Leadership
Susan B. Bourgeois
SecretarySusan B. Bourgeois has three decades of experience in building, transforming and sustaining organizations through strategic planning, project development, fundraising and advocacy.
Anne Villa, CPA, CEcD, CGFM
Deputy SecretaryAnne Villa is responsible for business development, business expansion and retention, business incentives, international commerce, management and finance, human resources, performance management and reporting, and entertainment industry development.
Brenda Guess
Assistant SecretaryBrenda Guess is responsible for guiding LED’s programs that grow Louisiana’s small business sector, including administration of Louisiana’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI).
Rachel Shields
Special Assistant to the Secretary for Partnerships and EngagementRachel Shields is responsible for leveraging and enhancing LED’s relationships with the corporate and private sector to ensure Louisiana businesses are better served by the state.
Mark Lorando
Director of Strategic CommunicationsMark Lorando is responsible for developing and executing a strategic plan to promote Louisiana’s unique advantages for business investment to key stakeholders in-state, across the country and around the world.
Robin Porter
Executive CounselRobin Porter is a results-oriented General Counsel, Business Executive and Managing Partner licensed to practice law in Louisiana with more than 30 years of extensive, diversified experience in residential mortgage lending and servicing, banking regulatory compliance, and commercial transactions.
Chris Stelly
Director, Legislative AffairsChris Stelly serves as LED’s official liaison with members of the Louisiana Legislature and other state agencies, responsible for engaging on all legislative inquiries or official requests for information from the department.
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