Southeastern Foundation announces Board of Directors
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 
by: Tonya Lowentritt
FOUNDATION BOARD TO SERVE - The Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation recently announced its 2023-24 Board of Directors. Pictured, front row, from left, are Jonathan Wong, Cindy Visot, Beth Ebberman, Dawn Cantrell, Cynthia Nesser, Terri LeBlanc, Marcia Barr, Marcia Galatas and Toby Cortez. Back row, from left, are Beezie Landry, Mike Sharp, Gary Clark, Buck Maurin, Stan Dameron, April Ford Jackson, Tom Akers, Robert Watkins and Wallace Lewis. Not pictured are Steve Cory, Shelby LaSalle, Marcus Naquin, John Poteet and Tony Volz.
HAMMOND – The Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation recently announced
its 2023-24 Board of Directors.
“Our board is a group of committed professionals who understand the value of
Southeastern both to its students and the region,” said Vice President for University
Advancement Wendy Lauderdale. “They assist us in achieving the Foundation’s mission
to serve as a catalyst to transform lives by uniting generosity and vision, one relationship
at a time.”
Toby Cortez of Ponchatoula remains chair of the board. Managing Director at Stifel
Financial Corp, Cortez is in his second year of a two-year term.
New members Gary M. Clark of Baton Rouge, April Ford Jackson of Ponchatoula,
and Cindy Visot of Tampa, Fla., will join returning board members.
Clark is a 1975 graduate of Southeastern and is a political analyst, strategist,
and commentator, as well as the founding director of Dillard University’s Center for
Law and Public Interest. An Assistant Attorney General for the Louisiana Department
of Justice, Jackson is active in the Hammond, Ponchatoula and Baton Rouge communities.
Visot is a 1984 graduate of Southeastern and retired after a progressive career with
executive management and governance operations experience at major public and private
research universities.
Returning Southeastern Foundation Board members include Thomas “Tom” Akers of
Mount Juliet, Tenn.; Marcia Barr of Hammond; Dawn Cantrell of Baton Rouge; Steve Cory
of Mandeville; Stan Dameron of Hammond; Beth C. Ebberman of Metairie, board secretary;
Marcia Galatas of Houston; Barry “Beezie” Landry of Hammond, board treasurer; Shelby
P. LaSalle, Jr. of Mandeville; Terri LeBlanc of Baton Rouge; Wallace Lewis of Hammond;
Buck Maurin of Hammond; Marcus Naquin of Hammond; Cynthia Nesser of New Orleans, John
Poteet of Hammond, past chair; Mike Sharp of Springfield; Tony Volz of Mandeville;
Robert Watkins of Robert; and Jonathan Wong of Hammond, vice chair/chair elect.
