E OP OF LOISIN Vision Statement North Louisiana will become a thriving region with a robust economy that attracts new businesses, supports existing business expansion, grows our tax base, and offers diverse opportunities and a better quality of life for all of our communities in the 14 parishes that we serve. Mission Statement North Louisiana Economic Partnership (NLEP) is a 501(c)3 organization that serves 14 parishes in North Louisiana as the single point of contact for economic development. As one of only 60 Accredited Economic Development Organizations in the world, NLEP serves as a catalyst, a convener and a connector that brings other partners together with the common goal of ensuring that North Louisiana’s economic development potential is realized.

DIRECT NEW JOBS created by companies assisted by 5,538 NLEP mean greater earnings and more consumer spending.

BILLION in direct capital investment into your communities. NLEP Impacts On Your Community

BILLION DIRECT NEW JOBS CPITL INESTENT

ORE T REENE ORE CONSER SPENDIN SPPORT EISTIN BSINESSES NLEP is positioned to keep North Louisiana’s economy moving forward! —— 1 of 60 Accredited Economic Development Organizations in the World —— 4 Certified Economic Developers on staff, ranking NLEP in the Top Ten of Economic Development Organizations —— 3 Excellence in Economic Development Awards, 2017 International Economic Development Council (IEDC) —— Economic Development Partner of the Year, 2017 Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) —— Proven Track Record of Success: From 2012 to 2017, NLEP assisted 42 companies with creating 5,538 direct new jobs and $1.6 billion in direct capital investment which stimulated the regional economy. NLEP Programs

ECONOMIC WORKFORCE ADVOCACY DEVELOPMENT 2018 Board of Directors

Executive Officers

Valarie Jamison Mike Causey Chap Breard Adam Johnston NLEP Board Chair NLEP Chair-Elect NLEP Secretary NLEP Treasurer Parish of Caddo Hunt, Guillot & MOEbiz First Guaranty Bank Associates

Board Members Jerry Allen James Graham, CEcD Jim Malsch Reggie Roe CenturyLink City of Minden Enterprise Computing DeSoto Parish Police Jury Services, LLC Eric Basinger, CEcD Jim Hagan Logan Schroeder AEP SWEPCO Balar Associates, Inc. Mayor Jamie Mayo Cook, Yancey, King, & City of Monroe Galloway, APLC Linda Biernacki Jeremy Harrell Fire Tech Systems, Inc. Bank of Ruston Denny McMullan Chris Shankle North Webster Parish Argent Financial Group Bruce Blanton Tania Hilburn Industrial District Webster Parish Police Jury JPMorgan Chase Bank David Smith Dr. Earl Meador Carter Federal Credit Union Director, Northwest Sandy Cimino Adam Hubble Louisiana Technical Community Bank of Hand Construction, LLC College Jim Tilley Louisiana CenterPoint Energy Bobby Jelks James Moore, III Keith Todaro Charles Coleman The Alta and John Franks Moore Family Limited Citizens National Bank Foundation Partnership M.L. Bath Company LTD., Inc. Linc Coleman Kay King Michael Newman Lynn Treadway U.L. Coleman Companies Morehouse Economic Newman Marchive Jackson Parish Police Jury Development Corp. Carlisle Hardeman Cordell Mayor Ollie Tyler Central Oil & Supply Rick Larsen Jeff Parker City of Shreveport Origin Bank Capital One Bank Mayor Ronny Walker Tony Davis John Peak City of Natchitoches/NCA Greg Lott City of Ruston Progressive Bank Terry Petzold JoAnn Wheless Amanda Edge Magee Resource Group, LLC Entergy Louisiana Michael Lowe Northwest Louisiana Kean Miller, LLP Rick Ranson Association of REALTORS® Mark Eldredge Cleco Power, LLC Clyde White Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC Dr. Chris Maggio President, Northwestern Knox Ridley Marty Wooldridge State University Harbuck & Ridley, LLC Archer Frierson, III Ward II Industrial District Vintage Realty NLEP Investors (By Industry)

