The Louisiana Chapter has a long tradition of involving community leaders knowledgeable in health issues, advocacy and strategic planning as members for its all-volunteer governing body. The role of the Board of Trustees is to provide guidance and strategic planning to promote growth and ensure the Chapter is working towards its mission of moving towards a world free of MS.
2009 Board of Trustees
OFFICERS
Peggy Wilson, Chair
Fundraising Consultant and Neighborhood Activist
Michael G. Gaffney, Vice Chair
Jane Heidingsfelder, Secretary
Attorney - Jones Walker
Mike Palamone, Treasurer
CEO/Managing Partner, Urban Systems Associates, Inc.
TRUSTEES
Charles V. Cusimano, III
Attorney at Law, Cusimano Law Firm PLC
Amy (Amparo) Gutierrez, MD
Neurologist - MS Clinic Co-Director, Louisiana State University
Scott P. Howard
President, Regions Bank
Robert E. Howson
Thomas G. Krentel
Owner, Krentel Management Services
John P. Laborde, Sr.
Retired, Chairman Emeritus Tidewater, Inc.
Diana Palmer
Donald E. Pritchard
Chief Financial Officer – Hematology & Oncology Specialists, LLC.
Gary N. Solomon
Austin J. Sumner, MD
Paddison Professor of Neurology & Professor of Neuroscience - LSU Health Sciences Center
David Tabor
President, Affiliated Asset Management, Inc.
Robert J. Whann, III
Retired