Mission

The Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts Foundation develops and manages resources to enhance the work of LSMSA.

Goals

  • Intensify academic excellence at LSMSA by supporting educational and intellectual endeavors that go above and beyond a typical classroom experience
  • Support faculty and staff in their professional development and personal research so that LSMSA teachers can continue to be scholars and artists in their own right
  • Improve and expand LSMSA residential and instructional buildings so that the LSMSA community inhabits a living/learning environment that is both safe and stimulating

LSMSA Foundation Board of Trustees

List of 17 items.

  • Ben Marcel, President

    Ben Marcel ('00) is the CEO of Torapath Technologies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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  • Tedra Cheatham, Vice President

    Tedra Cheatham is Executive Director of State Economic Competitiveness (SEC) for Louisiana Economic Development. 
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  • G. Brian Smith, Treasurer

    Brian Smith brings over two decades of banking experience to his role as Managing Director of Northeast Louisiana at b1BANK. 
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  • Lenny Richoux, Secretary

    Lenny Richoux (’85) joined Modern Technology Solutions, Inc in 2023. He brings MTSI’s engineering solutions to difficult national security problems with a focus on hypersonic aerospace, data architecture, and flight test.
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  • Sam Jensen Augustine

    Sam Jensen Augustine ('94) is a Director of Design and Construction at the University of Utah where he works on Infrastructure, Capital Improvement, and Sustainability focused construction projects.
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  • Jonathan Bailly

    Jonathan (’90) has 20+ years of experience in global equities, fixed income, credit, and alternative investments for the management of balanced, multi-asset portfolios.
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  • Sarah Chaudhry

    Sarah (’00) is a Tulane University Law School graduate with 15+ years of experience as an attorney. She has served as a congressional staffer, Assistant District Attorney for Orleans Parish, and an attorney for Kilburn Law Firm and later Hess Corporation.
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  • Christopher Coco

    Christopher (’94) has nearly 25 years of experience as a software engineer, dedicating his professional career to building large-scale distributed systems and mentoring others. He is currently working as the Software Infrastructure Lead for a company still in stealth mode. 
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  • Nancy Davis

    Nancy Davis ('94) has over 20 years of experience as a Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathologist. She is a consultant pathologist at Infinite Genomics and leads a private consulting firm in laboratory management.
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  • Heath DeJean

    Heath DeJean ('03) practices corporate and securities law in a large firm setting in Houston, where he counsels companies on SEC compliance and Exchange Act reporting and assists clients with M&A, financing and other transactions.
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  • Jackie New Fletcher

    Jackie New Fletcher, PMP (‘08) grew up in Berwick, LA with three siblings, all of whom graduated from LSMSA. 
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  • Stacey Hawkins

    Lt General Stacey Hawkins ('87) is a US Air Force 3-star General with 34 years of service.
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  • Teddy Lee

    Teddy (’95) is the director of American Bank & Trust Co, as well as the principal owner of Segnette Capital LLC.  
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  • Holly Magliolo

    Holly (’03) has 14+ years of experience in the legal field, serving as counsel for Hudson Advisors L.P., Southwest Airlines, and currently Winstead PC.  
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  • Mindy Marcks

    Mindy Marcks ('95) is a global HR leader with over 20 years of experience working for companies like Amplify Snack Brands (better known as SkinnyPop!), The Hershey Company, Samsung Electronics America and IBM.
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  • Cindy Pugh

    Cindy Pugh ('89) has 28 years of experience as a tax attorney. She has ERISA experience in the private sector with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson and managed the state and local taxes of Albemarle Corporation’s United States operations.
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  • Clayton Trosclair

    Clayton Trosclair ('96) is Physician Relations Manager at Palomar Health, a hospital system in San Diego County, California. He previously led fundraising and development efforts for The Grauer School, a private 7-12th grade school.
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LSMSA Foundation Staff

List of 3 members.

  • Photo of Michele Robinson

    Michele Robinson 

    Executive Director, LSMSA Foundation
    Office: 225-936-6517
  • Photo of Barbara Caldwell

    Barbara Caldwell 

    Director of Development, LSMSA Foundation
    Office: 262-707-5841
  • Photo of Juliana Sheffield

    Juliana Sheffield MEd 

    Director of Operations, LSMSA Foundation
    Office: 318-357-2578

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