Red River Bank Consulting Accounting/Financial Services Regions Bank Argent Financial Group Advantous Consulting, LLC APS Didier Consultants Beaird Operating Companies, LLC Business Services/ Sumit Credits Cole, Evans & Peterson CPA’s Management Companies Cook & Morehart Delta Land & Farm Management Consumer Services/Hospitality Dethloff & Associates, Inc. Griggs Enterprises Advanced Awards and Gifts Dewitt French Giger & Sitton, LLP LaSalle Management Co. M.L. Bath Company LTD., Inc. Eagle Capital/Atco Investment Moebiz Sid Potts, Inc. Company VC Experts, Inc. Squire Creek Country Club Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC VCC Janitorial KPMG Education Querbes & Nelson Ayers Career College RoseStone Financial Group Car Dealerships Bossier Parish Community College Interstate Dodge SSG Financial Group Diesel Driving Academy, Inc. Red River Chevrolet Advertising/PR/Media Grambling State University Louisiana Tech University Apex Communication and Events Chambers of Commerce/ LSU Shreveport CSC Productions Economic Development Northwest Louisiana Technical Fairfield Studios College Lamar Monroe Organizations Northwestern State University Lamar Shreveport Arcadia/Bienville Chamber of Southern University at Shreveport Williams Creative Group Commerce Bastrop-Morehouse Chamber of University of Louisiana at Monroe Architecture/Construction Commerce Brown Builders Bossier Chamber of Commerce Energy Don M. Barron Contractor, Inc. DeSoto Parish Chamber of Anderson Feazel Management FitzGerald Contractors, Inc. Commerce BHP Billiton Hall Builders, Inc. Greater Bossier Economic Central Oil & Supply Hand Construction, LLC Development Foundation Chesapeake Energy Holyfield Construction Greater Shreveport Chamber of Kinsey Interests Lincoln Builders, Inc. Commerce O’Neal Gas M R Builders Corp. Greater Minden Chamber of Security Exploration, Inc. Newman Marchive Carlisle Commerce RSI Building Products Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce Engineering Storer Services Aillet, Fenner, Jolly & Monroe Chamber of Commerce The Wieland Corporation McClelland, Inc. Morehouse Economic Balar Associates, Inc. Banking Development Corp. Denmon Engineering BancorpSouth (Monroe) Natchitoches Area Chamber of EJES Incorporated BancorpSouth (Shreveport) Commerce Forte and Tablada Bank of Ruston Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Hunt, Guillot & Associates Business First Bank Commerce John J. Guth Associates, Inc. Capital One Bank Shreveport-Bossier African KSA Carter Federal Credit Union American Chamber of Lazenby & Associates Citizens National Bank Commerce PPM Consultants Community Bank of Louisiana Southern Hills Business Cross Keys Bank Association First Guaranty Bank Strategic Action Council Governments First National Bank Union Parish Chamber of Town of Arcadia Gibsland Bank & Trust Commerce Town of Greenwood Iberia Bank (Shreveport) West Monroe-West Ouachita Town of Plain Dealing JPMorgan Chase Bank Chamber of Commerce Town of Stonewall Origin Bank Town of Vivian Progressive Bank City of Minden City of Monroe Ericsson Sale Commercial Properties, Inc. City of Natchitoches EMR Everywhere Sealy & Company City of Ruston General Dynamics Strauss Interests City of Shreveport NortheastTel The Fortis Company, LLC Bienville Parish Police Jury Pierry, Inc. U.L. Coleman Companies Bossier Parish Police Jury Technologix Group, LLC Vintage Realty Claiborne Parish Police Jury xentientLABS, LLC Walker-Alley & Associates DeSoto Parish Police Jury Jackson Parish Police Jury Insurance Staffing Agencies/Recruiters Ouachita Parish Police Jury Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Jean Simpson Personnel Parish of Caddo Harbuck & Ridley, LLC Services, Inc. Webster Parish Police Jury Kelly Services Northwest Louisiana Council of Law Firms Magee Resource Group Government Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts Vaco Memphis, LLC Louisiana Public Facilities Bradley, Murchison, Kelly & Shea Authority Cook, Yancey, King, & Galloway, APLC Transportation Kean Miller, LLP Hercules Transport Company Health Care William Comegys- A iShuttle CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Professional Law Corporation Louisiana Lift & Equipment, Inc. Health System Glenwood Regional Medical Nonprofits Center BRF Utilities P & S Surgical Hospital Committee of 100 AEP SWEPCO University Health Conway Creative Charitable Funding Atmos Energy Vantage Health Plan Educational Risk Management CenterPoint Energy Solutions Cleco Power, LLC Industrial Parks Louisiana Association for the Blind Entergy Louisiana North Webster Parish Industrial The Alta and John Franks District Foundation Wholesale/Distribution Ward ll Industrial District The Community Foundation of Eagle Distributing North Louisiana Hardware Distribution Warehouses, Inc. Industrial Services/ Ports/Waterways Ivan Smith Furniture Manufacturing Ouachita Terminals, LLC Music Mountain Water Aeropres Corporation Red River Waterway Commission Angus Chemical Co. Other Ardagh Group Printing Nelson Abell Benteler Steel/Tube Associated Business Printing Stewart Ewing Builders Supply Co., Inc. BNB Systems Robert Mills Fire Tech Systems, Inc. Southland Printing John Peak Libbey Inc. Clyde White McElroy Metal, Inc. Real Estate Metro Aviation Beaird Properties Red Ball Oxygen Coldwell Banker Gosslee Legend Republic Services Michael Echols Investments Sound Fighter Systems – Pacesetter Millhaven Plantation, LLC $50,000+ Moore Family Limited – Lead Investor Information Technology Partnership $25,000 - $49,999 AT&T NAI Faulk & Foster - Investor Plus CenturyLink Northeast Louisiana Association $10,000 - $24,999 Direnzic Technology & of REALTORS® Consulting, LLC Northwest Louisiana Association EATEL Business of REALTORS® Enterprise Computing Services, LLC Premier Plaza NLEP Staff Scott Martinez, CEcD Liz Pierre, JD, EDFP NLEP President Senior Vice President, Legal & Scott Martinez is recognized as a leader in economic development. In a career spanning Research over 20 years, he has served in economic Liz Pierre leads NLEP’s legal and research development roles in the Houston and Austin, departments and assists communities Texas markets as well as his home state of with identifying and certifying