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20 under 40 November 17, 20133

The Daily Advertiser andthe705 — Young Leaders fora Better Acadiana — areexcited to present the recipi-ents of the 20 Under 40 Aca-diana Leadership Awards toour community.

The awards recognize thetop 20 rising professionalsyounger than 40 from all ofthe Acadiana parishes. Theawards recognize people whohave demonstrated theyhave a clear vision and abil-ity to lead our communityinto the coming decades.

“The Advertiser ispleased to partner withthe705 to honor young pro-fessionals who are the bestand brightest in our commu-nity,” said Judi Terzotis,president and publisher ofThe Daily Advertiser. “The

20 women and men who arebeing honored represent adiverse group of profession-als who are committed tocommunity leadership.We’re fortunate to have sucha dedicated group of youngpeople who are helping ourregion thrive.”

This year’s winners werenominated by the public andselected by a panel of localbusiness and civic leaders.

The purpose of the 20Under 40 Awards is to notonly showcase the winnersbut also to focus on a rangeof industries and the oppor-tunities that our communityhas to offer, with a goal tomotivate others to becomemore involved in local com-munity initiatives.

Another exciting compo-

nent to this year’s 20 Under40 Awards is the705’s YoungLeaders Award.

Each of the 20 winnerssubmitted an idea for a com-munity project — a projectthat he or she believes willbenefit the Lafayette com-munity. The award will be a$5,000 grant to execute thatproject, and the intention ofthe award is to empower andchallenge today’s youngleaders to develop thoseideas that will continue toimprove Lafayette’s future.

The Young LeadersAward will be presented atthe 20 Under 40 Awardsreception on Nov. 21.

The following specialsection includes biographicalinformation on each of the 20winners, in addition to a

synopsis about their commu-nity project submissions forthe Young Leaders Award.

We hope you enjoy gettingto know them as much as wedid, and trust us, these are 20movers and shakers you willwant to know.

A special thank you goesout to all of our sponsors andthose that have contributed tothe success of The Daily Ad-vertiser and the705 20 under40 Acadiana LeadershipAwards: Capital One Bank, CoxCommunications, TownsquareMedia, Liberty Mutual Insur-ance, PAR Realty, Golfball-s.com, Acadian Ambulance,Lafayette Science Museum,Jefferson Street Pub and PartyCentral.

What the 20 Under 40Awards are all about

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Hometown:Nashville, Tenn.Achievements:

Prior to moving to Lafayette, Iserved as the city’s representativefor young professionals in favor ofthe Music City Center — one of thelargest fundraising and community-driven developments in the history ofNashville. The efforts gave the city anew16-acre LEED-certified conven-tion center employing 7,300 people inits development.

I currently serve the Lafayettecommunity as president of the705Young Professionals and immediatepast president of Big Brothers BigSisters of Acadiana. I hope to helpLafayette create a monumental winsuch as the above project in Nash-ville.Community Project:

My project will be a CommunityPitch Night, which will challenge thecommunity to present solutions toour biggest community issues as awhole. This will be done in a businesspitch competition format asking thatthe people pitching have a strategyfor implementation, a financial modelthat makes sense and milestone goalsto measure success.

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Hometown: LafayetteAchievements:

For the last year and a half, Ihave been chairman of the Compre-hensive Plan Citizens Advisory Com-mittee, a group of volunteers chargedwith pushing for a comprehensiveplan for growth in Lafayette Parish.In addition, as a member of the boardof directors for the Greater LafayetteChamber of Commerce, I’ve beenpart of a chamber initiative to sup-port the public outreach efforts forthe comprehensive planning process,as well as an initiative to fix the prob-lems with our current City-ParishCharter.Community Project:

I’m working to secure fundingfor Parents Empowered, a new or-ganization in Lafayette seeking toincrease meaningful parent (andgrandparent) involvement in publicschools. One of the group’s first tasksis to establish a parent-teacher or-ganization at each school (right now,many schools lack one), with district-wide, standardized policies that en-sure parents have an adequate voicein school policy and that schools areable to get the most out of parentvolunteers, so that we can have thebest education outcomes possible.

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Twelve years of success as anentrepreneur in the 401(k) industry.My business partner and I openedCoSource two months prior to 9/11.We not only survived the 2001-02meltdown and the Great Recession of2008, we have grown CoSource to beone of the top providers of 401(k)services in Louisiana.

