Names in the News: People shaping the future of Lake Area business – American Press

Household and Youth, FHF acknowledged

BATON ROUGE — Household and Youth Counseling Company was acknowledged on the 2022 Governor’s Excellent Management in Disabilities (GOLD) Awards because the recipient of the Service Supplier of the Yr Award, which is given in recognition of service above and past the decision of obligation by a person or organizational supplier of companies to folks with disabilities.

The GOLD Awards, hosted by the Governor’s Workplace of Incapacity Affairs, is a chance for Louisiana to pay tribute to the achievements and dedication of people within the incapacity group.

Households Serving to Households SWLA is a household useful resource heart in Southwest Louisiana that has served people with disabilities and their households since its incorporation as a nonprofit company in 1992.

Additionally on the awards, Households Serving to Households of Southwest Louisiana Govt Director Susan Rieh obtained the GOLD Award for Employer of the Yr.

Bayles named to state board

BATON ROUGE — Mary J. Bayles of Sulphur has been appointed to the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District Board of Commissioners by Gov. John Bel Edwards.

Bayles is town planner and airport supervisor for town of DeQuincy.  She’s going to signify place G, which is nominated by the legislators within the district.

Duhon joins Merrill Wealth

Merrill Wealth Administration is happy to announce that Cheryl Duhon joined its Lake Charles workplace as a vp and monetary advisor.

A monetary business veteran with 30 years of expertise, Duhon most just lately served as a monetary advisor with JP Morgan Chase in Lake Charles for 15 years.

Duhon holds a bachelor’s diploma from McNeese State College.

Scales named HR vp

Lake Charles Memorial Well being System has named Shana Scales as the following vp of human assets.

Scales brings greater than 15 years of progressive human useful resource management and administration expertise to Memorial. She just lately served as the top of Whole Rewards/Shared Providers for the College of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Previous to that, she was the director of compensation-HRIS at Regional One Well being and held numerous key human useful resource roles at Baptist Memorial Well being System in Memphis, respectively.

Scales holds a Bachelor of Science in finance from the College of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and has earned twin Grasp’s levels in human assets administration and enterprise administration, each from Webster College in St. Louis, Mo.

Henderson to serve on board

BATON ROUGE — Charles R. Henderson of Welsh has been appointed to the Louisiana Motor Automobile Fee by Gov. John Bel Edwards.

The fee is liable for regulating and licensing motorized vehicle producers, distributors, sellers and lessor who do enterprise in Louisiana. It’s liable for sustaining the economic system, public pursuits and public welfare as respect to motor automobiles.

Henderson is president of Henderson Household Enterprise. He’ll signify the seventh motorized vehicle district as a member primarily engaged in leisure and marine product gross sales.

Greer named  CEO of hospital

Ryan Greer has been named the brand new CEO of ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Rosepine.

The 20-bed medical rehabilitation hospital treats sufferers with disabling accidents or diseases akin to strokes, mind accidents, hip fractures, spinal accidents, Parkinson’s illness, a number of sclerosis, or different medically-complex situations akin to COVID-19.

Previous to this function, Greer was the regional administrator of six nursing houses, the place he directed the day-to-day administrative and operational features. He additionally has served as a nursing facility administrator for 2 nursing houses.

Greer earned a bachelor’s diploma basically research and a specialization in kinesiology from Louisiana State College-Alexandria.

Lee Regulation Heart’s interim director

Genia Coleman Lee is now interim government director of the SWLA Regulation Heart.

Former director, Mark Judson, stepped all the way down to pursue a brand new endeavor that will probably be introduced at a later date.

Coleman Lee, a former Regulation Heart lawyer, got here out retirement to take over the reins whereas the board begins a seek for a everlasting director. Coleman Lee is a graduate of McNeese State College and the Southern College Regulation Heart. She is a licensed lawyer who brings some 29 years of expertise within the areas of litigation, mediation, organizational developments and group relations. She is a skilled household regulation mediator.

She has taught and administered paralegal research applications at McNeese and on the College of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is a previous member of the Nationwide Academy of Elder Care Attorneys; a previous president of the Houston, Texas, Christian Authorized Society and a present member of the Louisiana of Affiliation of Christian Attorneys.

Stream, Leach be part of C100 Louisiana

The Committee of 100 for Financial Improvement has introduced its new officers and members.

Grey Stream of Stream Firm and Mary Leach Werner of Candy Lake Land & Oil, each in Lake Charles, are new government committee members.

The Committee of 100 for Financial Improvement is Louisiana’s Enterprise Roundtable selling public coverage that makes Louisiana extra aggressive in retaining current enterprise and business and attracting extra modern companies to Louisiana.

Tran named CQCO of hospital

West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital has introduced Thea A. Tran, BSN, MBA, CPHQ, CPHRM, CPPS, has been named Chief Quality & Compliance Officer.

In her function, Tran will develop and handle organization-wide plans and applications for the continuing analysis and evaluation of high quality, security and buyer satisfaction.

Tran brings over 20 years of well being care administration expertise. She started her profession as a registered nurse in 1997 and has since efficiently served in numerous management roles throughout her profession.

Tran holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Grasp of Enterprise Administration from McNeese State College. Extra competencies and certifications embrace: Six Sigma Inexperienced Belt, Licensed Skilled in Healthcare High quality and Licensed Skilled in Healthcare Threat Administration and Licensed Skilled in Affected person Security.