Alumni News

6 alumni of our Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program from Delgado Community College received the 2023 SBA Champion Awards and LED Entrepreneur Awards at the State Capital.

Small Business Person of the Year: Karen Williams (C22), NOLA Steele Fabrication & Erection, LLC (8a)

Graduate of the Year: Joaneane Smith (C4),Global Commerce & Services, LLC

Family Owner Business or the Year: Lindsey Marcel (C24),Tony Mandina's Restaurant

LED Outstanding SEBD Graduate Award: Lakeisha Robichaux (C16)

Chief of Minds LED Resiliency Award - Pamela Allen (C33), Elite Affairs, LLC

NFIB Small Business Champion: Courtney Davis (C2), Bart's Office Inc

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Arien Hall (C33), Mastodonte LLC, and Christina Couvillion (C5), Quality First Construction LLC are featured in Biz New Orleans Magazine


Kirts, Norisha Kirts (C22), NRK Construction, mentioned in the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report


Jacqueline Shorter-Beauchamp (C30), Engaged Media, LLC, appears in article in The Austin Chronical


Arien Hall (C33), Mastodonte won first prize and $10,000 as part of the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s annual Water Challenge pitch competition.


10KSB program companies comprise 4 of the 10 companies honored as 2023 Louisiana Growth Leaders at Spotlight Louisiana event: Arthur Boisfontaine (C16), Crystal Clear Imaging (CCI Productions), Justin Farrae (C18), Technical Services & Crescent Payroll Solutions, Jim Blazek, Jr., Co-Owner husband of Claire Blazek Jr. (C1), Leaaf Environmental, LLC., Kyle Remont (C19), Remont Engineering & Design Group (RED Group)


Camille Manning-Broome(C22), Center of Excellence, featured in NOL.com article


Lindsey Marcel (C24), Tony Mandina’s Restaurant, mentioned in BizNew Orleans Magazine


Marc Ehrhardt (C16), The Ehrhardt Group, Ehrhardt Group Promotes Katie Bourque to Senior Account Executive


Karen Williams (C22), NOLA Steele Fabrication & Erection, LLC, named 2023 Louisiana Small Business Person of the Year by the SBA Administrator Guzman 


3 projects by 10KSB alumni honored in NOLA.comfor historic preservation in New Orleans by Louisiana Landmarks Society: Terri Dreyer (C2), NANO Architecture and MCA Engineers, Peter Gardner (C26), Gardner Development, and Paul Martin National (C9), Tulio Murilo (C23), CMC Drywall, Inc


Jenny Domiano (C20), Therapeutic Learning Center, featured in BizNew Orleans Magazine


Amanda Conger-Simpson (C19), Nola Boards, featured in BizNew Orleans Magazine


Philip Moseley (C12), Blue Oak BBQ, and Polly Watts (C15) Avenue Pub, James Nix (C2), Parkway Bakery & Tavern, Erich Weishaupt (C6),The Ruby Slipper Café, Greg Dietz (C22), Theo’s Pizza, listed in Gambit Magazine winter 2023 Dining Issue


Joaneane A. Smith (C4), Global Commerce and Services, LLC, Joaneane Smith chaired U2opia Technology, a consortium of technology and administrative executives


Barrett Conrad (C16), CotingaSoft, Ralph Melian (C14), Antares Technology Solutions. Barrett Conrad acquires Antares Technology Solutions


Earl Mackie (C20), Mackie One Construction, quoted in BizNew Orleans Magazine article


Iam Tucker (C5), ILSI Engineering, quoted in BizNew Orleans Magazine article


Krista Pouncy-Dyson (C19), Performance First Digital, featured in BizNew Orleans Magazine


Marc Ehrhardt (C16), The Ehrhardt Group, featured in BizNew Orleans Magazine


Christa Cotton (C23), New Orleans Beverage Group LLC/ ElGuapo, featured in Biz New Orleans Magazine article.


Tom Martin (C32), Converse Digital, featured in Forbes.com article “How To Find And Convert The Invisible Sales Prospect”


Sandra Lindquist (C14), New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, President and CEO of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, has been elected to serve on the board of directors for the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.


David Clements (C18), David Clements Insurance, quoted in WAFB News 9 article discussing the effects of  flood insurance rate increases  


Mary Ellen Slayter (C17), featured in the Advocate newspaper, Rep Cap is moving to a new headquarters building on Government Street in Baton Rouge 


Chassity McComack (C17), featured in L’Observateur, River Region Chamber of Commerce, provided “stuffed bags” for more than 200 new teachers in their region 


Elizabeth Williams (C12), Southern Food and Beverage Museum, featured in NOLA.com article. Author and founder, Elizabeth Williams, will spend the evening at Cita Dennis Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., sharing recipes and stories from Sicilian New Orleans from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23. 