Following hurricanes Rita andKatrina, I was leader on a team thatcreated the Iberia Foundation. Theproject started as a grand idea, and a$100 investment has blossomed into a$3,500,000 geographic affiliate of theCommunity Foundation of Acadiana.It allows philanthropic-minded indi-viduals, families and businesses togive generously to the charities inwhich they are most passionate.Community Project:

The award will be used to cre-ate the infrastructure and marketingcampaign necessary to create Lead-ership Acadiana. Leadership Acadi-ana would be a “Blue Ocean” for theexisting leadership programs in thesurrounding parishes (LeadershipLafayette, Leadership Iberia, etc). Itwill be a competitive applicationprocess that is designed to create asingle program for high school sen-iors in Acadiana. It will empower theyoung leaders throughout Acadianato take ownership of their communi-ty, open their eyes to the opportuni-ties in Acadiana and allow them tobegin networking with other stu-dents, professionals and leaders with-in our geographic area. We are tar-geting high school seniors.

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Hometown: Church PointAchievements:

My greatest achievement isfounding and growing A First NameBasis Home Care Inc. into the organi-zation it is today. In 2008, I foundedthis nonmedical home care companyfrommy spare bedroom in Youngs-ville. Mymission was to create acustomer service-driven health careprovider that allowed seniors andtheir families to have peace of mind.That focus on customer and employ-ee satisfaction has propelled AFNB tobecome the state’s largest home carecompany. Today, AFNB employsmore than 600 people and has caredfor thousands of seniors across ourstate.Community Project:

My project idea is to provide afruit and vegetable stand/market thatis completely free of charge to any-one older than 65. The grant awardwill go toward securing and reno-vating a location. The ongoing fund-ing will come frommy family’s foun-dation, our board of directors, dona-tions and endowments to be estab-lished. This facility will not onlypurchase products from local ven-dors but will also solicit donations ofvegetables and fruit from local storesand farmers.

Andrew BellardLESLIE WESTBROOK,

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Full Name: Ashley BerthelotHometown: IotaAchievements:

I am very excited to work forone of Lafayette’s fastest growingcompanies, Professional Arts Phar-macy. We have tripled in staff size to85 in three years, moved to a newfacility and provide specialty, com-pounded medications to patients andpractitioners in 12 states. In 2009, Istarted out as the only marketer, andnow I oversee an outside sales staffof 12 as well as our popular WellnessDepartment that specializes in hor-mone replacement therapy.

I am also passionate about mywork with United Way, especially theEssentials Vision Council. We identifyand evaluate community programsthat are meeting these basic needs.By acting as stewards of the commu-nity’s monetary donations, we matchfunding to programs to have the larg-est impact for access to food, shelterand safety.Community Project:

I would like to develop a Teach-ing Garden in partnership with NewHope Community Development Or-ganization, led by John Newman, inthe Azalea Park neighborhood. Fortypercent of the Azalea Park populationlives in poverty (less than $15,000 perhousehold), and 90 percent of thechildren are on free or reduced lunchwith the Lafayette Parish SchoolSystem. NewHope Community De-velopment began providing after-school tutoring and activities forthese at-risk and under-resourcedchildren in June 2011. NewHopestarted with six children and nowcurrently serves 46 children in kin-dergarten through eighth grade.

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Professional Arts Pharmacy is a PCAB accredited, specialtycompounding pharmacy, dedicated to the art and science of preparing thehighest quality customized medications for patients and prescribers.

Since our inception in 1998, we have been meeting unique patient andpractitioner needs by providing customized medication solutions.

Our areas of specialty include topical preparations for pain management,skin infection, scar therapy, upper and lower respiratory infection/symptommanagement, as well asWomen’s Health/Wellness.

Ashley:Ashley Berthelot, Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Sales andMarketing, has been an integral part of the Professional Arts Pharmacy teamfor the past 4 years.

Outside of work, she is an active volunteer with UnitedWay and serveson their advisory board. Ashley has been instrumental in raising fundsfor research and awareness for the leukemia and lymphoma. She hasrecently been named “2013 Woman of the Year” by the Leukemia andLymphoma Society.

Congratulations on being selected as one of the “20 under 40” winners.We are proud to have you as part of our team!

Hometown: CrowleyAchievements:

One of my greatest communityachievements was raising $15,000 forthe Leukemia and Lymphoma Societyas I participated in its Man of theYear campaign in 2009. Cancer hasaffected my family tremendously,and I was happy that I could contrib-ute money toward research on find-ing a cure for this deadly disease.Community Project:

My community project, calledLearning for a Healthy Future, wouldfocus on teaching junior high schooland high school kids on how to cookand eat healthier foods.

