New Board Members — Officers Elected

New board members Eunice Val Lavigne and Rev. Drew Sutton were elected to the Board of Trustees at the Foundation’s Annual Meeting, April 27.

Lavigne is a lifelong member of Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church of Baton Rouge, where she serves as Church Council Chair.

Sutton has served multiple churches in the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church and is currently senior pastor of First United Methodist Church of Hammond.

The following board members were also elected to serve as officers: Rev. Michi Head, Vice Chair of the Board; Dr. Debra Davis, Grants Committee Chair; Chris Spencer, incoming Foundation President, effective July 1, 2021; Sandra Kuykendall, Secretary; and Tracie Wharton, Controller. Current Foundation President Rob Fairly will retire on June 30, 2021. Board Chair Omer Davis will continue his term until 2022.

The annual meeting, which was held via teleconference, celebrated the Foundation’s 45th year and its growth to over $200 million in assets under management.