Our Leadership
board of directors
Jiarra Rayford
President
Rayford Realty NOLA LLC Owner/Broker
Jonathan Leit
Treasurer
Alembic Community Development Director of New Orleans office
Jo Ann Minor
Secretary Ashe Cultural Arts Center Chief Financial Officer
Jerome Jupiter Youth Empowerment Project Chief Operating Officer
Melissa S. Lee
Public Works Partners LLC Principal, Urban Planning & Community Health
Monchiere Jones
MOJO Marketing + PR CEO & Chief Brand Curator
Maryann Miller
StayLocal Program Manager Urban Conservancy
Joseph Barbie
Attorney at Law J. Barbie and Associates
Tarence Davis
Ashe Cultural Arts Center Chief Operations Officer
Monique Robinson
Chief Program Officer Cafe Reconcile
Veronika Suarez
Principal Studio Genia
We are deeply grateful for inspiration and laughter of our immediate past Secretary, Kimberly Chavis.