{"id":7001,"date":"2022-03-25T21:51:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T21:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/?page_id=7001"},"modified":"2022-06-07T23:10:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T23:10:09","slug":"day-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/?page_id=7001","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, March 27"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7001\" class=\"elementor elementor-7001\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b08774 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b08774\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-size-default\">Sunday, March 27<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5faeb4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5faeb4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script> \njQuery(document).ready(function($) { \nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() { \n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay); \n}); \n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8c8a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1c8c8a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script> \njQuery(document).ready(function($) { \nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() { 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height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/The-National-WWII-Museum.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7037\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/The-National-WWII-Museum.jpg 197w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/The-National-WWII-Museum-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/The-National-WWII-Museum-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/The-National-WWII-Museum-48x36.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1ef80f\" data-id=\"a1ef80f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0090ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0090ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACE Louisiana Speakers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daee7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"daee7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The National WWII Museum<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a332c76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a332c76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ba0aca\" data-id=\"2ba0aca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f57c157 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src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Stephen-Watson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7038\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Stephen-Watson.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Stephen-Watson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Stephen-Watson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Stephen-Watson-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Stephen-Watson-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Stephen-Watson-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7e9bd6\" data-id=\"a7e9bd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f0a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4f0a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stephen Watson<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfcfa14 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dfcfa14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40eabe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40eabe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President &amp; CEO<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1d355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a1d355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The National WWII Museum<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0149f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd0149f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">karl.beverung@nationalww2museum.org<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c3562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"14c3562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2171\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2171\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2171\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2171\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Nationally recognized as an innovative leader in the non-profit world, Stephen J. Watson was named president and CEO of The National WWII Museum in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">July 2017. As a longstanding member of the Museum\u2019s leadership team, he has been instrumental in the institution\u2019s success and has played an increasing <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">role in strategic decisions and daily administration over the past 15 years.<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The grandson of a WWII Royal Air Force pilot, Watson joined the staff of the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">National D-Day Museum in 2002, quickly adding value to the young institution with his business, marketing, and leadership skills. Shortly after the Museum\u2019s <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">congressional designation as The National WWII Museum in 2004, Watson was promoted to vice president and chief operating officer with responsibility for<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the Museum\u2019s ongoing growth. In this role and later as executive vice president, he worked closely with founding president Nick Mueller and with the Board of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Trustees to bring to life an ambitious capital expansion plan that would quadruple the size of the campus and firmly establish the Museum as a world-class <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">institution.<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In his various positions at the Museum, Watson has had a hand in developing all key areas of the institution, including daily operations, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">membership, educational programming, collections, fundraising, marketing, event rentals, group sales, and capital expansion. He launched and has<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">overseen a highly successful national membership campaign that today includes 150,000 members from all 50 states, the largest of any museum in the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">country. While managing facility grand openings and serving as executive reviewer of new exhibits and galleries, he has also led the development of the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">institution\u2019s live entertainment offerings, educational travel tours, and $11.3 million initiative to digitize oral histories and archival images. As the plan to grow <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the Museum\u2019s physical campus has progressed toward\u00a0 successful completion, Watson\u2019s leadership helped create a comprehensive strategy to provide even <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">greater digital access to the Museum\u2019s collections as an integral\u00a0 component of new education programs and\u00a0 outreach.<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Born and raised in Little Brechin,<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Scotland, Watson relocated to Thibodaux, Louisiana, in 1994 as a result of a track and field scholarship. He earned his BS and MBA degrees at Nicholls <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">State University before starting his non-profit career as the Development Director and Membership Manager at 89.9 WWNO public radio station, the New <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Orleans NPR affiliate. Watson, who was naturalized as a US citizen in 2015, lives in New Orleans with his wife, Gina, and their two children, Kate and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Matthew.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2172\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2172\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2172\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2172\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Discounted museum passes for attendees Major exhibit has been closed for 1\/2 day to accommodate the opening breakfast event<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2173\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2173\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2173\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2173\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">To bring awareness of the Museum mission.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1509f1a\" data-id=\"1509f1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41cb6b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41cb6b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e524f9f\" data-id=\"e524f9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d33a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d33a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"153\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/scale.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7042\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/scale.jpg 153w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/scale-24x13.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/scale-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/scale-48x26.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-759d589\" data-id=\"759d589\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f40daed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f40daed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACE Louisiana Speakers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265b43c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"265b43c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scale Workspace<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e6e539 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e6e539\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e8d53b\" data-id=\"3e8d53b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee4dc0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee4dc0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-780430a\" data-id=\"780430a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f252f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f252f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lyle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lyle.