Slate of Officers 2026
Chair – Erin Haberman
Vice-Chair – Lori Medders
Treasurer – Brenda Breaux
Secretary – Brad Busing
Board of Directors
Wes Bissett - The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, LinkedIn Profile
Brenda Breaux - The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, Biography
Valerie Brown - After the Fire USA, Biography
Brad Busing - State Farm® Insurance, LinkedIn Profile
Erin Haberman - The Travelers Foundation, LinkedIn Profile
Andy Kruger - BuildSOS, Biography
Lori Medders - Appalachian State University, LinkedIn Profile
Michael Newman - The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS), LinkedIn profile
Brian Powell - The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, LinkedIn Profile
Carmen D. Smith - Habitat for Humanity International, LinkedIn Profile
Ex Officio Members
Dr. Carol Friedland - Louisiana State University Biography
*Counsel - Lynn Perry, Law Office of Craven & Perry, PLLC Biography