Having served Greater New Orleans since 1938 with a mission to assist underserved communities in securing economic self-reliance, parity, power, and civil rights, the Urban League expanded to a statewide entity in 2016, becoming the Urban League of Louisiana (ULLA). That expansion began in East Baton Rouge Parish and plans to continue throughout the state.
Even after 80 years, the organization is still relevant in its mission of focusing programs to ensure quality education and access to information, employment, entrepreneurial and economic inclusion opportunities, and shared dignity under the law. ULLA provides services to citizens through programs housed in three essential Centers of Excellence, which take a holistic approach to addressing issues that concern low to moderate-income families: The Center of Education and Youth Development, the Center of Workforce and Economic Development, and the Center of Policy and Social Justice.
EXECUTIVE TEAM

Judy Reese Morse
President and CEO
jmorse@urbanleaguela.org
504.620.2332

Cathy Washington
Executive Vice President
cwashington@urbanleaguela.org
504.620.2332

Shawne Favre, CPA
Vice President of Finance & Operations
sfavre@urbanleaguela.org
504.620.2332
STRATEGIC TEAM

Belencia Breaux
Director of Urban League Clarence L. Barney Head Start Center
bbreaux@urbanleaguela.org
504.620.2332

Klassi Duncan
Vice President, Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
kduncan@urbanleaguela.org
504.620.2332

Marlin Hollins
Director of Community Engagement
mhollins@urbanleaguela.org
504.620.2332

Nicole Jolly
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Special Assistant to the President
njolly@urbanleaguela.org
504.620.2332

Cherie LaCour-Duckworth
Vice President of Workforce Development
cduckworth@urbanleaguela.org
504.620.2332

Edward "Ted" James
Director of Baton Rouge Operations
tjames@urbanleaguela.org
504.620.2332

Ginger LeBlanc
Director of Communications
gleblanc@urbanleaguela.org
504.620.2332

Gilma Pavon
Director of Parent Information Center
gpavon@urbanleaguela.org
504.620.2332
OUR BOARD
ELECTED OFFICERS
Chairman of the Board
Jade Brown-Russell
Vice Chairman
Ronald Carrere
Treasurer
Dennis McSeveney
Secretary
Christy Slater
Ex-Officio
Chris D’Amour
Honorary Members
Norman Francis
Charles Teamer
President & CEO
Judy Reese Morse
DIRECTORS
Leah Brown
Chevron
Arnel Cosey
NetworkED
Monique G. Doucette
Ogletree Deakins
John Georges
Georges Enterprises
Nick Harris
Dillard University
Travis Lewis
BSX Insurance
Telley Madina
The Madina Group
Minh Nguyen
VAYLA
Wynn Radford
BP America
Dottie M. Reese
DMM & Associates
Victor Robinson
Victor Robinson CPAs
Tod Smith
WWL-TV
Toya Barnes-Teamer
HCM Strategists
Ricardo Thomas
Thomas Waddell
Laverne Toombs
St. John the Baptist Parish
Beth Trotter
Iberia Bank
C. Reynold Verret
Xavier University
Kyle Wedberg
NOCCA
Sharonda Williams
Fishman Haygood
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