NextGen Council
The NextGen Council is an initiative of GNO, Inc. designed to introduce new leadership into the organization, with the intent of 1) benefitting from the energy and ideas of emerging regional leaders; 2) developing future Board members for GNO, Inc.; and 3) developing leaders for the region, generally.
The NGC is composed of approximately 55 of the “next generation” of business and community leaders in the New Orleans region. Members serve a two-year term. New NGC members are nominated annually, and approved by the GNO, Inc. Board.
Young Professional Organizations in Greater New Orleans
The NextGen Council is one of numerous organizations for Young Professionals in the region. To see a full list of these groups and a calendar of events, click here.NextGen Council Officers

Leigh Ann Bogran
Chair LCMC Health

Bryan Hodnett
Chair-Elect DonahueFavret

Todd C. James
Immediate Past Chair Broadmoor
NextGen Council

Tamara Agins
New Orleans Business Council

Ryan Allen
Landis Construction

Matthew Almon
Stone Pigman

Beau Black
Shell/Plaquemines Parish Council

Jacqueline Brettner
Brettner Cvitanovic

Matt Brichetto
Vintage Church

Barrett Conrad
ContigaSoft

Patrick Cresson
OUTFRONT Media

Scott Cunningham
Hancock Whitney

Ryan Daul
Daul Insurance

Josie Delaune
Geocent

Ayame Dinkler
LCMC Health

Jimmy Dunn
IBERIABANK

Brian Egana
Circular Consulting

Marc Ehrhardt
The Ehrhardt Group

Jeff Good
Jones Walker

Brain Grubb
Law Offices of BDG

Adrian Guy
Dillard University

Mike Harowski
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker

Rachel Harris
30/90 Marketing

Caroline Hayes
aos Interior Design

Buddy Boe
River Parishes Tourist Commission

Mike Hill
Our Lady of the Lake

Kyle Wedberg
New Orleans Center for Creative Art

Robert Hopkins
Hancock Whitney

Josh Hudson
Simon Peragine

Nathan Hunter
Broadmoor

Corey Jambon
Postlethwaite & Netterville

Kiel Johnson
Capital One Bank

Gavin Langston
Fidelity Bank

Gillis McCloskey
Quality Labor Mgt/ St. Bernard Council

Kate McCreary
Loyola Center for Entrepreneurship

Ralph Mahana
Windsor Court Hotel

Marina Manzanares
Metairie Bank

Laurie Martin
Knoll, Inc.

Matthew Martinec
City of Gretna

Paul Matthews
Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District

Eddie Maupin
Pan-American Life Insurance Group

Jennifer Mitchell
Tarkett

James Moffett
Cox

Nicholas Moldaner
Palmisano

Chase Mullin
Mullin

Benny Nguyen
Gulf Coast Bank

Chad Perrier
Universal Data

Victoria Adams Phipps
504ward

Carly Plotkin
Stirling Properties

Ernesto Posadas
Copa Airlines

Stephanie Powell
YLC

Christian Rhodes
Roedel Parsons

Troy Roussel
Cox

Rob Ruffino
Ruffsack

Walker Saik
Ernst & Young

Jeffrey Serpas
GE Digital

Whit Slocum
Chaffe & Associates

Cleveland Spears
Spears Group

Jeremy Thibodeaux
Ericksen Krentel

Iam Tucker
ILSI Engineering

Jonathan Wilson
Liberty Bank

Wardlaw Witherspoon
International Matex Tank Terminals
NextGen Past Chair Emeritus

Alden Kellogg
Peoples Health

Tommy Faucheux
Dow

Will Hales
Robertson Capital

Brandon Nelson
Hancock Whitney

Melissa Gibbs
Gibbs Construction