Community Partners
Our community partners consist of the organizations our LA CaTS Community Advisory Board (CAB) members represent. Our community partners abide by two principles: Action Orientation and Relationship Building between academics and community members. It is sustained by shared priorities; diversity in membership; substantive participation; transparency; mutual respect and recognition; orientation to action; and personal connections.
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Primary Care Association (LPCA)
Gerrelda Davis, MBA
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Office: (225) 927-7662
gdavis@lpca.net
Open Health Care Clinic
Jamie Roques, MPA, MPH, APRN
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Office: (225) 655-OHCC (6422)
jamie.roques@ohcc.org
Bureau of Minority Health Access and Promotions
D'Andra Bradford-Odom, MPA
dandra.bradfordodom@la.gov
Sickle Cell Association of South Louisiana
Lorri A. Burgess, BS
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Office: 225.346.8434
Cell: 225.522.1391
HIV/AIDS Alliance, Region II, Inc.
Eugene Collins, B Soc. Sci
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Office: 225.927.1269
Cell: 225.288.9589
East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority
Walter “Geno” McLaughlin, Jr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Office: 225.387.5606
Cell: 225.205.4561
Shreveport
David Raines Federally Qualified Health Center
Larry Daniels, MD
Office: (318) 549-2500
ldan61555@aol.com
Northwestern State University
Connie Hale, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Office: (318) 677-3100
Cell: (318) 422-4620
roppoloc@nsula.edu
The Community Foundation of North Louisiana
Paula Hickman, JD
Office: (318) 221-0582
hickman@cfnla.org
Consultant
Elaine King, BA
Cell: (318) 218-3205
E.tip.king@gmail.com
MLK Health Center & Pharmacy
Janet Mentesane, MSW
Office: (318) 277-2912, ext. 1
Cell: (318) 572-4932
jmentesane@mlkhealth.org
St. Mary AME
Rev. Robert Payne, MS, BS
Office: (318) 222-3997
Cell: (406) 868-3035
stmaryame.shreveport@gmail.com
LSU Ag Center
Grace Peterson, PhD
Office: (318) 741-7430, ext. 1502
Cell: (317) 286-4146
GPeterson@agcenter.lsu.edu
Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
Jo Ann Stewart, RN BSN
Cell: (318) 813-1409
JStewa2@lsuhsc.edu
LSUHSC – Shreveport
John A. Vanchiere, MD
Office: (318) 675-6081
jvanch@lsuhsc.edu
AARP – Shreveport, Rose City Chapter
Vernon Varnell
Cell: 318-423-2813
vernonvarnell@gmail.com
David Raines Federally Qualified Health Center
Willie White, MPH, BS
Office: 318 237 9837
Office: 318 227 3342 (clydean)
wwhite@davidraineschc.org
Office of Public Health, Region 7
Martha Whyte, MD
Cell: 318-455-8454
Martha.whyte@LA.gov
Grambling State University
J. Russell Willis, PhD
Office: (318) 274-2331
Cell: (318) 497-1643
jrwdoc@att.net
New Orleans
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