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Saturday, July 31, 2010
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The Rapides Foundation Staff
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Joseph R. Rosier, Jr., CFA
Mr. Rosier is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Rapides Foundation. Prior to his affiliation with The Rapides Foundation, he was Executive Director and Treasurer of the Louisiana Baptist Foundation. He served on the Executive Board of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. Mr. Rosier is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Rosier serves as a consultant for the Southern Rural Access Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He is a member of the Alexandria Rotary Club, the Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce and Calvary Baptist Church. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Region VI Healthcare Consortium established by Gov. Kathleen Blanco. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University, and holds professional affiliations with state organizations. He has an extensive background in accounting, financial, estate, gift and strategic planning, portfolio management and administration. |
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Annette Clark Beuchler, MBA, FACHE
Mrs. Beuchler is the Director of Programs and Communications at The Rapides Foundation and is responsible for all Foundation related program and communications activities. Mrs. Beuchler holds a graduate degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Health Care Administration from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the Louisiana Healthcare Executive Group. Prior to joining the Foundation, Mrs. Beuchler was the Program Coordinator for The Lafayette Community Health Consortium, where she was responsible for planning development and implementation of events and meetings sponsored and attended by the Consortium. She also worked as a graduate assistant on the Foundation’s Healthcare Barriers project.
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Nancy Borden, MMC
Ms. Borden is the Communications Associate at the Foundation. She is responsible for participating in Foundation communications activities. She holds a Master’s of Mass Communication with a concentration in Public Relations and Advertising from Louisiana State University. Ms. Borden also holds undergraduate degrees in journalism and history from Louisiana College. Prior to joining the Foundation, she served as Director of Media Relations at Louisiana State University at Alexandria. She served as Communications Intern for the Foundation during her senior year in college.
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Kathy Gunn
Mrs. Gunn is the Foundation’s Communications Officer. She is responsible for all Foundation communications activities. Mrs. Gunn earned a B.A. in News-Editorial Journalism from Louisiana State University. She has more than 20 years experience in media. Prior to joining the Foundation, Mrs. Gunn was Director of Media Relations at Louisiana State University at Alexandria. She also has worked as an editor and reporter for The Town Talk in Alexandria and as a reporter for The Times of Shreveport and the Denham Springs-Livingston Parish News. |
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Patricia M. LaCour
Mrs. LaCour serves the Foundation as Accounting and Systems Manager and is responsible for support, coordination and management of the grantmaking programs and initiatives and services to grantees and applicants. She has had over 20 years of financial services and lending experience, most recently with Hibernia National Bank, prior to joining The Rapides Foundation in 1995. She has a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Louisiana State University, and a degree from LSU’s Graduate Banking School of the South.
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Tammy Moreau
Mrs. Moreau is a Program Officer for the Foundation. She serves as one of the Foundation’s programmatic representatives to the community. Mrs. Moreau earned a B.A. in Journalism from Louisiana Tech University. She has over 20 years combined experience in the areas of corporate communications and public relations, project management and grant management. Prior to joining the Foundation, Mrs. Moreau was the Director of Continuing Education at Louisiana State University at Alexandria. She is a graduate of the Leadership Louisiana program. |
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Kathleen Nolen
Kathleen Nolen is the Director of Administration and Evaluation for the Foundation. She is responsible for oversight of investment, financial and administrative activities of the Foundation as well as the evaluation of program initiatives. Ms. Nolen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Louisiana Tech University. Prior to joining the Foundation, she served in corporate and business financial leadership positions for more than 24 years, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cleco Corporation. As a volunteer, she served as a Foundation trustee from 2001 through 2006 and has been a member of the Rapides Healthcare System Board since 2002. She also has served as chair of the boards of the United Way of Central Louisiana, the Hope House and Community Mental Health Services, and as member of the LSUA Foundation board. |
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Akeshia Singleton, MBA
Ms. Singleton is a Program Officer for the Foundation. She is responsible for programmatic oversight of Community Development Works and serves as the Foundation’s programmatic representative to the community. She holds a Master of Business Administration in International Business Management and Marketing from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL. She also holds an undergraduate degree in business administration with a concentration in International Finance and Marketing from the University of Miami. Prior to joining the Foundation, Akeshia served as Client Services Manager for Greater New Orleans Nonprofit Knowledge Works (formerly the Center for Nonprofit Resources and the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center.) She has over ten years experience in client services and program management in both the nonprofit and for profit sectors. She has been a member of the National Alliance for Nonprofit Management, the World Affairs Council of New Orleans, and a participant in the African-American Leadership Initiative in New Orleans.
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Ashley Stewart, MPH
Mrs. Stewart is the Evaluation Officer for The Rapides Foundation. She is responsible for maintaining ongoing issue-specific needs assessments and internal and external evaluations for all Foundation programmatic activities. Mrs. Stewart received a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana College, and a Master of Public Health degree in Epidemiology from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Prior to her affiliation with The Rapides Foundation, she was the Regional Cancer Control Officer for Central Louisiana AHEC and the Louisiana Cancer Control Partnership, where she was responsible for identifying and implementing best practices in comprehensive cancer control. |
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