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lyle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lyle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lyle-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lyle-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lyle-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1662753\" data-id=\"1662753\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a80cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45a80cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lyle LeBlanc<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8edf702 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8edf702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d2366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0d2366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President &amp; Founder<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12701d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d12701d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scale Workspace<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a974c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a974c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">lyle@scaleworkspace.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca181ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"ca181ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2111\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2111\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2111\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2111\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">A New Orleans native who is constantly fascinated by the world around him, Lyle is a creative entrepreneur looking to build <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">things that matter. He was first exposed to 3D printing at a local hobbyist group. Over the last several years, Lyle has worked <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">his way up through a local company and eventually purchased it from its previous owners in 2020. Lyle has turned that one <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">company into Scale Workspace and built a team that strives to catalyze the creative potential present in the local community. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Going forward, Lyle is excited to play a role in helping New Orleans make the most out of the exciting new technologies that <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">are becoming increasingly available. He is a member of GNO inc\u2019s Next Gen Council and an advisory member for Jefferson <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Parish\u2019s Career and Technical Education Program. He is also actively involved with Rooted School, New Orleans Career <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Center, Youth Empowerment Project, Young Aspirations Young Artists, and Community Sailing New\u00a0 Orleans.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2112\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2112\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2112\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2112\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Demonstrate how the right mix of space, tools, and talent can accelerate innovation for organizations of all sizes. Tangible examples will be provided throughout the presentation.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2113\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2113\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2113\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2113\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Scale offers visiting participants access to a unique suite of prototyping equipment paired with a diverse and creative community. Together, these assets produce a wellspring of opportunities for new technical development and investment<br role=\"presentation\" \/>opportunity.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a958dcc\" data-id=\"a958dcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a639a0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a639a0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae6c613\" data-id=\"ae6c613\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661497c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"661497c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/TheShop_Logo_CreativityConnected.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7045\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/TheShop_Logo_CreativityConnected.jpg 200w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/TheShop_Logo_CreativityConnected-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/TheShop_Logo_CreativityConnected-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/TheShop_Logo_CreativityConnected-48x33.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e14fc5e\" data-id=\"e14fc5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-563a414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"563a414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACE Louisiana Speakers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee7e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ee7e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Shop at Contemporary Arts Center<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fffbfbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fffbfbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82c4c5c\" data-id=\"82c4c5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-90a5e2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90a5e2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-25fb817\" data-id=\"25fb817\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf3246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebf3246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Chuck-Morse.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7046\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Chuck-Morse.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Chuck-Morse-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Chuck-Morse-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Chuck-Morse-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Chuck-Morse-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Chuck-Morse-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed1e3ad\" data-id=\"ed1e3ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc32d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afc32d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chuck Morse<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e3ea4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"30e3ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac4f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ac4f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b2bc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1b2bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thrive NOLA<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-536a0ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"536a0ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">chuck@thrivenola.org<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f7a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"a5f7a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1741\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1741\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1741\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1741\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Chuck Morse currently serves as Executive Director of Thrive NOLA, a non-profit focused on small business development, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">workforce development, affordable housing, and community development. Morse is responsible for managing and overseeing <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">overall operations, including fundraising, mentorship, marketing and overall organizational effectiveness. Thrive New Orleans<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">is the city of New Orleans National Disaster Resiliency Operator. Morse was a lead mentor for Propellor\u2019s Startup Accelerator <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Program. He assisted businesses in the water Industry grow their ideas, startups or companies. Morse has also served as a <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">small business consultant for CH2M\/Jacobs, an international engineering company that delivers projects across the entire<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">water cycle to solve complex water challenges with exceptional service and integrated,\u00a0 sustainable solutions. Morse serves as <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a professor at Union Baptist College and Theological Seminary in New Orleans and is an ordained minister. He\u2019s also the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">founder of United by Water Ministries. Morse served as the ConnectWorks Director at the Good Work Network. He is <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">responsible for the incorporation of small, minority firms into the supply chains of anchor institutions. Morse has served as <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Assistant Secretary in the Louisiana Office of Tourism, where he led an 82-person organization and managed a $10 million <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">advertising and public relations budget. He also served as the Marketing Director for the Bayou Classic, one of the largest <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">African American collegiate sporting events in the country. Morse worked as Special Assistant to the President at the<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Washington Convention and Tourism Corporation in Washington, DC, where he handled government and community affairs, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">including serving as a member of a task force that responded to the September 11 bombing crisis in the nation\u2019s capital. