Slate of Officers 2026

Chair – Erin Haberman

Vice-Chair – Lori Medders

Treasurer – Brenda Breaux

Secretary – Brad Busing

Board of Directors

Wes Bissett - The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, LinkedIn Profile

Brenda Breaux - The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, Biography 

Valerie Brown - After the Fire USA, Biography

Brad Busing - State Farm® Insurance, LinkedIn Profile

Jonathan Falk - National Association of Home Builders, LinkedIn Profile

Erin Haberman - The Travelers Foundation, LinkedIn Profile

Andy Kruger - BuildSOS, Biography 

Lori Medders - Appalachian State University, LinkedIn Profile

Michael Newman - The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS), LinkedIn profile

Brian Powell - The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, LinkedIn Profile 

Carmen D. Smith - Habitat for Humanity International, LinkedIn Profile

Ex Officio Members

Dr. Carol Friedland - Louisiana State University Biography

*Counsel - Lynn Perry, Law Office of Craven & Perry, PLLC Biography 

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