Board Members

John Newman
CEO

Co-Founder and CEO
New Hope Lafayette

Kristine K. Newman
Executive Director

Co-Founder and Executive Director
New Hope Lafayette

Sara Townsend
President

Executive Administrator
Keller Williams Acadiana

Mario Abader Treasurer

Mario Abader
Treasurer

Senior Tax Manager, EisnerAmper

Ashley Berthelot
Secretary

Sales & Business Development
Professional Arts Pharmacy

Boyd Bryan
Past-President

Middle School Director
New Hope Lafayette
Attorney, Boyd Bryan Law, L.L.C.

Ivan Ledet
Director

Senior Pastor
Jubilee Nation Christian Ministries Church

Whalen Gibbs
Director

Retired Assistant Secretary to the
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
President Emeritus, 100 Blackmen

Chad Abell
Director

Principal Architect at AQ Studios

Guy Ellison
Director

Retired Oil Man
New Hope Lafayette Volunteer

Olatunde Soyombo
Director

Marketing Director
Devon Communications

Michelle Luquette Director

Michelle Luquette
Director

Marketing Specialist
LPSS On Track by 5

Timothy Sensley
Director