Participating schools wouldteam up with local restaurants suchas Ready Fit Meals to educate localkids on how to cook healthier foodsand make healthier choices at homeand in life.

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Hometown:LafayetteAchievements:

My greatest business and com-munity achievements are my volun-teer work with my high school almamater, Northside High, and my col-lege almamater, UL. I have beenvolunteering in various capacities foryears at Northside, and I wrote amentoring program specifically forthe female students called Operation:Mission Possible, which focuses ondefying the odds and stereotypes byfocusing on self-esteem, behavior andacademic excellence. .

I currently serve as the mentorfor the University of Louisiana atLafayette’s BlackWomen LeadershipAssociation. One of my greatest pro-fessional achievements was givingthe commencement address at UL’s2008 Spring Commencement Cere-mony for the College of GeneralStudies.Community Project:

The 3 Cs of character and lead-ership development. The premise isbridging the gap between the Class-rooms-Corporate America-Communi-ty. This programwill be a model toassist students who attend schoolsdeemed low-performing and get themto become involved with revampingthe environment at their school intoan environment of excellence. Theprogramwill also stress the impor-tance of peer-to-peer mentoring.

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As a college student, my friendsand I got involved in a number ofgreat projects through UL La-fayette’s environmental club, SPEAK.As president , I co-founded and ledthe Save the Horse Farm campaign, acommunitywide effort to preserve a100-acre farm in the middle of La-fayette as a new central park. Afteryears of advocacy with local officialsand increasing awareness with thegeneral public, the Lafayette Consoli-dated Government purchased theHorse Farm property fromUL La-fayette in 2012, and the nonprofitLafayette Central Park was formedthe following year.

I studied community & regionalplanning, and urban design at theUniversity of Texas at Austin, andworked at the Center for SustainableDevelopment promoting and coor-dinating sustainable developmentresearch initiatives from 2009-11.Community Project:

If awarded the705 Young Lead-ers Award, I would use the support toleverage the organization of a “BetterBlock” event in Lafayette. To build aBetter Block, you need to pull togeth-er various organizations and volun-teers who work together to organize adaylong event that showcases how“Complete Street” design can createa more welcoming environment foreveryone, including pedestrians andcyclists.

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Hometown: CrowleyAchievements:

I enjoy participating in anythingthat promotes or improves this amazingcity. One of the things I participated inthat has grown to have tremendous im-pact is the705. I felt fortunate to beasked to participate on the group’sfounding committee, brainstorming thebrand and purpose as it grewmore ac-tive in the community. Those early mo-ments set the stage for today’s talentedyoung professionals, who in many wayshave taken the organization beyondwhat we imagined.

Through my work, I’ve had thegood fortune to learn frommany ofLafayette’s most successful and talentedpeople. For nearly three years at UnitedWay of Acadiana, I learned from someother important people, people whoreceive our care. There were thousandsof moments that moved me. I watched aCEO break into tears as she comforted ahomeless woman and her child whonarrowly escaped Hurricane Katrina. Isaw how amazingly grateful a child canbe when offered something as simple asa book. Those people showed me howlittle it really takes to make an impact.Community Project:

If students could ride public tran-sit at no charge, we might reduce traf-fic, increase safety and more. Becauseour transit system wouldn’t need tochange, this might be done for little tono additional cost. I would use the grantto create a proposal our city leaderscould use to make this policy change.Then I’d build an awareness campaignso students would understand and useour system. I would like to reduce traf-fic, have fewer car crashes and de-crease DUIs by allowing students to ridepublic transit for free.

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Hometown:LafayetteAchievements:

I have the pleasure of servingthe real estate industry as a real es-tate attorney, but one of my signatureprofessional and community achieve-ments was when I led a developmentproject revitalizing a large emptycorner in one of the older subdivi-sions in Lafayette —Holden Heightsoff of Johnston Street. My businesspartner and I built three new single-family homes on an empty cornerwhere a house had been torn down. Inpersonally talking with more than 50of the homeowners during the pro-ject, I can attest that bringing newconstruction into the neighborhoodfrom the ground up not only made theentry to the neighborhood more de-sirable, it re-introduced me to a cen-tral Lafayette neighborhood with arich and proud history that deservesto be shared.

A second noteworthy achieve-ment was as a result of recently serv-ing on the CEO selection committeefor the Greater Lafayette Chamber ofCommerce.Community Project:

There is an axiom in real estatethat once you lose a corner to blightor neglect, you will soon lose thewhole block. So my project will in-volve repurposing property on streetcorners throughout Lafayette, withthe assistance of the landowner(s),landscape design professionals andbusiness and civic leaders.

