Staff
Staff
Chris Meyer
President and CEO
Chris Meyer joined the Foundation as the leader in February 2022. Previously, he was CEO and founder of New Schools for Baton Rouge, a nonprofit that has raised more than $80 million to recruit and support top-flight charter schools. You can reach Chris through his administrative assistant, Emmy Comeaux, at ecomeaux@braf.org, or (225) 387-6126.
Brenna Benson Lamb
Chief Operating Officer
Brenna Benson Lamb leads strategy and operations for the Foundation. She has served in a variety of capacities and leadership roles including as the Chief Operating Officer of New Schools for Baton Rouge, Chief Information Officer for KIPP New Orleans Schools, and as a consultant with McKinsey & Company. You can reach Brenna directly at bbenson@braf.org or (225) 387-6126.
Administration
Emmy Comeaux, executive assistant to Chris Meyer, ecomeaux@braf.org
Gloria Chapman, receptionist, gchapman@braf.org
Faith Swint, receptionist, fswint@braf.org
Civic Leadership Initiatives
Chris Meyer, chief executive officer, cmeyer@braf.org
Eric Dexter, vice president, edexter@braf.org
Communications
Sarah Gardner, vice president, sgardner@braf.org
Carolyn Blakley, art director, cblakley@braf.org
Bailey Broome, content specialist, bbroome@braf.org
Caitlin Davis, graphic designer, cdavis@braf.org
Counsel
Edmund J. Giering IV, general counsel, egiering@braf.org
Enterprise Strategy
Lauren Crapanzano Jumonville, vice president, ljumonville@braf.org
Devon DeShields, director of human resources, ddeshields@braf.org
Tamika Edwards-Raby, CRM officer, traby@braf.org
Amy Haerb, competitive grants officer, ahaerb@braf.org
Randy Riney, director of enterprise operations, rriney@braf.org
Finance
Debbie Pickell, chief financial officer, dpickell@braf.org
Courtney Gustin, comptroller, cgustin@braf.org
Raymond Prince, financial operations manager, rprince@braf.org
Holly Mitchell, accountant, hmitchell@braf.org
Alyssa Mobley, grants administrator, amobley@braf.org
Haley Odom, gifts administrator, hodom@braf.org
Nonprofit Excellence
Tammy Abshire, interim vice president, tabshire@braf.org
Ally Rennhoff Martinez, director of nonprofit consulting, arennhoff@braf.org
Philanthropic Advancement
Carissa Graves, vice president, cgraves@braf.org
Amber Cefalu, membership and events coordinator, acefalu@braf.org
Travis Hutchins, director of donor services, thutchins@braf.org
