Our Board
of Directors
2025 Board of Directors and Founding Members
The legacy of the Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation continues through the dedication of community leaders whose steadfast volunteer service and board leadership are achieving the Foundation’s mission and vision for tomorrow. The Foundation proudly recognizes the 2024 Board of Directors.
Officers
Chairman
Charles Lamar, Investor/Philanthropist
Chairman Elect
Veneeth Iyengar, State of Louisiana
Immediate Past-Chair
George D. Nelson, Jr., Louisiana Companies
Treasurer
Monica Zumo, Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP
Secretary
Annette D. Barton, Community Leader/Philanthropist
Directors
Marvin Borgmeyer, Exxon Mobil (retired)
Paula Pennington de la Bretonne, Community Leader/Philanthropist
Tom Easterly, Taylor Porter
Art Favre, Performance Contractors
Fran Harvey, Louisiana Remote Sensing and GIS Institute
Meredith Hathorn, Foley & Judell, LLP
C. Kris Kirkpatrick, Long Law Firm
Tom Olinde, Olinde Hardware and Supply Co., LLC
Claude B. Pennington, III, Investor/Philanthropist
John Spain, Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Mary Werner, Sweet Lake Land & Oil Company
Ann Wilkinson, Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation (retired)
Ex-Officio Directors
Bri Barrett, Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation
Rebecca Boniol, LSU Board of Supervisors
John P. Kirwan, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Janet Olson, Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation
William Tate IV, Ph.D., LSU President
Founding Members
Special honors go to the founding Board of Directors of the Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation whose dedication and perseverance are forever appreciated.
John W. Barton, Sr.*
Henry Goodrich*
Robert S. Greer, Sr.*
William H. LeBlanc *
Charles W. McCoy *
Leonard R. Nachman, II*
Thomas P. Singletary *
J. Frank Terrell, Jr.*
David M. Walker*
W. W. Williams*
Milton J. Womack *
William H. Wright, Jr.*
*Deceased