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Hometown: AlexandriaAchievements:

My greatest accomplishmentsare currently in progress. The first issuccessfully taking on the role ofLouisiana Gulf Coast Oil Expositionexecutive director. It has been chal-lenging but incredibly satisfying totake the helm of an organization likeLAGCOE that is steeped in traditionas well as valuable to the energyindustry and the Acadiana communi-ty, and guide it into a new era with awhole realm of new possibilities.

The second is being a parentwhile working and staying involvedin our community. I want to set anexample for my daughter that civicengagement is important. Engage-ment is one of our rights and dutiesas citizens. “Mommy” is certainly thehardest of all jobs but the most re-warding.Community Project:

Education and a qualified work-force currently are and will be two ofthe biggest issues our state and re-gion face over the next decade. I’dlike to bring these two issues togeth-er to create a project that will reachout to high school or junior highschool students and educate them onthe opportunities that will be avail-able to them in Louisiana as theyenter the workforce. Louisiana is onthe verge of a major industrial andmanufacturing expansion with bil-lions of dollars in economic impact atstake. It is going to take a targetedand cooperative effort by govern-ment, industry, educators and non-profits to create a climate in whichthis expansion can be effective andbeneficial as possible.

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Hometown: ErathAchievements:

In 2011, the Greater LafayetteChamber of Commerce was namedNational Chamber of the Year by theAmerican Chamber of CommerceExecutives and earned reaccredita-tion with a five-star rating from theUnited States Chamber of Com-merce. These honors put our cham-ber in the top 1 percent in the coun-try. As a member of the chamberstaff, I was so honored to have been apart of such a rewarding experience.Our staff and volunteers workedtirelessly for months to complete theapplications. It was a great opportuni-ty to learn more about our great or-ganization and for self-assessment.

Also, I’m very proud to havegraduated from the Leadership La-fayette program in 2011. My class-mates and the incredible curriculumempowered me to branch out andfind issues that I’m passionate about,and put my energy into volunteeringand making a positive impact on thecommunity. I’m very engaged in theLeadership Institute of Acadiana,Acadiana Regional Alliance and Ju-nior Auxiliary of Abbeville.Community Project:

My focus is on a child hungerprogram already in existence. I’mworking closely with the Lafayettestaff of the Second Harvest FoodBank about a broader outreach andsustainability of the Backpack Pro-gram.

Backpacks are stocked with 10to 12 nutritious, child-friendly, easy-to-prepare items from each of thefood groups and are distributed dis-creetly on Fridays or the last daybefore a school break.

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I have been recognized as an in-dustry expert in anti-terrorist floatingbarrier systems and heavy weathermooring systems for the U.S. Navy. Asthe founder and managing partner ofTruston Technologies, I have helped leadthe company over its nine-year historyto the successful execution of more than$100 million in specialty marine installa-tion work in locations spanning the globeincluding North America, Europe, Afri-ca, Middle East, and Asia.Community Project:

The Sowing Seeds to Feeds pro-gram has been developed in cooperationwith The Bridge Ministry of Acadiana.Bridge Ministry of Acadiana Inc. is aChristian-based nonprofit 501(c)3 or-ganization with a vision to relationallyempower lives through spiritual trans-formation, education and neighborhoodrevitalization of the Four Corners areaof Lafayette.

The goal of my project is to ex-pand on the Bridge Ministry’s gardenprogram into Sowing the Seeds to FeedProgram. The money will be used toexpand the existing beds, build a shed tohouse the gardening tools, build a smallgreenhouse to shade and protect lessrobust plants, and plant fruit trees. Assuccess begets success and childrencontinue to learn and influence theirfamilies, we expect the Sowing Seeds toFeed program to grow within the neigh-borhood. We expect to develop a club-like setting, so that neighbors will con-tinue to build relationships throughgardening while providing healthy eat-ing options at a cheaper cost. By empow-ering our Bridge neighbors to growtheir own food, we provide themwiththe hope to have the power to changetheir own destiny.

Erick B. KnezekGWEN AUCOIN

Founder &Managing PartnerTruston Technologies Inc.

