Board of Trustees Officers 2022–2023
Ted Weggeland, Chairman of the Board
Founder, Raincross Corporate Group
Riverside, California
Suzanne T. Mestayer, Vice Chairwoman
Managing Principal, ThirtyNorth Investments
New Orleans, Louisiana
John D. Georges, Vice Chair
CEO, Georges Enterprises
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sonia A. Pérez, Vice Chair
President, AT&T Southeast States
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
John E. Koerner III, Immediate Past Chairman
President, Koerner Capital
New Orleans, Louisiana
John M. Hairston, Secretary
President & CEO, Hancock Whitney Corporation
Gulfport, Mississippi / New Orleans, Louisiana
James E. Maurin, Treasurer
Founder and Past Chairman, Stirling Properties
Covington, Louisiana
Stephen J. Watson, President & CEO
The National WWII Museum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Board of Trustees 2022–2023
R. Ryan Adkerson
Vice President and Financial Advisor, CAPTRUST
New Orleans, Louisiana
Clifford S. Asness
Managing & Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management, LLC
Greenwich, Connecticut
Justin T. Augustine III
Regional Vice President, Transdev Services, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lawrence E. Bathgate II
Senior Managing Partner, Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf, P.C.
Lakewood, New Jersey
Brandon B. Berger
President & Owner, The Berger Company
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Donald T. “Boysie” Bollinger
Chairman & CEO, Bollinger Enterprises, LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jessica Brandt
CEO, Ray Brandt Auto Group
Metairie, Louisiana
Michael S. Bylen
President, Bylen Golf Company, LLC
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Hon. Louis E. Caldera
Former Secretary of the Army
Bethesda, Maryland
Kevin G. Clifford
Retired Chairman and CEO, American Funds Group
Las Vegas, Nevada / New Orleans, Louisiana
Henry L. Coaxum Jr.
President, Coaxum Enterprises, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
James A. Courter
Vice Chairman: Genie Energy, Ltd
Of Counsel: Lavery, Selvaggi, Abromitis & Cohen
Sanibel, Florida
Arnold W. Donald
Vice Chair of Carnival Corporation & PLC
Miami, Florida / St. Louis, Missouri
Peter N. Foss
Sr. Commercial Leader, GE
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
William A. Goldring
Chairman, Sazerac Co.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Charles W. “Chip” Goodyear
President, Goodyear Investment Company
New Orleans, Louisiana
Thomas A. Gruber
Senior VP & CMO (Retired), McDonald's/Blockbuster/AutoNation USA
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fleur C. Harlan
New York, New York
Hunter G. Hill
Chief Digital Transformation Officer, First Horizon Bank
Memphis, Tennessee
C. Paul Hilliard
Chairman Emeritus, Badger Oil Corporation
Lafayette, Louisiana
LTG Charles W. Hooper, USA (Ret.)
Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
Washington, D.C.
C. Jeffrey Knittel
Chairman and CEO, Airbus Americas, Inc.
Herndon, Virginia
H. Merritt Lane III
President & CEO, Canal Barge Company, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dennis P. Lauscha
President, New Orleans Pelicans & Saints
New Orleans, Louisiana
Robert E. Smith Lupo
Managing Member, Lupo Enterprises, LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Peter J. Merlone
Founder, Co-Owner, and Managing Partner, Merlone Geier Partners and Merlone Geier Management
Ketchum, Idaho / New Orleans, Louisiana
Robert W. Merrick
Chairman, Latter & Blum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Michael A. Morris
Owner & Publisher, Atlanta Jewish Times
Atlanta, Georgia
Dennis A. Muilenburg
Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder, New Vista Capital
Chicago, Illinois
David Nierenberg
Founder & President, Nierenberg Investment Management Co.
Camas, Washington
Pete November
EVP, Chief Financial Officer, Ochsner Health System
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jane T. Olson
Former Chair, International Board of Human Rights Watch
Pasadena, California
William M. Osborne III
Chairman, New World Symphony
Coral Gables, Florida
Stephen G. Oswald
Chairman, President & CEO, Ducommun Incorporated
Santa Ana, California
Robert J. Patrick
Managing Partner, Patrick Family Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lisa Pearl, PhD, JD
CEO, Lisa Pearl Leadership Strategies LLC
Washington, D.C.
Robert L. Priddy
Chairman, RMC Capital
New Orleans, Louisiana
James J. Reiss Jr.
President, Reiss Companies, LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Todd Ricketts
Board of Directors, Chicago Cubs
Chicago, Illinois
Deanna Rodriguez
President & CEO, Entergy New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Caren Rubin
Executive Director, Mosaic Law Congregation
Sacramento, California
Philip G. Satre
Chairman, Wynn Resorts Ltd.
Reno, Nevada
Robert A. "Bobby" Savoie, PhD
President and Chief Science & Engineering Officer, Sev1Tech, LLC.
Metairie, Louisiana
Laura Stephens
VP Marketing & Communications, Stephens Inc.
New York, New York
W. Gray Stream
President, Matilda Stream Management
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Sharon Estill Taylor, PhD
Educator, Speaker, Author
Scottsdale, Arizona
St. Denis “Sandy” Villere II
Partner & Portfolio Manager, Villere & Co.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Governor Christine Todd Whitman
President, The Whitman Strategy Group
Oldwick, New Jersey
Governor Pete Wilson
Wilson Walsh George Ross Consulting, LLC
Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien Annaguey LLP
Los Angeles, California
President & CEO Emeritus
Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller, PhD
The National WWII Museum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana