New Orleans
Cappy Johnson
Cappy Johnson has been hired as a senior portfolio manager at Delta Financial Advisors. Johnson brings along 20 years of experience advising wealthy clients, foundations and endowments in the investment management industry.
And several hires and promotions were announced this month at the Loyola University New Orleans’ College of Music and Media.
Shaniece Bickham has been named director of the School of Communication and Design, where she will lead the school and work as an associate professor of mass communication.
Laura Jayne has been promoted from director of student services to become assistant dean of the College of Music and Media.
New hires at Loyola University New Orleans include, from left, Shaniece Bickham, Laura Jayne, Alan Mills and Jessica DeKleva.
Alan Mills will oversee the winds, brass and percussion program as conductor and coordinator of wind bands and teach conducting and music education classes as an assistant professor in the School of Music and Theatre Professions.
Jessica DeKleva has been hired as coordinator of music therapy.
Jeffrey Ory has been hired as an instructor in mass communication, where he will teach classes in public relations.
Baton Rouge
Katelyn Hodges has been promoted to compliance manager of Assurance Financial.
Assurance Financial has promoted Katelyn Hodges, a 13-year company veteran, to compliance manager.
Hodges, who also serves as vice president of the Louisiana Mortgage Bankers Association, started with the company as a loan officer before founding and managing its training department.
Josh Jefferson, at left, has been hired by Build Baton Rouge to become land bank and real estate counsel while Dexter Alexander, at right, has been announced as the organization’s new community real estate coordinator.
Build Baton Rouge has hired Josh Jefferson as its land bank and real estate counsel and Dexter Alexander as a community real estate coordinator.
Jefferson, a Baton Rouge native and former contract manager for Tulane University, will oversee legal matters, manage title clearing work and provide legal counsel for all of the redevelopment authority’s land transactions.
Alexander formerly worked in marketing and business development for the Louisiana Housing Corporation and coordinated the Louisiana Statewide Homeownership Think Tank. In his new role he will help acquire, manage and redevelop land.
Bank of Zachary has hired Amy Williams as assistant vice president and human resources manager.
Amy Williams has joined Bank of Zachary as assistant vice president and human resource manager.
After spending the last decade working for H&E Equipment Services, Williams will oversee all human resources functions for the bank.
And Sales and Marketing Executives of Greater Baton Rouge announced its board of directors for the year beginning in July.
Lisa O’Deay, the assistant vice president of marketing for Campus Federal Credit Union, has been picked as board president. Her fellow officers include past presidents Kelly Randow, account executive for Franklin Direct Mail, and Monica Rogers, account executive at World’s Finest Chocolate.
Members of the 2025-26 board of directors of Sales and Marketing Executives of Greater Baton Rouge are slated to serve from July 1, 2025, thru June 30, 2026.
Acadiana
Carrie Calvin and Preston Castille have joined the board of directors of JD Bancshares and JD Bank.
Calvin is a certified public accountant based on the north shore with experience in auditing and other services in the health care, retail and maritime industries. Castille, an attorney, is president and CEO of Helix Community Schools and an elected member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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