Board and Staff
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce was established over 120 years ago to serve the needs of the business community. We help new businesses open and we help existing businesses expand and grow. Our goal is to strengthen our workforce, build our infrastructure and improve the overall business environment. We know that you will discover what we already know. Ouachita Parish is a great place to live, work and raise your family.
Our Board

Roy Heatherly
President & CEO

Jeremy Harrell
Chairman 2024
Guaranty Bank

Aimee Kane
Chair Elect 2025
St. Francis Medical Center

Jay Mulhern
Immediate Past Chairman
Express Employment Professionals

Ethan Hunt
VP of Finance
NELA Title Company

Janet Durden
United Way of NELA

Paul Hutcheson
VP Government, Non-Profit & Technology
Homeland Bank

Jasmyne McConnell
VP Membership, Small Business, & Diversity
Cajun Title Agency, LLC.

LeAnn Bond
VP Health
VCOM

Colby Walker
Chair – Community Engagement
InterMountain Renovations

Jeffrey Laudenheimer
Chair – Small Business
Commercial Capital Bank

Shelva Thomas
Monroe Housing Authority

Josh Carroll
Chair – Ambassadors
Snap Me Creative Agency

Brad Bell
Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Alana Cooper
Discover Monroe-West Monroe

Amanda Edge
Entergy

Alisha Woods
Woods Family Estates, LLC

Dr. Ron Berry
University of Louisiana at Monroe

Matthew Dickerson
Mid South Extrusion

Mark Sisk
ReMax

Chris Holyfield
Holyfield Construction

Kirsten Gladen
Catholic Charities of NLA

Mark Kent Anderson, Jr.
Mid South Extrusion

Alberta Green
ABG Counseling and Career

Mark Randolph
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe

Christina Davis
LA SBDC

Courtnie Beach
Guaranty Bank & Trust

Leah Dougan
Robertson Produce

Matt White
Drax

Josh Etheridge
Etheridge Pipeline & Conduit
Ivan Hendricks
Candor Wealth Management

James Miles
Chair – Diversity
Pelican State Credit Union

Taylor Cagle
Origin Bank

Mickey McCarty
Neville High School

Lamont Windom
Children’s Coalition of NELA
Etheridge Pipeline & Conduit

Pastor Ike Byrd
Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Angela Crumpton
Ouachita Parish Schools

Kelsea McCrary
City of Monroe

Patience Talley
Chair – Young Professionals
LA DCC

Dr. Wendi Tostenson
VP of Workforce & Education
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Our Staff

Roy Heatherly
President & CEO

Mike Downhour
Director of Community Engagement

Terri Arthur
Director of Finance and Administration

Ashley Dowling
Director of Membership