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Hometown: AbbevilleAchievements:

LEDA gives me an outlet to dowhat I do best, share my insight andknowledge about this communitywith its residents and prospectiveresidents. In the 15th year of LEDA’scertification, I led the team throughan audit with no nonconformances —no improvements to be made, justsuccess. It means that not only is myfamily here at LEDA doing its job,but it’s doing it amazingly well byalways committing to meeting yourneeds. If that’s not something to beproud of, I’m not sure what is.Community project:

Our community partners aregreat at attracting and retaining busi-ness, fantastic at drawing tourism toAcadiana, and our residents are won-derfully proud of where they arefrom. But, the one thing we don’thave is a formal way to connect totalent outside of Acadiana and bringthem (back) here. My plan is to coor-dinate with LEDA, the chamber,LCVC and others to design a platformused to attract — through informa-tion and education via a cool, easy-to-use format — young professionals tothe No. 1MSA in the nation, La-fayette. Companies could use it torecruit employees, parents could useit to reverse the effects of braindrain, and we could use it to sharewhat’s happening in our area — howto engage, get involved, participateand feel connected.

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Director of MarketIntelligenceLafayette EconomicDevelopment Authority

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Bringing the City Bar brand toLafayette, and being part of theamazing journey and employee effortthat, each day, realizes the dream Ibegan with 8.5 years ago, is my great-est business achievement.

Being commissioned as a depu-ty marshal has been my highest com-munity achievement. Four years ago,I was looking for a unique way to getinvolved with the community. I want-ed to do something that would reallytake my full concentration, as well asmy time and effort — something totake me out of my comfort zone. TheMarshal’s Office was just that.Community Project:

Recently, while attending acouncil meeting, as I looked aroundthe room, I noticed barely anyone inattendance. I want to set up a portal/website/app that is easily updatedweekly by the Lafayette ConsolidatedGovernment, listing the summary ofagenda items for the upcoming coun-cil meeting. Through this system, Iwant to establish a Lafayette City-Parish Councilman Twitter accountfor each respective council member.I believe that the council memberswill use this important tool, as it willenable them to make decisions moreprecisely and effectively. At the sametime, this will allow residents of La-fayette Parish a convenient outlet tobecomemore interactive with deci-sions that directly affect each andevery one of our lives and futures.

Brandon HargraveGWEN AUCOIN

Owner/OperatorCity Bar DowntownLafayette and Baton Rouge

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My greatest businessachievement is two-fold. The firstpart was finding a business part-ner that is the yin to my yang. Thesecond part was and is gaining thetrust of so many people in thiscommunity to tell their stories. Iget to dig into a company and findout what is extraordinary aboutthem and then create advertisingand public relations campaignsthat get the phone to ring and in-crease the bottom line.

The most satisfying commu-nity achievement actually hap-pened this past May. I volunteeredto coach the competitive speechand debate team at TeurlingsCatholic and coached two nationalchampions. I learned so muchfrom those kids.Community Project:

I would start a programcalled Speech Up in conjunctionwith the Cultural Arts Center atthe Boys and Girls Club. We areteaching kids computer skills andtechnical skills, but we aren’tteaching them speaking skills. Thespoken word is so powerful, buttoo many bright kids don’t get thejobs they want or the scholarshipsthey should because they can’t sellwhat is so great about themselvesin interviews.

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Hometown:PattersonAchievements:

As a veteran of the U.S. Navy, Ifeel as though many of my careerachievements occurred during thattime. While serving at the Office ofNaval Intelligence, I was selected asthe Junior Sailor of the Year for mymilitary command. I believe that one ofmy accomplishments has been thework that I have done at LITE. While atLITE, I have also had the great oppor-tunity to meet so many of our leadersin Acadiana and to grow great ideas.On the community side, I have beenfortunate to work on many communityprojects such as INNOV8, the SouthernScreen Film Festival and, most recent-ly, Parents Empowered. I am also agraduate of the most recent GreaterLafayette Chamber of CommerceLeadership Lafayette Class XXVI.Community Project:

By working with a group of otherinvolved parents, we created ParentsEmpowered, and our goal is to create aunited voice for education in Lafayette.We quickly realized through this proc-ess that there are so many parents whowant to get involved but just don’tknow where to start. If I were to beawarded the705 Young Leader Award,I would use the funds to take the mis-sion of Parents Empowered to the nextlevel by developing an interactiveportal that will help keep parents en-gaged in their children’s education aswell as serve our teachers and adminis-trators by giving them access to qual-ity parent volunteers when needed.Our goal is to engage our parents to notonly encourage learning, but to becomeactive in their schools as well.

Erin Ryan LESLIE

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Communications DirectorLouisiana ImmersiveTechnologies Enterprise

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On behalf of the LouisianaImmersive TechnologiesEnterprise (LITE) staff and

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achievements and we are soproud of you!

