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The Louisiana Board of Regents fulfills its Constitutional mandate by dedicating staff and efforts to five main areas: Academic Affairs and Innovation; Facilities/Finance; Planning, Research and Performance; Sponsored Programs; and Public Affairs.

Commissioner’s Office

Dr. Kim Hunter Reed
Commissioner of Higher Education

Emily Skaikay
Administrative Assistant to the Commissioner

Dr. Lisa Smith-Vosper
Associate Commissioner for Workforce Education & Training

Communications

Meg Casper Sunstrom
Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Communication

Dr. Nikki Godfrey
Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs

Erin Cowser
Assistant Commissioner for Legislative and External Affairs

Tonnisha Ellis
Program Coordinator

Carla Smith
Administrative Assistant

LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network

Dr. Teri Oaks Gallaway 
Associate Commissioner for LOUIS

Laurie Blandino
Member Services Administrator

Emily Frank
Affordable Learning Program Administrator

Mighan Johnson
Part-time Library Consortium Specialist

Victor Sanchez
Electronic Resources Manager

Marcy Stevens 
Library Services Platform Manager

Mary “Lisa” Stigall
Collections and Information Resources Administrator

Darcy Waguespack
Business Affairs Manager

Mike Waugh
Library Services Platform Manager

Zehra Zamin 
Resource Sharing and Library Services Platform Manager 

Strategic Planning and Student Success

Dr. Randall Brumfield
Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Planning and Student Success

Nancy Beall 
Assistant Program Manager

Donald Boeckman 
Senior Institutional Research Associate

Courtney Britton
Proprietary School Program Administrator

Chandra Cheatham 
Director of Procurement Services & Proprietary School Program Specialist

Kimberly Kirkpatrick
Associate Commissioner for Institutional Research and Performance Assessment Services

David Lafargue
LaSTEM Program Manager

Jennifer Stevens
Executive Assistant/Program Coordinator

Academic Affairs and Innovation

Dr. Susannah F. Craig
Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Innovation

Melissa Anders 
Program Administrator

Mellynn Baker
Assistant Commissioner for Institutional Research

LeAnn Detillier 
Assistant Commissioner for Program Administration

Dr. Lupe Lamadrid
Senior Policy Analyst

Cara Landry
Executive Assistant-Program Coordinator

Linda Marino
Part-time Program Specialist

Janet E. Newhall
Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs

Finance and Administration

Terrence Ginn
Deputy Commissioner for Finance and Administration

Elizabeth Bourgeois 
Assistant Commissioner for Audit and Compliance

Harold Boutte
Assistant Commissioner for Administrative Services

Michelle Brandon
Administrative Assistant

Aisha Griffin
Higher Education Auditor

Sherese Harrell 
Programmer/Analyst

Christopher Herring
Assistant Commissioner for Facilities

Denise Kirkland
Fiscal Administrator

James Kuhns
Infrastructure Specialist

Matthew LaBruyere
Associate Commissioner for Finance and Administration

Dwayne Lacombe
Information Services Support Technician

Angela Mastainich
Program and Contract Manager

Dawn Melancon
Budget and Data Analyst

Christopher Mestayer 
Higher Education Auditor/Program Manager

Karthik Poobalasubramanian
Senior Programmer/Analyst

Kim Small 
Personnel Officer

Rhonda Webber 
Assistant Commissioner for Fiscal Affairs

Tony Wilson
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Vikas Yadav
Programmer/Analyst

Legal and External Affairs

Victor Jones
Executive Counsel

Brianna Golden
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Dr. Allison Smith
Program Administrator

Tonnisha Ellis
Program Coordinator

Sponsored Programs

Carrie Robison 
Deputy Commissioner for Sponsored Programs

Christine Norton
Manager of Grants & Contracts

Alysia Delone 
Grants and Contract Coordinator

Jill Holton
Administrative Assistant

Shannon Domingue
EPSCoR Program Associate

Bryan Jones
Enhancement Program Manager

Amber King
Part-time Communications Manager

Dr. Michael Khonsari
Associate Commissioner for Sponsored Programs Research and Development

Jessica Patton 
Federal Programs Manager

Zenovia Simmons
Research & Development Program Manager

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Baton Rouge, LA 70802

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