Chamber Board of Directors

St. Landry Parish Courthouse

Chairman of the Board

Chuck Stelly, Oceans Behavioral Clinic

Chair Elect

Angela M Cassimere, Individual Member & SLP School Board

Executive Committee

Chuck Stelly, Chairman of the Board

Angela G. Cassimere, Chair Elect

Alvin "Chubby" Haynes, 07 Chair

Melissa Grimmett, Acadiana Works/Career Solutions Center – Vice Chair of Area Development

Angela G. Cassimere, Educator, St. Landry Parish School Board – Vice Chair of Education

Trey Thibodeaux, Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino –Vice Chair of Governmental Affairs

Deanna LeJeune, Vice Chair of Membership Development

Gerard Perron, CID, Executive Director, SLEIDD – Vice Chair of Economic Development

Melanie Lee, City of Opelousas – Member at Large

Frankie Bertrand, President/CEO – Chamber Office

Elected Term - Expires 12-31-2008

Chuck Stelly, MSW, Social Worker, Oceans Behavioral Hospital, LLC

Melisssa Grimmett, Director, Acadiana Works/Career Solutions Center

Richard Champagne, Owner/Operator, Champagne's Marche

Dori Janise, Co-Owner, Janise's Supermarket

Angela G. Cassimere, Educator Accountability Contact, Individual Member

Elected Terms Expire 12-31-2009

Cindy Veillon, VP/Commercial Loan Dept. St. Landry Homestead FSB

Wendy Sibille, Wendy Sibille Florist and Rental LLC

Gerald Fornoff, Pres/CEO, Opelousas General Health System

Melanie Lee, Tourism Director/Main St. Mgr., City of Opelousas

Michael Purser, Administrator, Our Lady of Prompt Succor and

C’est la Vie Independent Living Center

Elected Terms Expire 12-31-2010

Kevin Doucet, Owner, Piggly Wiggly North/South

Deanna LeJeune, Co-Owner, KaJeune's Diner & Country Corner

Robbie Sebastien, President, Sebastien-Dupre' Fine Jewelry, Inc.

Penny Allegood Smith, Pres/CEO, KSLO Broadcasting Company

Sidney "Trey" Thibodeaux, Dir. Community Relations, Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

Appointed Term Expires 12-31-2008

Lessley Fontenot, Ares Sales Mgr. LHC Group

J. Phillip "Phil" Young, CEO, Doctors' Hospital

Thomas Roses, Asst. Gen. Mgr., Wal-Mart Distribution Center

David Bergeron, VP/Branch Mgr., Louisiana Land Bank

LaVonya Malveaux, Director, Southern University Southwest Center

Appointed – Ex-Officio Term Expires 12-31-2008

Joseph Cassimere, Assistant Superintendent, St. Landry Parish School Board

Allen Espree, Associate Dean, Louisiana Technical College - T.H. Harris Campus

Celeste Gomez, Director, St. Landry Parish Tourism Commission

Donald Menard, President, St. Landry Parish Government

William J. Nunez, III, Ph.D., Chancellor and Professor, LSU - Eunice Campus

Gerard Perron, CID, Executive Director, SLEIDD

Youth Leadership Council

Ashley Barker, Chair, Beau Chene High School

Staff

Frankie Bertrand, PCD, President/CEO

Maureen Little, Administrative Assistant

109 West Vine St, Opelousas, LA 70570 - (337) 942-2683 chamberdesk@charter.net