|
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
June 4, 2010 |
|
Contact Information:
|
Austin Marks
|
|
|
GNO, Inc. Hosts Graduation Ceremony For NORLI
Class Of 2010 Graduates
|
|
* To purchase tickets for the event online, click here.
NEW ORLEANS -- Greater New Orleans, Inc., in partnership with JP Morgan Chase, will honor 38 business, civic and community leaders from the 10-parish region for completing the New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute (NORLI) on June 11, 2010 at the Harrah's Hotel.
NORLI candidates represent all races, genders, industries and communities in the region. The class brings everyone collectively to examine the region's government, education, workforce development, regional collaboration, race relations, crime, public safety, leadership, culture, environment and
sustainability with a renewed focus on how all of these issues affect economic development and relate to the quality of life of our region.
"NORLI provided me with an incredible opportunity to meet an impressive, diverse group of peers while getting an in-depth review of the region I call home," said Bill Bailey, VP of Ticket Sales & Service for the New Orleans Hornets and Class of 2010 NORLI graduate. "I have emerged as a leader with
a greater empathy for the important issues that face our region and the tools to engage a myriad of solutions to make a difference."
The Class of 2010 includes:
Jodi Aamodt, Jacobs Manuel Kain & Aamodt
Christine Albert, Touro Infirmary
Bill Bailey, New Orleans Hornets
Denis Bechac, Northshore Conifer
Renee Blanche, Covenant House
Lisa Blossman, NOPG/CityBusiness
Christe Brewton, East Jefferson General Hospital
Avery Corenswet, Ochsner Medical Center
Richard Cortizas, City of New Orleans
Jennifer Couvillon, LSU Health Sciences Center & Junior League
Brian Dassler, KIPP Renaissance High School
Elijah Feinstein, Feinstein Fixed Assets & Stirling Properties
Thomas Freel, LaPorte Sehrt Romig & Hand
Betsie Gambel, Gambel Communications, LLC
Beverly Gariepy, City of Covington
Councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer, City of New Orleans
Annvernette Graham, Motivate 4 Change
Juan Gutierrez, Cox Communications
D'Juan Hernandez, Sun Energy Group
Chanel Jolly, Chevron
Annette LeBlanc, Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana
Austin Marks, Greater New Orleans, Inc.
Leo Marsh, AT&T
Leon Mathes, Loyola University New Orleans
Erika McConduit, Urban League of Greater New Orleans
Dana Moore, JP Morgan Chase
Melissa Sawyer, Youth Empowerment Project
Alex Schott, Sr., Entergy Corporation
Karla Sikaffy, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans
Victor Smeltz, Renaissance Neighborhood Development Corp., A Subsidiary of Volunteers of America
Allen Square, Jr., City of New Orleans
James St. Pierre, International Matex Tank Terminals
Melanie Talia, New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation
Kathy Tolliver, Tolliver & Associates
Mignhon Tourne', ASI Federal Credit Union
Richard Traina, Seale & Ross
Sean Warner, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust
Kyle Wedberg, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
###
About Greater New Orleans, Inc.
The GNO, Inc. Mission is to serve as the catalyst for wealth creation in the Greater New Orleans region. GNO, Inc. will accomplish this by pursuing an aggressive agenda of business development - marketing the region - and product development - improving regional business conditions through
policy, workforce and research initiatives.
The GNO, Inc. Vision is for the Greater New Orleans region to fulfill its potential as one of the best places in the country to grow a company, and raise a family. The ultimate indication of success for GNO, Inc. will be the presence of a robust and growing middle class in southeastern Louisiana.
More information can be found at www.gnoinc.org.
|
365 Canal Street, Suite 2300, New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504.527.6900
Fax: 504.527.6970
www.gnoinc.org
|
To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to:
unsubscribe-25876@elabs6.com
|
