Melanie Bronfin He became a member of the Board of Directors of the Government Research and Development Bureau.
Bronfin is the founder and CEO of the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, an independent source of information, research and policy ideas related to young children. She is President/CEO of Bronfin Policy Strategies. She won the 2020 BGR Excellence in Government Citizenship Award.
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The Louisiana Association of CPAs has announced the 2022-23 Board of Directors:
Seth Norris Ville Platte, has been named the 2022-23 chair. Norris is CFO of Cottonport Bank.
John “Brian” Ehricht He has been named Chairman-Elect and will become Chairman effective August 2023. Ehricht is a managing director with James, Lambert, Riggs & Associates at Hammond.
Bridget Kyler Treasurer was elected. Kaigler is senior director of tax and regulatory reporting at Amedisys in Baton Rouge.
Gary Dressler It serves as an immediate past chair. Dressler is an associate director in Postlethwaite & Netterville’s tax services group in Metairie.
Greg Booth He was elected by the at-large membership for a new two-year term. He is a director in the tax services group of Postlethwaite & Netterville in Metairie.
Anthony Rutledge He is serving the second year of a two-year term as a member. He is a senior manager, audit and assurance services, with Laporte CPAs and Business Advisors in Covington.
Kenneth Champagne The second year of the two-year term is serving as a member. He is senior vice president of business services with Confy in Baton Rouge.
Jessica Cormier He was elected as an at-large member for two years. She is vice president of talent development at Align Global in Baton Rouge.
Brandon Lagarde The second year of the two-year term is serving as a member. Lagarde is a director with Postlethwaite & Netterville in Baton Rouge, where he leads the firm’s tax services group.
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LSU’s EJ Ourso College of Business Announces 2022 Hall of Distinction Inductees – Scott R. Brakebill And Brandon Landry.
He is also the recipient of this year’s Best Young Alumni Award. James Glass. The college will honor Brakebill, Landry and Glass at a banquet on Oct. 6 in the Business Education Complex.
Brakebill is the founder of Lagniappe Capital and the founder of Conversion Partners. He previously held positions at Morgan Stanley and Bank of America. He is also a member of the LSU Foundation Board of Directors.
Brakebill earned a bachelor’s degree from LSU and a master’s degree in management from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Landry is the founder and CEO of Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux. Baton Rouge-based Walk-On’s has expanded from a local favorite to a national brand, with 66 locations open and more than 150 restaurants on tap.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in management from LSU.
Glass is the founder and owner of Queen of Sparkles, an apparel and accessories brand based in Baton Rouge. Queen of Sparkles is sold in more than 600 stores worldwide. Before creating Queen of Sparkles, Glass combined her experience as an engineer and passion for fashion to create HauteWork, a women’s-focused, flame-resistant clothing company in the US.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in international business and finance and her bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering with minors in Chinese culture and business, all from LSU.
