The 2007 Ambassadors

Nineteen New Orleans citizens, representing a diverse cross-section of the city’s business, philanthropic, academic, artistic, and government sectors, were named Fleur-de-lis Ambassadors in 2007.

• The Hon. David Bell, Chief Judge, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
• Cesar Burgos, Managing Partner, Burgos & Evans, LLC
• Ron Forman, CEO, Audubon Nature Institute
• Dr. Norman Francis, President, Xavier University
• Ruthie Frierson, Chairman Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans
• The Hon. Stacy Head, New Orleans City Council
• Gregory Ben Johnson, President and CEO, Greater New Orleans Foundation
• Merritt Lane, President and CEO, Canal Barge Company, Inc.
• William Raymond Manning, President, Manning Architects
• Ron Markham, President and CEO, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
• Ti Martin, Managing Partner, Commander’s Palace Restaurant
• Anne Milling, Founder, Women of the Storm
• Father Vien Thé Nguyen, Pastor, Mary Queen of Vietnam Catholic Church
• W. Anthony Patton, President and CEO, EBONetworks, LLC
• Phyllis Taylor, Chairman and CEO, Taylor Energy Company, LLC
• Sidney D. Torres IV, President and CEO, SDT LLC Waste and Debris Services
• Dr. Vera Triplett, Assistant Professor of Counseling, Our Lady of Holy Cross College
• Dr. Michael White, Jazz Musician, Professor, Xavier University
• Becky Zaheri, Founder, Katrina Krewe