Louisiana Association of Business Educators

The Executive Board

The Executive Board leads the state's organization of business teachers.  The officers of the board are installed in August during the annual Louisiana Association of Business Educators state meeting.  The terms for the offices are for one year with the exception of the terms for treasurer, newsletter editor, and journal editor, whose terms are for two years.  The term for Southern Business Education Association representative is for three years.  The offices of president and president-elect alternate between representatives from the secondary level and the post-secondary level.  The LABE Executive Board usually meets three to four times a year in order to conduct the business of the organization.

	President Becky Draughn Hornbeck High PO Box 9 2363 Stillwell Avenue Hornbeck, LA 71439 bdraughn@vpsb.k12.la.us			Past President Laura Spencer Carrol Magnet High School 2105 Renwick St. Monroe, LA 71202 larbella@yahoo.com
	President Elect Vacant			Vice President Dr. Margaret Kilcoyne Northwestern State University College of Science, Technology, & business Room 201A Russell Hall Natchitoches, LA  71497 kilcoyne@nsula.edu
	Secretary June Thompson Zachary High School 4100 Bronco Lane Zachary, LA  70791 june.thompson@zacharyschools.org			Treasurer Susan Fontenot Retired 1770 Hwy. 356 Sunset, LA  70584 Bristolteacher@aol.com
	Parlimentarian Maxia Hutchinson Acadiana High School 315 Rue Du Be'Lier Lafayette, LA  70506 maxia6@netscape.net			Chaplin Marilyn Gastineau University of Louisiana Lafayette 104 Verbena Circle Lafayette, LA 70507 mgastineau@yahoo.com
	Reporter/Historian Mona Bickham Retired 5472 Heidi's Place Baton Rouge, LA 70817 mrbickham@cox.net
	Secondary Representative-North Vivian Fenison Wossman High Schol 1600 Arizona Avenue Monroe, LA  71202 vivian.fenison@mcschools.net			Secondary Representative-South Melinda Thigpen Sam Houston High 880 Sam Houston Parkway Lake Charles, LA  70611 Melinda.thigpen@cpsb.org
	Post Secondary Representative-North Brenda Hanson  Northwestern State University			Post Secondary Representative-South Shannon Aucoin University of Louisiana at Lafayette P O Box 44570 Lafayette, LA  70504-4570 saucoin@louisiana.edu
	Newsletter Editor Melanie Meche University of Louisiana at Lafayette #10 Hidden Hills Community Arnaudville, LA  70512 melmeche@gmail.com			Journal Editor Dr. Betty Kleen Nicholls State University P O Box 2015 Thibodaux, LA  70310 betty.kleen@nicholls.edu
	SBEA Representative Becky Draughn Hornbeck High PO Box 9 2363 Stillwell Avenue Hornbeck, LA 71439 bdraughn@vpsb.k12.la.us			Web Page Editor Tina Allen University of Louisiana at Monroe 700 University Ave., Strauss 228 Monroe, LA 71209-0285 tallen@ulm.edu