Biography

Legislative

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  • House and Governmental Affairs
  • Labor and Industrial Relations
  • Ways and Means
  • Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay

CAUCUS MEMBERSHIP 

  • Jefferson Parish Legislative Delegation
  • Louisiana Republican Legislative Delegation
  • Orleans Delegation 

School Board

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  • Chairman of Organization & Human Resources committee
  • Member of Vision & Goals and Academic Affairs committees

 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • responsible for securing the donation of a police dog for the Jefferson Parish School System.
  • lead sponsor to create dual magnet school system
  • co-sponsor to fund drug/contraband canine
  • managed issue of administrative employees retiring and returning to work
  • managed issue of Medicare tax election for employees hired prior to 1986
  • managed donation of more than 1,000 tuxedos from New York organization that went to High School junior and seniors for prom 2006

Civic Involvement

  • Past Vice–Chairman, Past Chairman and Current Board Member, Jefferson Senior Center
  • Suburban Terrace Civic Association
  • Airline Park Civic Association
  • Senate Leadership Summit for Young Professionals, Nominated by U.S. Congressman Bobby Jindal
  • Completed the Executives in State and Local Government Program at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government
  • Jefferson Charter School Mentor
  • Volunteer Coordinator for Mega-City Area Special Olympics
  • 7th Ward Drainage Advisory Board

Professional Experience

  • Business Consultant with Bearing Point's Public Services Division
  • Adjunct Professor for Delgado's College of Business and Technology Division
  • Former Jefferson Parish School Board Member
  • Former Legislative Aide for State Rep. Steve Scalise

Education

  • Tulane University, A. B. Freeman School of Business, Master of Business Administration
  • Louisiana State University, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
  • Jesuit High School Graduate