2025 Governmental Affairs and Infrastructure Committee

Public Policy Committee

Neil Abramson

Liskow & Lewis

Brian Abshire

Investar Bank, SWLA Market President

Heath Allen

Lake Charles Regional Airport, Executive Director

Missy Amidon

CITGO Petroleum Corporation, Community Affairs/Marketing

Vanessa Anseman

Liskow & Lewis

Ann Barilleaux

JD Bank, SVP of Marketing

Donald Brinkman

CSRS, Inc., Sector Lead

Woody Daigle

Senator Kennedy, SWLA Regional Rep for Sen. Kennedt

Kyle Edmiston

Visit Lake Charles, President/CEO

Courtney Fenet

R. E. Heidt Construction Co., L.L.C.

Julio Galan

Family & Youth, President & CEO

Tristan Gruspier

Taylor Porter, Attorney

Megan Hartman

Phillips 66 Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex, PR Director

Tobie Hodgkins

Century 21 Bessette Flavin, Associate Broker

Heather Hohensee

Woodside Energy, Director of Government and Public Affairs

Lynn Hohensee

West Calcasieu Port, Port Director

Dallas Kingham

Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, L.L.P., Partner

Chuck Kleckley

The Picard Group, Partner

Lena McArthur

West Cal Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director

Elizabeth McLaughlin

U.S.Congressman Clay Higgins, Field Representation

Amy Miller

Cheniere Energy, Senior Analyst Government & Public Affairs

Nelson Mire

LNG SME, LLC, Owner

Chuck O'Conner

ICSHRM (Imperial Calcasieu Society for Human Resource Management), Treasurer

Steven Perez

First Horizon, President

Nick Pestello

Port of Lake Charles/Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, Director of Engineering, Maintenance, & Development

Kristian Poncho

Coushatta Tribe of LA, Secretary-Treasurer

Patricia Prudhomme

CHRISTUS Ochsner Southwestern Louisiana Foundation, Executive Director of Development

Jason Rashall

Lake Charles Memorial Health System, Chief Strategy Officer

Jim Rock

Lake Area Industry Alliance

Erika Sluss

Southwest Louisiana Association Of Realtors, Executive Director

Angie Theuissen

L'Auberge Casino Resort

Gregory Thibodeaux

Turner Industries, Business Development Manager

Michael Michot

The Picard Group, Partner

Lee Turner

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy's Office

Scott Walker

SWLA Economic Development Alliance, President/CEO

Michelle McInnis

SWLA Economic Development Alliance, Senior Vice President

Kevin Melton

Chennault International Airport Authority, Executive Director

Ronnie Petree

The Bank

Matthew Wallace

CHRISTUS Ochsner Southwestern Louisiana Foundation, Governmental Affairs

Janie Fruge

West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, CEO

Laura Ferrell

Cheniere Energy, Government & Public Affairs Louisiana

Nic Hunter

Lake Charles Memorial Health System, Director of External Affairs, Administration

Whitney Lambright

US Congressman Mike Johnson (Speaker of the House), Director of Outreach and Community Liason

Tracey Webb

Pendragon Security, Founder & CEO Pendragonsecurity Cybersecurity & MSP/MSSP Leader

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