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Volunteer Leadership -City of New Orleans Infrastructure Advisory Board (Cantrell Administration) -Member, Forward Together <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">New Orleans Business Advisory Committee, Mayor-Elect LaToya Cantrell Transition Team -President, Hoffman Triangle <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Neighborhood Association -City of New Orleans Climate Action Plan Diversity Committee, Chair Small Business, Workforce &amp; <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Culture Committee -Member, City of New Orleans Jobs of the Future Committee -Member, JP Morgan Chase-Advancing Cities<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Leadership Team -New Business Alliance Procurement Council Member -Stimulus Command Task Force-City of New Orleans <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">-Member, Climate Reality Leadership Corp. -Served as the vice chair for the board of the Greater New Orleans Water <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Collaborative. Morse has an undergraduate degree in Public Administration from Virginia State University, a Master&#8217;s degree<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">in Urban Studies from the University of New Orleans and a Master&#8217;s degree in Divinity from Union Baptist College Theological <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Seminary in New Orleans.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1742\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1742\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1742\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1742\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Support from the City of New Orleans and Thrive<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1743\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1743\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1743\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1743\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Expand regional and global networks across crucial talent pipelines<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a17346c\" data-id=\"a17346c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2b1ebf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2b1ebf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae923fe\" data-id=\"ae923fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce875a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce875a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6079\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-2-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-2-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Josh-2-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b40c42\" data-id=\"0b40c42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3af701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3af701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joshua Tatum<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da5eb87 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"da5eb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4bfb5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4bfb5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Strategic Initiatives<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b800b60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b800b60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greater New Orleans, Inc.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3042a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3042a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">jtatum@gnoinc.org<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253c47a elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"253c47a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3901\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3901\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3901\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3901\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Josh Tatum serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Greater New Orleans, Inc. and oversees workforce development <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and special initiatives that ensure the GNO region has a business-friendly environment for business attraction and retention <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">efforts. Tatum is\u00a0 responsible for managing GNO Inc.&#8217;s signature workforce development program, GNOu, and additional <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">workforce development initiatives that provide sustainable pipelines for jobs of today, and of tomorrow. Through the GNOu <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">model, Tatum works directly with existing and new industry leaders to create customized solutions that\u00a0 stimulate a thriving <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">business environment for continued business growth. In addition, Tatum works closely with the business development team to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">create commercialization of research\u00a0 pipelines and partnerships between higher education and industry partners to ensure <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">research and development spurs the growth of jobs and investment in the region. Tatum is a graduate of North Carolina State <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">University with a B.A. in Political Science and received his M.P.A. from East Carolina University. Before joining GNO Inc., Tatum <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">began his career in economic\u00a0 development with the Carolinas Gateway\u00a0 Partnership located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Tatum served as the Director of Research and Special Projects and was responsible for generating opportunities for existing <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and new industries to bring long-term investment and jobs to the region.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3902\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3902\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3902\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3902\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">GNO, Inc. would like to address the offer of working with business and industry seeking to partner with higher education partners in the GNO region. Additionally, GNO, Inc. would like to offer working with participants that would like to address workforce challenges and opportunities to collaborate on initiatives that deliver demand driven approaches to solving workforce and talent needs.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3903\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3903\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3903\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3903\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Through this engagement, GNO, Inc. seeks to forge new partnerships, showcase GNOu demand driven workforce development program, illustrate a success of GNOu through the Mechatronics Apprenticeship Program, expand networks, aid<br role=\"presentation\" \/>as a resource to address workforce needs as companies seek to expand to the region, and to be a resource to provide actionable strategies to ensure companies obtain the necessary information, partnerships, and programming to aid in their growth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1870aba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1870aba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7bae61\" data-id=\"a7bae61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-603190d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"603190d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-acf7eb5\" data-id=\"acf7eb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a466b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a466b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lindsey.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7053\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lindsey.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lindsey-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lindsey-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lindsey-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lindsey-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lindsey-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a354653\" data-id=\"a354653\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a289d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6a289d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lindsey Navarro<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7d32c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5a7d32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a751e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a751e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder and Executive Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec4d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bec4d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">El Centro Inc<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82970f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82970f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">lindsey@elcentrola.org<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cbf107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"4cbf107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8041\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8041\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8041\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8041\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">El Centro Inc., a New Orleans-based nonprofit whose mission is to empower the Latinx community through culturally relevant<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and competent financial literacy and entrepreneurial training in Spanish. Since launching in 2018, El Centro has served more<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">than 3000 Spanish speaking individuals through in-person and online entrepreneurship education, advisory services, and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">access to capital programs. Prior to launching the organization, Navarro spent 7 years working with LiftFund, where she <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">helped to deploy more than $1.2 million in microloans to Latino entrepreneurs across the Delta states.