Board

The Board of Directors is established by the by-laws of Leadership Seminars of America, Inc.  Under the by-laws, the current Board is composed of between seven and twelve members, some of whom must have served on LYS staff and some of which must be representative of Education, the Community and Business.  Board members serve a three year term and can be renominated once, after which they must step down for at least one year before they can serve again.  At least one member of the Board must have never served on staff.  Former Board members become Advisory Board members.  For specific qualification requirements, refer to the Leadership Seminars of America, Inc. by-laws.

Current Board of Directors

• Mark Barnes, term ends 2012. Staff, Louisiana State Senate, Baton Rouge.
• Liz Baudoin Landry, term ends 2012. Assistant, Office of the President, University of Louisiana, Lafayette.
• Scott Daigre, term ends 2010. Owner, small business. Los Angeles.
• Vickie Guzzino Guarisco, Chair, term ends 2011. Community volunteer. Mandeville.
• D’Ann Morris, term ends 2010. Chancellor’s Office, LSU. Baton Rouge.
• Mary Langely Hernandez, term ends 2010. Former Recruitment Lead, UL – Lafayette.
• Amy Allums Lee, term ends 2011. Attorney. Lafayette.
• Nghana Lewis, term ends 2012. Assistant Professor, Tulane University, New Orleans.
• Norma Jane Sabiston, term ends 2012. CEO, Sabiston Consulting, New Orleans.
• Wendy Walker Stanford, term ends 2011. Community volunteer. Baton Rouge.
• Hasting Stewart, term ends 2012. Manager, Shell Foundation and Corporate Contributions, Houston.

Advisory Board

• Barbara Jo Pease, founder
• Valsin Marmillion, founder
• Karl White, founder
• Adrian Baudoin
• Lisa Zaccaria Barnett
• Anne Sonnier Calhoun
• Tom Calvert
• Kyle France
• Stephanie Sonnier Calhoun
• Donald Cravins
• Jeanne Hebert Fisher
• Pattie Morrison Kitchen
• Yvette Vezina LaCour
• Jerry Luke LeBlanc
• Amy Young Maniscalco
• Melinda Landrieu Seiter
• Rowland Stalter
• Barbara Stott
• Brother Henry Werner