industrial Mississippi. Scott frequently speaks to state sites. Liz is an Economic Development and national groups on economic development Finance Professional (EDFP) as certified by issues. For over a decade, he has served as an the National Development Council. Prior to instructor in economic development training joining NLEP, Liz practiced law at her family’s law firm, Pierre & Pierre, courses offered by Texas A&M University and by Trent Lott National LLC. She earned a JD from Southern University Law Center, a BS in Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship Business Administration from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette at the University of Southern Mississippi. Scott is a Certified Economic and graduated from the Economic Development Institute at the Developer and earned a BA from Ole Miss and a MS in Economic University of Oklahoma. Development from the University of Southern Mississippi. Scott currently serves on the Board of Directors of the International Economic Development Council. Christine Rambo, CEcD Angie White, CEcD Senior Vice President, Senior Vice President, Workforce Communications & Marketing Strategy & Administration With nearly 25 years of communications, Angie White has 21 years of economic marketing and economic development development, workforce development, and experience, Christine Rambo leads NLEP’s finance experience and leads NLEP’s communications program, which received an award-winning workforce program. Angie IEDC Excellence in Economic Development is a Certified Economic Developer. Prior to Award. Christine is also a Certified Economic joining NLEP, Angie worked for 12 years with Developer. Prior to entering economic EMP Global in Washington, D.C. as its Portfolio development, Christine worked as an anchor/reporter, receiving three Officer and Investment Analyst with the Latin America Group. She Louisiana Associated Press Awards and a national RTNDA Award. earned a MBA and a MA in International Affairs from the George Christine earned a BA in Communications from American University in Washington University in Washington, D.C. Angie received a BA in Washington, D.C. and is currently earning her MBA from the University Political Science from Centenary College in Shreveport. of Louisiana at Monroe. Sheena Bryant Ashley Busada, CEcD Vice President, Business Vice President, Government Development Strategy Relations & Business Development Sheena Bryant brings extensive experience Ashley Busada oversees NLEP’s government in economic development and international relations department and advocacy efforts relations. She leads NLEP’s business that impact economic development in North development program and supports activity Louisiana. Ashley is a Certified Economic generated by Barksdale Air Force Base. As Developer. Prior to joining NLEP, Ashley a consultant for Deloitte in Washington D.C., worked for the Bossier Chamber of Commerce Sheena managed multimillion dollar contracts as its Government Relations Director. She for the Department of Defense. She has advised senior-level decision was the Bossier Chamber’s first registered lobbyist and launched its makers on projects at the United Nations, U.S. Commercial Service, and government relations department. Busada was honored with the “Top Government of Guam. Sheena earned a MA in Law and Diplomacy from 40 Under 40” Award for Northwest Louisiana. Ashley received a BA in Tufts University and a BA from University of California, Santa Barbara. Political Communications from Louisiana State University. Zazell ‘Zell’ Dudley Alberta Green Vice President, Caddo Parish Vice President, Organizational Initiatives & Business Development Strategy & IT Initiatives Zazell Dudley has 30 years of experience Alberta Green oversees NLEP’s strategic in engineering, supply chain management, plan and initiatives to recruit and support and entrepreneurship and leads economic technology companies. Before joining NLEP, development initiatives for Caddo Parish. Alberta worked with CenturyLink, a Fortune Before joining NLEP, Zell supported a $40 157 company, as its Lead Organizational million equity fund for Kennedy Wilson and Effectiveness Consultant and Sourcing has experience with several Fortune 100 Recruiter. She was also the Director of Career companies. Since joining NLEP, Zell managed several projects that Connections at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM), developing located to North Louisiana. Dudley earned a MBA from Dallas Baptist several career placement programs. Alberta earned a BA in Humanities University and a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana Tech and a MA in Mental Health/Career Counseling from ULM. She was University. Currently, Zell serves on the Caddo Industrial Development named University of Louisiana at Monroe’s 2015 Rising Young Alumna. Board. Michele Riney For More Information: Director, Operations & Assistant to Shreveport Office President 318.677.2554 Michele Riney manages the operational, human resources, and general fiscal activities Monroe Office of the NLEP. She has completed the Basic Economic Development Course through IEDC. 318.387.0787 Prior to joining NLEP, Michele worked as a database manager for Burnett’s Staffing and http://nlep.org as a personal assistant for Dallas-based Ashwood Investments. She also worked in human resources for Atlantic Industrial Services and for Datatrac in Fort Worth, TX. Pledge Form

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North Louisiana Economic Partnership (NLEP) is a 501(c)3 organization that serves 14 parishes in North Louisiana as a single point of contact for economic development. As one of less than 65 Accredited Economic Development Organizations in the world, NLEP serves as a catalyst, convener, and connector that brings other partners together with the common goal of ensuring that North Louisiana’s economic development potential is realized. Your tax deductible investment in NLEP ensures that our regional economy is attracting new companies, supporting existing business growth, growing our tax base, and providing diverse opportunities and a better quality of life for everyone!

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