank
Ashley West
Progressive Bank
Todd Guice
Ouachita Parish School Board
Rick Guillot
Origin Bank
Katrina Malone
Grambling University
Josh Mandrell, M.D.
Green Clinic Health System
Kelsea McCrary
City of Monroe
John O'Leary
First Methodist Monroe
David Cole
Progressive Bank
Ashley Herring
Bayou Title
Sam Moore
Monroe City Schools
Kelsey Laudenheimer
Nuby
Wendy Napoli
Community Volunteer
Kim Shepherd
In-Sync Accounting
Bruce Rushing
Origin Bank
Pamela Saulsberry, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana Monroe
Retired
Aimee Kane
St. Francis Medical Center
William Smart
Monroe Housing Authority
Kevin Smith
Regions Bank
Lisa Holyfield
Holyfield Inc.
Daniel Taylor
Argent Financial Group
Juanita Woods
NOVA
Roy Heatherly
Community Volunteer
Deanne Hubbard
Cool Kids