Marc Ehrhardt  (C16), The Ehrhardt Group, featured in BizNew Orleans Magazine in article discussing “Gulf South Index: What We’re Not Buying This Year” 


Jeff LeSaicherre (C25), Le Fleur De Lis Title Company, quoted in article in BizNew Orleans Magazine, “N.O. 500 Survey: What’s Working and What Isn’t at NOLA Public Schools?”  


Geoffrey Meeker (C13),  French Truck Coffee, featured in WGNO new story, “French Truck Coffee owner’s frustration brewing towards Entergy after losing power multiple times” 


Katie Witry (C24), Witry Collective, quoted in Biz New Orleans article about the Real Estate Forecast Symposium coming up in October 


Sandra Lindquist (C14), New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, elected to the ACCE Board 


Amy Bakay (C22), HR NOLA, featured on BIZ Talks episode 112


Lenae Goolsby (C20), Infinite Health Integrative Medicine Center, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for new medical office location in Lake Charles.


Lakeisha Robichaux (C16), Chief of Minds, featured on the Baton Rouge News (WAFB), discussing the impact after attending of the Goldman Sachs Summit


Marc Ehrhardt (C16), The Ehrhardt Group, featured in BizNew Orleans Magazine about the Gulf South Index, a report produced by the Ehrhardt Group and Causeway Solutions.


Elizabeth Williams (C12), Southern Food and Beverage Museum, featured in article discussing her new book, “Nana’s Creole Italian Table: Recipes and Stories from Sicilian New Orleans.” 


Norisha Kirts (C22), NRK CONSTRUCTION, One of three leaders featured in the Baton Rouge Business Report article about mentorship.   


 

Brandon Armant (C15), Bamm Communications, featured in Biz New Magazine “Goldman Sachs Program Boosting Minority-Owned Small Businesses”


 

Paul Irons (C2), Elite Property Management and Investments LLC,  feature in NOLA.com article “Sibling developers break ground on city-backed Hollygrove affordable housing project”


 

Lacy Davillier (C29) Owner of Davillier Photography & Graphics New Orleans, featured on the New Orleans Real Producers podcast


 

Georgia Wilson (C2), The Bead Shop, rated one of the top ten bead shops in the United States. 


 

Earl Mackie (C20), Mackie One Construction sharing staffing strategies in BizNewOrleans.


 

Jan Ramsey (C11), OffBeat Magazine, honored at the Cutting Edge C.E. (formerly known the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference).  


Jeff Lesaicherre (C25), Fleur De Lis Law and Title Company, featured in Biz New Orleans Magazine article as one of the top five largest title companies in Louisiana.


 

Curtis Doucette (C13), Iris Development, celebrating the grand opening of the $20 million BonVi apartment complex


Sandra Lindquist (C14), New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, featured in Biz New Orleans Magazine


Elizabeth Williams (C12), Southern Food and Beverage Museum, featured in the EPOCH times discussing the legacy of camellia red beans


John Barry (C25), Velvet Pines Developers, featured in the Advocate


Lauren Myerscough (C18), Cocktail and Sons, featured in Gambit Magazine


Betsie Gambel (C3), Gambel Communications,  business announces in Biz New Orleans Magazine that Ashleigh Fortenberry has joined the team


Marc Ehrhardt (C16), The Ehrhardt Group, quoted in Biz New Orleans article and featured in the Biz New Orleans


Joaquin Rodas (C13), Bacchanal, business and owner is featured in a NOLA.com article


Joaquin Rodas (C13), Bacchanal, featured in an article the New Orleans Magazine


Krista Pouncy-Dyson (C19), Performance First Digital, featured in article in Biz New Orleans


Jessica Osborn (C26), Privy Label, featured on WGNO News


Joe Wall, National Director of 10,000 Small Businesses Voices initiative, featured as guest on Biz Talks Podcast


Elizabeth Shephard (ES2), LifeCity, L3C, featured in Biz New Orleans Magazine.


Lameika Washington (C28), Diamond Security Services, Inc., honored with the LED Outstanding Small and Emerging Business Development Graduate Award.


Fallon Evans (C30), Skye’s Janitorial, LLC., featured in Biz New Orleans Magazine.


Angelica Rivera (C1), Colmex Construction, featured in NOLA.com