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Taxation and Economic Development

Leadership

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Jaye Calhoun, Co-Chair

Kean Miller, Partner
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Phyllis Sims, Co-Chair

Kean Miller, Attorney

Voting Members:

Kristen BrownBrown Builders, Inc. - President

Elizabeth Ellison-Frost, PBF Energy - Community Relations Manager

Valerie Grubb, Val Grubb & Associates, Ltd. 

Julie Schwam Harris, Citizen Activist

Leonore Heavey, Council on State Taxation - Senior Tax Counsel

Sandra Herman, New Orleans Entertainment Coalition - President and CEO

Teresa KennyOfficeOps - Chief Office Operator

Ginny Martinez, Harris, DeVille & Associates - Associate 

Michelle McInnis, SWLA Economic Development Alliance - Senior Vice President

Meagen Moreland, Gambel Communications - Senior Communications Strategist

Ashley Porche-TassinThe Picard Group - Senior Director of State and Local Affairs

Angela QueenanGlobal Crane & Rigging Certification, Inc. - Vice President

Leslie Ricard ChambersLouisiana Housing Corporation - Chief of Staff 

Policy Positions:

2025 Taxation & Economic Development Policy Statement

2024 Taxation & Economic Development Policy Statement

2023 Taxation & Economic Development Policy Statement 

2021 Elimination of the Federal Income Tax Deduction Policy Statement 

2021 Taxation & Economic Development Policy Statement 

 

Taxation & Economic Development Videocasts & Podcasts:

Sales Tax Policy with Leonore Heavey

LA Tax Reform with Richard Nelson

Updates with Melinda Deslatte

 

If you are an executive or sustaining member and are interested in joining the Taxation & Economic Development Policy Committee, please contact Emilia DiFabrizo at emilia@stokesflame.com.

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