SBEDF thrives due to its passionate staff, board members and the support of generous partners.
Our Team
Chief Executive OfficerGinger Cangelosi
Operations ManagerSarah Alidor
Business and Community Development Manager
rpritchard@sbedf.orgRhett Pritchard
Communications and Programs ManagerChandler Adams
Board Members
Executive Committee Members
Mindy Nunez Airhart, Chair
SSE Steel Fabrication
Nominated by: At Large
Richie Lewis, Vice Chair
Gerald’s Donuts
Nominated: At Large
Ross Gonzales, Treasurer
Nominated by: St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District
Elizabeth Ellison-Frost, Secretary
PBF Energy | Chalmette Refining
Nominated by: Largest Private Employers
Zeljko Franks, Immediate Past Chair
Nominated by: Immediate Past Chair
Wanda Alcon
Nominated by: St. Bernard Business and Professional Women’s Club
Dawn Lopez
Turn Services
Nominated by: Largest Private Employers
Joshua Moran
Moran Solutions
Nominated: At Large
Appointed Board Members
Louis Pomes
St. Bernard Parish President
Nominated by: St. Bernard Parish President
Fred Everhhardt Jr.
St. Bernard Councilmember at Large, West
Nominated by: Chair of St. Bernard Parish Council
Tina Tinney
Nominated by: Chancellor of Nunez Community College
Scott Richoux
Nominated by: Chair of St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce
Katie Tommaseo
Nominated by: St. Bernard Parish Office of Tourism & Film
Mike Mito
JPAR Gulf South
Nominated by: New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors
Andrew Jacques Entergy
Nominated by: Utility Company that serves St. Bernard Parish
Terri Cerniglia
Capital One Bank
Nominated by: Financial Institution with a branch in St. Bernard Parish
Lisamarie Brandon
Rain Carbon
Nominated by: Largest Private Employers
Kim Ellender
St. Bernard Parish Hospital
Nominated by: Largest Private Employers
Paul Tabary
Tabary & Borne, LLC
Nominated by: St. Bernard Bar Association
Mike Fernandez Arpent Realty
Nominated: At Large
Honorary Board Members
Superintendent of the St. Bernard Parish Public Schools
Nominated by: St. Bernard Parish School District
Diana Dysart
Nominated by: St. Bernard Parish School Board
James Pohlmann
Nominated by: St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office
Perry Nicosia
Nominated by: St. Bernard Parish District Attorney’s Office
Randy Nunez
Nominated by: Clerk of 34th Judicial District Court
Kevin Reichert
Nominated by: St. Bernard Community Foundation
Jaylynn Turner
Nominated by: St. Bernard Parish Assessor’s Office
Representative Mike Bayham
Nominated by: Louisiana House of Representatives
Senator Bob Owen
Nominated by: Louisiana State Senate
Senator Sidney Barthelemy II
Nominated by: Louisiana State Senate
Robert Campo
Nominated by: Commercial Fisherman’s Association