Racheal Hebert - ChairRacheal Hebert is the Program Coordinator for the Baton Rouge Rape Crisis Center. Racheal has been a member of the BRPN board since May of 2009. For the past eight years Racheal has been an active member in the Baton Rouge community, being a passionate supporter of women's rights through her involvement with Planned Parenthood, the Battered Women's Program, and the Rape Crisis Center. Racheal has been very involved in the development BRPN's current community radio project, WHYR 96.9 FM, and currently acts in a volunteer staff capacity for the station
Sara Marchiafava - TreasurerSara Marchiafava is Senior Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration at the LSU College of Science where her responsibilities include budget and account management. She has lived in Baton Rouge since 1974 and graduated from LSU in 1978 with a background in both business and social sciences. She has been a member of BRPN for two years and was recently elected to serve on the BRPN Board as treasurer.
David Brown - Past ChairDavid Brown is an attorney and biologist from Louisiana, an early member of the Baton Rouge Progressive Network (BRPN), and the current Chair of the BRPN Board of Directors. While pursuing an advanced degree in ecology and environmental studies at LSU, David volunteered extensively with various groups including the Sierra Club, the Nature Conservancy, the Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC), the Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) and was a member of the nascent Baton Rouge Progressive Network (BRPN). David completed a law degree at Vermont Law School, then ranked #1 among US environmental law programs. In 2004, David returned to Louisiana to begin working as an environmental attorney both independently and as the staff attorney for LEAN. He currently runs his own practice and is spearheading the renaissance of BRPN.
| Joseph AustinJoseph Austin
is an Environmental Manager for Phillips Service Corporation. Prior to
working for Phillips Service Corporation Joseph spent 6 years working in
the field of environmental management for LA DEQ and Waste Management.
Joseph has been an active member of the Baton Rouge Community, serving
as a mentor and youth advocate through his works with Capital Area CASA,
Baton Rouge Big Buddy, and Alpha Phi Alpha. Joseph is new member to the
BRPN board and currently serves as the chair of the community education
and workshop committee.William A. FontenotWilliam A. Fontenot
became a board member in August of 2010. He is a native of Louisiana
and a graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a BA in
Political science. For the last forty years he has assisted hundreds of
groups across this and many other states with a wide variety of
environmental and social justice issues and problems. From 1978 to 2005
he served in the Attorney General's Office as the Community Liaison
Officer.
Hassan GhosnHassan Ghosn
is a long-time activist, beginning with his work as a student at the
Lebanese university in Beirut where he worked for equal opportunity,
social justice, secularism, peace and human rights.. Hassan continued to
be an advocate in Baton Rouge at LSU campus and the community at large.
He has worked for, and with, numerous local agencies including the
Baton Rouge Chapter of the Arab American University Graduates (AAUG),
the Islamic Center of Baton Rouge (ICBR), Bienville House Center for
Peace and Justice, and the Baton Rouge Progressive Network. Hassan is
also active with many national and local organizations such as
Moveon.org, Jewish voices for peace, and Creative non- violence voices.
He has been on the BRPN Board of Directors since it's inception.
Alexander PerlisAlexander Perlis,
a freelance research mathematician and software engineer, grew up in
Baton Rouge and has taught college and high school locally. He holds
degrees from LSU and a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona, and is
passionate about non-profit administration and helping to bring about
positive changes within our communities. Alexander has been active as a
board member in a community bicycle non-profit in Tucson since 2005, and
also sits on the board of the Frederick School in Arnaudville, and
Louisiana Hiking Trails in Baton Rouge. He joined the BRPN board in
January 2011.
Kevin SerrinKevin Serrin
joined the BRPN Board in 2009. He is a senior consultant with Pitts
Management Associates, a health care consulting firm headquartered in
Baton Rouge. Kevin has over 20 years of experience in strategic
planning, financial analysis and healthcare advocacy, specializing in
medical education issues. In 2004, Kevin and his partner relocated from
Washington, DC to Baton Rouge to be closer to their friends, families,
and LSU football. Kevin is a member of the New Orleans Gay Men's Chorus,
the Krewe of Apollo Baton Rouge, and has served as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of Capital City Alliance since 2007.
David WeibelDavid Weibel is a psychologist in private practice. He moved here from San Francisco for love, joining his fiancé who teaches at LSU. During his Ph.D. he created a loving-kindness intervention that boosted compassion for both self and others as well as reduced anxiety in college students. He continues to try to help individuals and society cultivate more compassion. As a psychologist, he has worked in many settings with all types of people, providing a wide lens through which to view the influence of social institutions and policies upon individuals. His previous careers were as a personal fitness trainer and a manager at a Silicon Valley startup, utilizing his MBA in management and his economics degree. He is 93% fluent in Spanish and has volunteered in both Guatemala and Nicaragua.
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