Staff

CPEX staffers hail from across Louisiana, including Abbeville, Hammond, Lake Charles, Shreveport, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette. While boasting roots from all over the state, staffers have also learned and worked in a variety of distant locales including Durham, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Knoxville, Washington DC, South Bend, Fort Lauderdale, France, Germany, the Netherlands and India. All staffers, however, have stayed in or come back to Louisiana for a deep love of our culture, values and potential. Operating on an appreciation for the coastal climates, agricultural economies, rural communities, urban oases, and cultural treasures, CPEX staffers come to work every day excited about making Louisiana an even more extraordinary place to live, work and raise a family.

For bios, see the links below.

The CPEX Team

Elizabeth “Boo” Thomas, FASLA
President and CEO

Rachel DiResto
Executive Vice President

John Carpenter
Director of Policy

Phillip LaFargue
Director of Communications

Camille Manning-Broome
Director of Planning

Haley Blakeman, PLA, AICP
Community Planner, Project Manager

Jeannette Dubinin
Project Manager

Alicia Hawkes
Office Manager

Jennifer Stenhouse
Membership and Outreach Manager

Lacy Strohschein
Special Initiatives Manager

Tara Titone, ASLA, LEED AP
Community Planner, Project Manager