Originally from Lafayette and a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Amber Bonnette is a communication specialist with 15 years of experience working with Fortune 500 and 100 companies. A seasoned expert in thought leadership and reputation management, … Continue reading
Dr. Syed Adeel Ahmed holds a B.S. in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Osmania University and two M.S. degrees from the University of New Orleans, in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) and Engineering Management (MSENMG). Dr. Ahmed earned his PhD in Engineering … Continue reading
Al Grandoit is Boston born to Haitian immigrant parents. Al spent his first 6 years growing up in Port au Prince with family, and he’s lived in New Orleans for 15 years. Al is a cross-cultural expert, investigative expert, public … Continue reading
Clark Thompson is a lifelong New Orleans resident. A bicycle commuter since 1987, he has logged over 30,000 miles in New Orleans traffic. As a passionate advocate of non-motorized transportation, he has sailed boats along the Atlantic seaboard from Newfoundland … Continue reading
Alexander “Sascha” Bollag is an attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prior to law school, Sascha spent several years in Washington, DC, first with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), working on their Wake Up Wal-Mart campaign, and then Food & Water … Continue reading
Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Laura earned her bachelor’s degree at Tulane University and simultaneously fell in love with the city of New Orleans. She later worked in real estate in Santa Barbara California and at an internet based start-up firm … Continue reading
Amy Stelly is an artist, designer, planner and teacher. Her body of work includes architectural and urban design, along with abstract painting, drawing, mask-making, photography, poetry, mixed-media and three-dimensional construction. As a designer and planner, her scope of work includes … Continue reading
Rachael Jeanfreau is an attorney/self-appointed office recycler in New Orleans, Louisiana and practices in the areas of labor & employment and commercial litigation. She received her Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School, where she was a member of the … Continue reading
Jeffrey Goodman is an urban planner and researcher with a varied background in everything from international technology education to public participation design to journalism. His current work focuses on regulating the sharing economy by balancing local context with the needs … Continue reading
Juan Barreto came to New Orleans from his native Nicaragua thirty years ago to pursue undergraduate studies at Loyola University majoring in Business Administration, and he never left. Instead, he started his own business, Orleans Embroidery, which offers custom embroidery … Continue reading