
ROY PRESTWOOD
Chairman of the Board
Heard, McElroy & Vestal

MICHAEL CORBIN
Chairman-Elect
AEP/SWEPCO

FRANCESCA BENTEN MORELAND
Immediate Past Chair
Williams Creative Group

TOM SIMMS
Treasurer
Carr, Riggs & Ingram

WILLIAM C. BRADFORD JR.
Vice Chair Public Policy
Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts, PLC

DAVID R. SMITH
Vice Chair Economic Development
BRF Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program

JULIE LESSITER, Ed. D.
Vice Chair Education
Louisiana State University – Shreveport

JEREMY K. MOORE
Vice Chair Marketing/Investor Relations
Cadence Bank

SCOTT WARD
Vice Chair Membership
Southern Components, Inc.

DAVID ALEXANDER
Vintage Realty Company

GABRIEL BALDERAS
El Cabo Verde

LINDA BIERNACKI
Fire Tech Systems, Inc.

ANDREW CRAIG
Mohr and Associates, Inc.

BRIAN CRAWFORD
Willis-Knighton Health System

ROBERT CRAWFORD
ATCO Investment Co.

LIZ CREWS
Shreveport Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau

DELORES DAVENPORT
RRCU

RICKEY HALL
Hall Builders, Inc.

CEJAY JOHNSON
CeJay Enterprises of Louisiana

TERRY MOORE
Merrill Lynch

HILTON NICHOLSON
CyberReef Solutions

GRANT NUCKOLLS
Twisted Root Burger

ROBERT POU
Romph & Pou Agency

Jim Shockley
Gordon Inc.

GEORGE SIRVEN
KTBS, LLC

MARK SNOW
Aillet, Fenner, Jolly & McClelland, Inc.
The Chamber Board of Directors is composed of twenty-seven members. Six are elected annually to serve for three years. The governing and policy making responsibilities of the Chamber are vested in the Board of Directors. Each Summer, the Chamber opens the nomination process and accepts new nominations online.
Nominees must be:
- An active Shreveport Chamber member in good standing
- Willing to accept the responsibility of a directorship
Duties and responsibilities:
- Approve an annual budget to finance the organization
- Approve all Chamber policy
- Provide the personal leadership, enthusiasm and support necessary to help coordinate and build an effective organization
- Attend meetings of the Board and functions of the Chamber
- Help to broaden the financial resources of the organization
- Project a professional and positive image when representing the Chamber
- Ensure that Chamber programs, projects and activities are consistent with the mission statement and interests of our members.
If you have questions about the nomination window, nomination process, or our Board of Directors, please contact Ellie Ward at (318) 677-2524 or by email at ellie@shreveportchamber.org.