LITE is a 3D immersive and visualization resource center, hosting clients in the commercial industry, government and university sectors. Created as a partnership between the Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA), the Universityof Louisiana at Lafayette, and Louisiana Economic Development (LED), the mission is to promote technology-based economic development for the region. For more information regarding LITE and our workforce development initiatives, pleasecontact 337.735.5483, by email at [email protected], or visit the website at www.lite3d.com

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Acadiana Prescription Shop has been taking care of Acadiana’sprescription needs since 1969. We are located in the Oil Center nearLafayette General and next to Champagne’s Market. We have afriendly and courteous staff than can fill your prescription in a matterof minutes. Our customer’s health is our priority. We are the RxPerts.

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I have been a hotel generalmanager since I was 23, and have hadresponsibility for single-and-mul-tiple-unit hotel leadership roles atseveral award-winning hotels. Myrecent success was winning an open-ing hotel award fromHilton for theHomewood Suites Lafayette’s first-year operating performance.

In addition, I was elected to theYoungsville City Council in 2010,receiving more votes than any candi-date in the city’s history. I was in-strumental in the creation of thecity’s comprehensive land use ordi-nance and the city’s increased infra-structure requirements for newroads in privately developed sub-divisions.Community Project:

I would implement a communi-ty project to provide hospitality train-ing to Lafayette’s taxicab drivers.This training would encompass basiccustomer service skills and the im-portance of hospitality to our econo-my. I would also include a food tourof Lafayette’s best restaurants so thatour taxi drivers can serve as ambas-sadors to our city. Culture and tour-ism are a driving force in Lafayette,but we currently leave something tobe desired for guests who enter andexit our city through taxis. I wouldalso work with Lafayette Consolidat-ed Government to create a passengerbill of rights in an effort to improveour taxi cab service. This is impor-tant because taxicabs can often bethe first and last impression of ourcommunity.

Ken RitterGWEN AUCOIN

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Hometown:LafayetteAccomplishments

My proudest community ac-complishment would be establishinga successful event with the705 calledJob Shadow Project. This projectgives high school juniors the opportu-nity to experience the career of theirchoice for a day and to get hands-onexperience of what the day-to-daywork life would be like in this career.By exposing them on this level, thestudents are more likely to be self-driven and focused when entering theworkforce or college because theyhave a specific vision of who theywant to become. I would say that myother community accomplishmentwould be my work with local animalrescue groups. It is so rewarding towork with the rescue groups on fund-raising and finding the perfect homefor dogs that are currently in sheltersand are at risk for being euthanized.Community Project

My project is to plan a cotillionthat would be offered to any eighth-grade girl who would like the oppor-tunity to build self-confidence andlearn social etiquette. My goal forthis project is to teach participatinggirls the social skills and etiquettethey need to make quality friends andcommunicate with adults. In my opi-nion, understanding how to confident-ly conduct yourself as modern wom-en in a modern world is as valuable, ifnot more than, a college degree. Thesix- to eight-week programwill teachself-confidence, courtesy, sensitivityand respect for self and others.

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Convention Center SalesManagerCajundome

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Hometown: Bartlesville, Okla.Achievements:

As an advocate and volunteer forthe Lafayette Comprehensive Plan anda member of the public outreach com-mittee, I am inspired by the publicawareness and momentum to see the18-month planning process to comple-tion. Through volunteer roles, I haveseen business and civic leaders whohave kept the need for a shared visionand public input top-of-mind. Thehighly successful public forums havethus far resulted in thousands of citi-zens sharing their ideas on the plan,even exceeding attendance at similarforums in cities of much larger scale.

I want to leave that legacy formy children. Through planning, I be-lieve we can ensure a culturally andeconomically thriving community forthe next generation. Upon completionand successful implementation of theLafayette Comprehensive Plan, I willundoubtedly look back on this timeand be proud of my role in ensuringLafayette’s future.Community Project:

Creating a community for thenext generation also requires devel-oping that next generation of citizens,citizens who are equipped with thetools, skills and mindset to assume theroles in leading the community tocontinued prosperity. I would like tocreate opportunities for more publicschool children in Acadiana to achievetheir potential through The Leader inMe. Based on Stephen Covey’s “TheSeven Habits of Highly Effective Peo-ple,” the program has already proveneffective in helping children righthere in Acadiana gain the skills andself-confidence needed to succeed as21st-century leaders.Cydra Lynn

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Director of ResourceDevelopmentUnitedWay of Acadiana

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