• Jennifer Adcock, Partner, EXCELERANT, LLC
• Adam Beazley, Project Architect, Architects Beazley Moliere
• Christa Billeaud, President, Junior League of Lafayette
• Tonya Bolden-Ball, Executive Director, CSA of St. Landry, Inc.
• Nicholas "Nick¡± Cahanin, Director of State & Local Government Affairs, The Picard Group
• David Cheramie, CEO, Bayou Vermilion District
• David Cortez, Partner, Evergreen Working Capital
• Rachel DeCuir, Community Development Program Specialist, Lafayette Consolidated Government
• Jared Doise, Owner/Manager, Legends LLC
• Cade Evans, Attorney- Partner, Allen & Gooch
• Andree Gonsoulin, Owner/President, Andree Gonsoulin Public Relations
• Jeremy Harson, Sales Associate, Beau Box Commercial
• Vanessa Hill, Associate Professor of Management, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
• Kellie Kerstetter, Director of Business Development, NIC, Inc.
• Jeanne Lantier, Membership Director, Petroleum Club of Lafayette
• Allison LeBlanc, Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
• Gregory Manuel, Owner, Manuel Builders, LLC
• John Marker, Chief Nursing Officer, Women's and Children's Hospital
• Quay McKnight, Assistant Operations Manager, M + M International, LLC
• Audrey Menard, Principal, St. Thomas More Catholic High School
• Natalie Montgomery, Physician Assistant, Cancer Center of Acadiana at Lafayette General
• Mary Morrison, Instructor, Acadiana Technical College ¨C Lafayette
• Jeremy Morrow, Attorney, Laborde & Neuner
• G. Matthew Oldenburg III, General Manager and Assistant Director, Zoo of Acadiana
• Robert Owens Jr., CEO, Louisiana LED
• Stephen Ramos, Attorney, Onebane Law Firm
• George "Butch¡± Roussel, Founder/General Manager, VIVO Research
• Charles "Buddy¡± Schilling II, Senior Vice President, Schilling Distributing Company, Inc.
• Carley Ste. Marie, Marketing Relations Specialist, Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
• Amanda Toups, Marketing & Business Development Director, Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital

Thirty individuals were selected to participate in the thought©\provoking, ten©\month training initiative beginning in January 2012.

"The Chamber is proud to continue to sponsor this rewarding program as it enters its 25^th year,¡± expresses Rob Guidry, Leadership Institute of Acadiana Executive Director and Chamber President & CEO.

In its 25th year, Leadership Lafayette, a Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce©\sponsored program, is designed to empower participants through community leadership. The curriculum encourages new, energetic and innovative leaders to approach complex community issues with in©\depth analysis. With more than 600 Alumni, the program has proven to also build lasting and beneficial relationships.

"I would like to congratulate all the individuals in Class XXV. Once again, we have an excellent group of class members who are committed to learning about Lafayette and learning from others so that they can be better leaders for Lafayette. As the Institute's alumni and influence continue to grow, it is inspiring to see the potential, commitment, and enthusiasm of our incoming class,¡± said Carlee Alm-LaBar, Chair of the Leadership Institute of Acadiana.

Participants are selected based on community involvement and leadership potential. Ensuring a leadership experience that highlights local and worldviews, classmates are diverse in race and ethnicity, occupation, and age.

Participants are involved through topical sessions, conversations with community leaders, suggested readings and hands©\on excursions. The curriculum addresses community issues in the areas of education, healthcare, economic development, law enforcement, government, social services, art, culture and local history. "The Program Committee is challenged to craft a curriculum to stretch the class to its full potential and to help the class to visualize what community can be,¡± stated Guidry. Please visit http://www.leadershipacadiana.org/ for more information about Leadership Lafayette.