About Us

The Fleur-de-lis Ambassadors initiative is a public-private partnership led by Arnie Fielkow, President, New Orleans City Council; Scott Cowen, President, Tulane University; Rod West, President and CEO, Entergy New Orleans; and Kim Boyle, Esq., Phelps-Dunbar, LLC.

To contact an Ambassador, email: fleurdelis@tulane.edu

The Ambassadors

Eighteen New Orleans citizens, representing a diverse cross-section of the city’s business, philanthropic, academic, artistic, and government sectors, have been named 2008 Fleur-de-lis Ambassadors. They are racially and ethnically diverse representatives of the city’s unique cultural composition.

• Representative Neil Abramson, State Representative, District 98
• Latoya Cantrell, President, Broadmoor Improvement Association
• John Casbon, President and CEO, First American Transportation Title Insurance Co.
• Darlene Cusanza, Executive Director, Crimestoppers
• The Hon. Jimmy Fitzmorris, Fitzmorris & Associates
• Ruthie Frierson, Founder and Chairman, Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans
• Senator Cheryl A. Gray, Louisiana Senate, District 5
• Sandra Gunner, President and CEO, New Orleans Chambers of Commerce
• Marvalene Hughes, President, Dillard University
• Greg Rigamer, President, GCR & Associates, Inc.
• Nolan Rollins, President, Greater New Orleans Urban League
• Timothy P. Ryan, Chancellor, University of New Orleans
• Charles Teamer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dryades Savings Bank
• Warner Thomas, President and COO, Ochsner Health System
• Denise Thornton, President and CEO, The Beacon of Hope Resource Center
• Tim Williamson, President, Idea Village
  
  

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