Board of Directors
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In her role she was responsible for the development and implementation of the strategic enrollment management plan. To support the diverse needs of a student population facing considerable academic and socio-economic challenges, she developed several partnerships at the local and national levels with corporations and organizations such as Education Design Lab, the GE Foundation, Chevron, Entergy, and The Fab Foundation at MIT. She also has extensive experience in key operational areas, such as organizational planning, budget management, campus expansion, capital outlay, deferred maintenance, and program planning and implementation.
A proud New Orleans native, Dr. Cosey is committed to her local community demonstrated through her membership on local boards and in several service organizations. She has been the recipient of several professional and community awards such as the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Outstanding Staff of the Year, the Chancellor’s Innovation and Excellence Award, CityBusiness Women of the Year, Class, and CityBusiness One to Watch (education).
In 2005 Philipson was named the Director of Event Services at the SMG Managed Baton Rouge River Center. There, he oversaw the Event Services department as well as coordinating events including the Miss Teen USA Beauty Pageant, Hollydays and the Baton Rouge Business Report Biz Tech Expo.
In 2006, Philipson once again returned to the Superdome and New Orleans Arena as Director of Engineering & Operations. In this position, he supervised the Operations, Engineering, Housekeeping, Production, and Technical Services Departments. These departments are responsible for the set-up, tear down, cleanliness, and technical aspects of every event in the facilities. He was also responsible for the safety program, emergency/severe weather planning. FF & E procurement, pest control, preventive maintenance programs, annual inspections, and union negotiations relations.
In 2011, Philipson was named the Regional Director of Operations for SMG, covering the southern region. In this capacity, he oversaw and served as a resource for the Directors of Operations in 30 facilities, Further, he determined the course of the corporate operations initiatives in conjunction with the three other Regional Directors and the Vice President of Operations for SMG.
In July of 2013, Philipson was named Director of Facilities for SMG New Orleans. In this role he worked with the various state owned properties under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District as well as on various ŞMG development projects around the country.
In July of 2015, Philipson was hired at Tulane University as the Vice President of Facilities, Campus Development and Services. As Vice President, Randy Philipson oversees the University Planning Office in its mission to support and implement the University's Strategic and Master Plans and its goals for institutional development through the physical environment and building resources of the University. The University Planning Office coordinates and directs campus planning activities for major university construction and campus improvement projects and assists departments and divisions with space and physical facilities planning. This includes oversight of Capital Projects, Real Estate, University Services (Auxiliaries), and Facilities Services.
Her passion for education and the children of New Orleans began when she worked as a teacher and administrator for Summerbridge (now Breakthrough New Orleans) in high school and in college. Since then she has worked extensively for her children’s schools as well as Samuel J. Green Charter School and Lafayette Academy Charter School.
Annie is committed to the New Orleans community and has been active in numerous civic, educational and philanthropic organizations including the Louisiana Children’s Museum, the Preservation Resource Center, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Audubon Nature Institute, the Herman-Grima and Gallier Historic Houses and the Junior League of New Orleans.
Annie and her husband Nat, also a lifelong New Orleanian, have three children.
Yvette M. Jones is the President and Owner of The Jones Group of New Orleans, a consulting firm that provides a range of philanthropic and strategic consulting services to non-profit organizations. Drawing upon her successful 36-year career in higher education administration, Ms. Jones’ areas of expertise include strategic planning, board governance, talent building, and all aspects of fundraising and campaign planning and management.
Ms. Jones served at Tulane University in a variety of senior administrative roles from 1979 until 2016. While at Tulane, she served as Executive Vice President for University Relations and Development, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President for External Affairs, Senior Vice President for Planning and Administration, Vice President for Finance and Operations, and many other roles.
Ms. Jones is actively involved in the New Orleans community. She serves on the Boards of Metairie Park Country Day School, Eden House and Kingsley House. She also serves as chair of the Dean’s Council at the A.B. Freeman School of Business and as co-chair of the Campaign Committee for the Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives at Tulane University. Ms. Jones earned the Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Business Administration degrees from Tulane University.
He also serves on the Board of Pontchartrain Materials Company, a privately-owned company based in New Orleans, and Illinois Marine Towing, a wholly–owned subsidiary of Canal Barge Company based in Lemont, Illinois. He formerly served on the Board of Directors of Hibernia Homestead Bancorp, Inc., as well as the board of International Shipholding Corporation, both publicly-traded companies.
Mr. Lane is active in leadership positions with numerous civic, educational and philanthropic organizations, having served as Board Chair of Isidore Newman School, The Idea Village (a New Orleans area non-profit entrepreneurial development organization), and the Baptist Community Ministries Foundation (one of the largest private foundations in Louisiana). He currently serves on the boards of The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana, the National World War II Museum, and Bricolage Academy; on the Executive Committee of the Bureau of Governmental Research and the Business Council of New Orleans & the River Region; and is a Board Member Emeritus of the Tulane University School of Public Health Dean’s Council.
He graduated from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce in 1983, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Finance. He currently serves on the McIntire School of Commerce Advisory Board, and is an active alumnus of the school. Mr. Lane and his wife Eleanor (Elly) are both natives of New Orleans and have three daughters
Most recently, Blake served as the Director of Growth at trepwise, where he guided the firm’s business development and expansion strategy. Stanfill is also a startup mentor at the Idea Village, a New Orleans venture accelerator. Additionally, Blake facilitates the Equitable Development action table for the Greater New Orleans Funders Network (GNOFN), a roundtable of national philanthropic institutions. Recently, Stanfill was the Entrepreneur-In-Residence at the New Orleans Startup Fund’s PowerMoves NOLA program, an accelerator program that provides business coaching and technical assistance to minority-owned, small businesses in New Orleans.
Prior to trepwise, Blake co-founded an alternative lending fintech startup, LendStand, which provided working capital solutions to underserved businesses working on public contracts. He was also a Mayoral Fellow with the City of New Orleans, where he played an integral role in the formation of the City’s public-private economic development partnership, the New Orleans Business Alliance. Additionally, Blake spent time in the private sector as a credit-risk analyst at Bank of America. Blake began his professional career as a teacher and administrator at St. Augustine High School, a historic New Orleans high school.
Blake is a fifth generation Louisianian—born and raised in his favorite city in the world, New Orleans. As such, he is deeply committed to helping New Orleans—and all of its citizens—reach its full potential. Blake coaches youth baseball, basketball, and football with the New Orleans Recreation Department Commission (NORDC), Carrolton Boosters, and Football N America (FNA). Blake serves on the governing boards of Brothers Empowered To Teach (Treasurer), the BioDistrict New Orleans (Vice Chairman), Bureau of Governmental Research (Executive Committee) and NetWork Volunteers. Blake is also an alumnus of the New Leaders Council of Louisiana.
Blake earned an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Finance from Tulane University, and his B.A. from Duke University—where he joined the Iota Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Stanfill resides in New Orleans with his wife, Jennifer, a local physician. The couple has three sons School Year 2022-23 –Blake Jr.- 7th, Parker - 4th , and Toussaint - Kindergarten.