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8042\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8042\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8042\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8042\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Mentoring, collaboration and sharing of resources used for Spanish language programming<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8043\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8043\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8043\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8043\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Expand regional and gloabal networks for program collaboration and knowledge exchange.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55458b0\" data-id=\"55458b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8720b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8720b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f827661\" data-id=\"f827661\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-624170b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"624170b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Sunae-Villavaso.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Sunae-Villavaso.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Sunae-Villavaso-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Sunae-Villavaso-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Sunae-Villavaso-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Sunae-Villavaso-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Sunae-Villavaso-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5def63b\" data-id=\"5def63b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f3ff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68f3ff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sunae Villavaso<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e146eeb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e146eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b9922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31b9922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Workforce Development<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f220c06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f220c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City of New Orleans<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856f2d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"856f2d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">sunae.villavaso@nola.gov<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fcb4a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"4fcb4a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8361\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8361\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8361\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8361\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Sunae Villavaso currently leads the Mayor&#8217;s Office of Workforce Development and is a member of the New Orleans Workforce Development Board (the Official Convenor of the Workforce System for the City of New Orleans). She was appointed to the US Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council in 2019 and is currently a member of the New Orleans Youth and Planning Board and the steering committee of YouthForce NOLA. She also serves on the City Council Equal Pay Advisory<br role=\"presentation\" \/>Committee and is a member of the Ballet\u00a0 Resource and Volunteer Organization (BRAVO). Sunae comes with almost 25 years of experience in the field of Education. She is dedicated, proactive, strategic and a results-oriented professional with a Master&#8217;s in Counselor Education with an emphasis in Higher Education and Human Service\u00a0 Counseling. She is highly knowledgeable<br role=\"presentation\" \/>of staffing and placement issues, co-teaching models, positive behavior intervention supports, School-Wide Evaluation Tools, professional development, and compliance guidelines regarding students with disabilities and special needs. Her background consists of over 20 years of administrative experience that includes almost 10 years in a traditional post-secondary institution<br role=\"presentation\" \/>and 3 years as a Strategist for the largest Public School District in Louisiana. In her role as the Director of Workforce Development, JOB1 has ranked in the top tier of the State of Louisiana in performance measures and ha\u00a0 set the standard of<br role=\"presentation\" \/>delivering Concierge level Customer Service to both job seekers and employers with a focus on Return on Investments. During the Pandemic, she converted the Career Center into a Call Center to mitigate the digital divide to assist New Orleanians with filing for Unemployment Benefits, a service that continues to exist to date. Sunae has received several awards due to her leadership and\u00a0 continues her quest of self-improvement and a lifelong learner.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8362\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8362\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8362\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8362\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Access to an emerging workforce across an array of innovative and traditional sectors. Support from the City of New Orleans and Thrive!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8363\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8363\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8363\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8363\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Expand regional and global networks for crucial talent pipelines<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a73f549 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a73f549\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1af7bde\" data-id=\"1af7bde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-db416d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db416d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4fc075\" data-id=\"b4fc075\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8167aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8167aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susana-Schowen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7062\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susana-Schowen.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susana-Schowen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susana-Schowen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susana-Schowen-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susana-Schowen-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Susana-Schowen-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9a53ed\" data-id=\"f9a53ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb53ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcb53ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Susana Schowen<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b3418 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"97b3418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e59467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e59467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Workforce Initiatives<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62fd54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b62fd54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Louisiana Economic Developmen<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e22f85a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e22f85a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">susana.schowen@la.gov<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4718361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"4718361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7451\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7451\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7451\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7451\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Susana Schowen joined LED FastStart, a division of Louisiana Economic Development, in June of 2011. As the Director of Workforce Initiatives, she is tasked with implementing high-level strategies focused on systemic workforce reform. Based on<br role=\"presentation\" \/>analyses of workforce supply and demand, she is collaborating with educational stakeholders to align offerings to the needs of Louisiana employers. Prior to joining LED, Susie managed a private technical college in Baton Rouge after creating a nationwide basic skills program focused on underperforming high schools for Thomson Peterson\u2019s. Before that, she held a number of positions with Kaplan, Inc. managing test preparation courses, financial services training, and online college programs. She received degrees in chemistry from Wellesley College and Columbia University<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7452\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7452\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7452\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7452\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Showcase LED FastStart as well as workforce development efforts statewide, building prosperous communities with a focus on<br role=\"presentation\" \/>resilience and equity.