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, Jones Walker LLP

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