07/25/2007: DDS CEO, Joey Auer, Honored as Graduate of NORLI Class of 2007

Joey Auer, one of 33 business, civic and community leaders from the 10-parish region honored by Greater New Orleans Inc.

NORLI Graduates Class of 2007

NEW ORLEANS — Greater New Orleans Inc. has honored 33 business, civic and community leaders from the 10-parish region for completing the New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute.

NORLI graduates represent all races, genders, industries and communities in the region. The class examines the greater New Orleans’s government, education, work force development, regional collaboration, race relations, crime, public safety, leadership, culture, transportation and infrastructure with a focus on how these issues affect economic development and relate to the quality of life of our region.

“NORLI is the most intense and comprehensive education on our region and leadership program that I have ever come in contact with. If this had been available 20 years ago, I would have been better rounded as I pursued my career,” said Dr. Myron Moorehead of Women’s Laser Institute and a 2007 NORLI graduate.

“Through collaboration with peers, participants enhance their skills in negotiation and coalition building,” said Nicole Palmer, NORLI program director. “Most importantly, they expand their leadership abilities through a deeper understanding of themselves and others.”

NORLI Class of 2007

Nan Alessandra, Phelps Dunbar

Joey Auer, Diamond Data Systems

Dr. Mary Bartholomew, Delgado Community College

Ray Bias, Acadian Ambulance of New Orleans

Charly Borenstein-Regueira, Life Coaching Services

Kathryn Broussard, JP Morgan Chase Bank

Lolita Burrell, Kids for Community

Sharon Cassiere, Postlethwaite & Netterville

Jean Champagne, Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux Consultants

John Dardis, city of Hammond

Marjorie Esman, Milling Benson Woodward

Gwathmey Gomila, Junior League of New Orleans

Brad Grundmeyer, Cox Communications

Martin Gutierrez, Hispanic Apostolate-Archiocese of N.O.

Kathy Hebert, Broadpoint

Peter Jolet, LaPlace Rehabilitation Hospital

Maida Jones, Guico Industries

Alan Kohorst, Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans

Jerry Lenaz, PetroCom, LLC

Shelley MacNary, Entergy Louisiana

Mary Meyer, Adams & Reese

Nancy Hudson Miller, State Farm Insurance Co.

Dr. Myron Moorehead, Women’s Laser Institute

Gina Nadas, economic development and international trade consultant

Cindy Nuesslein, Children’s Hospital

Dennis Nuss, Cytec Industries

Echo Olander, KID Smart

Keith Rhodes, Girls & Boys Town of Southern California

Elizabeth Scheer, Baptist Community Ministries

Malcolm Schwarzenbach III, Trumpet

Darryl Ward, Jefferson Parish

Justin Woods, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer

Maresa Young, ConocoPhillips

GNO Inc. is a regional partnership of public and private leaders in the New Orleans area. GNO Inc. act is a nonpartisan organization focused on retaining and creating jobs, developing the workforce and fostering pro-business public policy.