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State & Local Newsmaker Lighting The Road To The Future OOOoOOP! New Orleans Hosts DST Page 6 DataZone “The People’s Paper” August 7 - August 13, 2010 45th Year Volume 11 www.ladatanews.com Page 2 State & Local Newsmaker Congressional Jerome Smith Race Heats Up! Feeding Dreams Page 9 Page 4 Page 9 Photos by Victor Holt Page 2 August 7 - August 13, 2010 Cover Story www.ladatanews.com Still in Touch New Orleans Native Darryl Willis balances love for his company and his community from front lines of BP oil spill By Gary Estwick Darryl Willis pauses to ponder a question, his eyes sur- veying the patio at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in search of his answer Willis is concerned about the estimated 50,000 people who started claims with British Petroleum because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico then failed to submit docu- mentation - tax returns, pay stubs, W2s - all of which can substantiate losses and allow them to receive financial as- sistance “Why did they call?” Willis asks, thinking about his own question “Why haven’t they followed-up?” He is worried about businesses whose revenues are attached to contamination-free waters and beachfront get- aways He set a goal to make sure no person affected by the April 20 accident misses a boat payment, a house or car note or is unable to put food on their family’s table; yet he knows some businesses will be forced to close, includ- ing some in his hometown These issues perplex Willis, a New Orleans native and 1987 graduate of McDonough 35 High School As the man in charge of conversing with everyone from out-of- work oyster fishermen to members of Congress; Willis has also taken a hands-on role in the claims process Ev- ery day, a crabber, a waitress, the owner of vacant vaca- tion condos, a scuba diver somewhere between Texas New Orleans native and BP Executive Darryl Willis and Florida rely on him to make sure they get a check; it’s the right amount and the process is hassle-free This is why Willis, 41, says the responsibilities he ac- Continued next page. 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Not responsible for publishing or return of unsolicited manuscripts or photos. www.ladatanews.com Cover Story August 7 - August 13, 2010 Page 3 Cover Story, Continued from previous page. cepted in a shift of roles amid the Willis said BP spent much of the way to utilize it of raising the two kids, a son, 8, and more than 200 million gallons of first 30 days of the spill attempting to Later, he credits his William and daughter, 11 This has allowed him crude oil leaking into the Gulf is convince people that they were not Cora Willis, now deceased, and fam- to be totally immersed in the recov- much harder, more stressful than going to try and hide behind the $75 ily members for preparing him for ery efforts They usually communi- his normal post million cap associated with damages the job His father used to tell him cate daily, by phone or sometimes “It’s affecting their lives,” says caused by spills as it was defined in all the time, “It’s important to walk text messages Willis, a scientist “It’s infected their the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Then with kings, but not lose the common “My wife has just been totally run- lives That’s a big responsibility to when the oil was capped, suspicion touch ” ning the show She could easily be carry ” arose that the financial assistance Willis would give his father the calling me, saying what about this The task has dominated his life would dry up preverbal, ‘Yeah, yeah, I got it,” not bill, nagging me, ‘How ya doin, what- since early May, taking him away “That’s been the challenge,” he really understanding the lesson It’s cha doin?’ “ from his wife and two children in said “To get people comfortable something he now understands Willis says he has no interest in Houston Placed him in New Or- with the fact that we’re going to actu- “This whole response is personal maintaining a public relations or op- leans one night, in Gulf Shores, AL, ally do what we’re supposed to do ” for me,” he said “I want people to erations role after late August He’s a the next, and in Pensacola , FL, the He is now less than a month away know that I’m listening to them, I scientist He will make himself avail- following day It has put him in front from turning over everything to know what they’re saying Some- able once or twice a month to ensure of the House Judiciary Committee Kenneth Feinberg, who was named times I’ll have an answer they like, that the process continues to work Cast him in a nationally-adver- by President Obama to indepen- sometimes I won’t have an answer “For me, it’s a lot to take in, that tised commercial, far from his nor- dently manage the $20 billion Gulf they like, but I hope to give them an my company was involved in this mal job as a scientist sitting behind a disaster compensation fund answer, and that’s not always easy spill, but we were,” Willis said “The desk Far from his formal training as ” response is going to be the key a chemist, mathematician, geologist PERSONAL TOUCH AWAY FROM HOME thing: how we repaid the damage If and geophysicist Willis wears a sky blue dress He realizes that he wouldn’t be we don’t we should be held account- But it has allowed him to put his shirt, pinstriped slacks, dark shoes able to complete this task without able for that own spin on a recovery process he and cuff links given to him by Eric his wife, Dawnia, who works as a “And if I thought that we wouldn’t, dared not shy away from Ochmanek, the BP public relations pharmacist and is handling the role I wouldn’t be talking to you ” representative who travels with HERO OR PARIAH him His job has been to help Wil- In late April, Willis received a lis craft his message and make sure call from Andy Inglis, a BP execu- his thoughts are clear and for meet- tive He asked Willis to assist with ings, town hall gatherings and tele- the recovery efforts, unsure where conferences with reporters Willis’ he was needed at, Willis accepted head is shaved bald His facial hair is The following morning he boarded growing back slightly now that it is a flight to Monroe past 4 p m on a Tuesday afternoon Since then, Willis has received in Downtown New Orleans Thin both praise and criticism glasses sit on his nose Nationally syndicated radio host It’s a different look for Willis, who Tom Joyner questioned on air if Wil- was introduced to America in the or- lis worked for BP Is he an actor? ange collared shirt and denim jeans Even a Congressman recently asked he wore in the BP commercials Willis if he was a lawyer; perhaps a On a conference call Tuesday with public relations expert he hadn’t reporters, Willis, a self-inflicted per- met or heard of fectionist, is asked about problems “No, I’m a scientist,” Willis re- in the claims process As of Monday sponded night, BP has paid nearly $300 mil- Some applaud him for stepping lion of claims into the oily fray They thank him for “If you took one question and doing the commercials; thank him asked it in all 14 (claims) centers for what he’s trying to do to help BP (in Louisiana), you might get seven make it through the process After different answers,” Willis admits, all, he could have stayed behind his “because we haven’t had the time to desk as vice president of the compa- get everyone on the same page But ny’s engineering and geoscience in Feinberg is going to get that fixed North America and followed cover- “We’ve been worrying about cut- age on network and cable television ting checks quickly ” Then they give him their claim num- He answers questions carefully, ber and ask for personal help with but with a frankness not associated their claim with corporate spokesmen Perhaps Others laud him and BP, ques- it is his slight New Orleans accent tioning the reason behind his pres- which has hung around despite ence - a Black man facing blame for stints in Moscow, Vietnam and San a corporation’s mishap, and attempt- Francisco with BP ing to fix the mess Still others meet Before answering each question him in the field and remind him - as in the 30-minute teleconference, if he didn’t remember - that in the Willis thanks the reporter for ask- commercial he said he would “do ing the question, then takes his whatever it takes to make this right ” time answering, making sure not to They tell him everything isn’t right stop once he reaches the 12-second and that he needs to get it resolved television sound bite His voice is Then they give him their claim num- firm yet understanding Yes, he’s a ber native, but he’s not going out of his Page 4 August 7 - August 13, 2010 Newsmaker www.ladatanews.com General Mills Names New Orleans Resident A Candidate For Feeding Dreams Jerome Smith is New Or- we’re excited to have consumers leans’ Community Champion in help us empower these amaz-
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