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

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

Bond Clement
Treasurer
CFO, Flotek Industries

Ashley Berthelot
Secretary
Director of Marketing
Business Development Specialist
Professional Arts Pharmacy

Abram Freeman
President-Elect
Senior Pastor
Acts of Love Church of Christ
Owner, A Freeman Insurance & Driving School

Ivan Ledet
Past-President
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

Sara Townsend
Director
Executive Administrator
Keller Williams Acadiana

Whitney Fogleman
Director
Realtor, Real Broker LLC

Olatunde Soyombo
Director
Marketing Director
Devon Communications