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7453\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7453\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7453\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7453\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Access to Louisiana&#8217;s award-winning FAST start program, and other incentives to support workforce development and business attraction in the State.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b862fdc\" data-id=\"b862fdc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-928fcc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"928fcc5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50b837a\" data-id=\"50b837a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e5d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79e5d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/NOLA-Jazz-Market.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7661\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3377c47\" data-id=\"3377c47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a76537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a76537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACE Louisiana Speakers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce65861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce65861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> New Orleans Jazz Market<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a347910 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a347910\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53e3f70\" data-id=\"53e3f70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a4c411 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a4c411\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61b9d37\" data-id=\"61b9d37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3c3d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee3c3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Carroll-Morton.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7072\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Carroll-Morton.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Carroll-Morton-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Carroll-Morton-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Carroll-Morton-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Carroll-Morton-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Carroll-Morton-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-448aaac\" data-id=\"448aaac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc351d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc351d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carroll Morton<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7007126 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7007126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb2e56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdb2e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Film<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a313d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a313d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City of New Orleans<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea49a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea49a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">cgmorton@nola.gov<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f4d5b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"8f4d5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1501\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1501\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1501\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1501\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Carroll Morton has served as the Director of Film New Orleans since 2018. She has worked for the city since 2009 serving as the Deputy Director of the Film Office and the Director of Film Industry Development. During Carroll\u2019s tenure in the Film Office she created the city\u2019s first film industry workforce training program, established policies and protocols for filming in the city, enhanced film data tracking and partnered with economic development organizations to attract film infrastructure investment in the city. She has worked.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1502\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1502\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1502\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1502\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Support from the City of New Orleans in leveraging film infrastructure, industry, network and more.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1503\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1503\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1503\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1503\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Expand regional and global networks across the film industry.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6342f64\" data-id=\"6342f64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4414080 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4414080\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c536164\" data-id=\"c536164\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899b6ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"899b6ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Christopher-James-Stelly.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Christopher-James-Stelly.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Christopher-James-Stelly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Christopher-James-Stelly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Christopher-James-Stelly-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Christopher-James-Stelly-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Christopher-James-Stelly-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4c1b1c\" data-id=\"a4c1b1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50370f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a50370f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christopher James Stelly<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e8f2b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"65e8f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eb94d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3eb94d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Group Director, Entertainment &amp; Digital Media<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5d3db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b5d3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Louisiana Economic Development<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc18eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc18eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">chris.stelly@la.gov<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda5a34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"dda5a34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2321\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2321\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2321\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2321\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Christopher Stelly, Executive Group Director, Louisiana Entertainment &amp; Digital Media A native Louisianan, Chris joined <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Louisiana Economic Development\u2019s entertainment office in 2004. Under Stelly\u2019s tenure and direction, Louisiana quickly <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">became one of the top film production destination. Due to the trailblazing incentive program, Louisiana experienced <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">exponential growth and the state became a powerhouse in the film industry. As Executive Director of Louisiana Entertainment, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a division of Louisiana Economic Development, Stelly currently leads a team of 7 business development and entertainment<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">industry professionals promoting Louisiana as a holistic place to do business. Overseeing four unique statutory programs \u2013 <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">motion picture, sound recording, live performance and digital interactive media &amp; software development, Stelly is committed to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">educating community leaders and citizens about entertainment development opportunities. He also is committed to working<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">closely with industry allies and economic development partners throughout the state to attract and nurture entertainment <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">businesses. \u201cI am very proud of the work our office has done. We have poured the foundation for these industries to become <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">major economic forces in Louisiana. Over the past few years, Louisiana has seen increased growth in all of these sectors and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">now boasts an industry which impacts the economy at over $1 billion a year. The excitement of the ever-evolving nature of this <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">business drives me to work even harder to ensure the success and longevity of the entertainment industry in Louisiana,\u201d says <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Chris, adding, \u201cTo compete in today\u2019s ever-changing world, you have to be innovative and on the cutting edge. Through my <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">work here in the entertainment sector, I feel like I\u2019m doing my small part to ensure that Louisiana becomes a major leader in the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">industry, not only within the United States, but around the world. Louisiana is poised to become an entertainment industry <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">engine for years to come.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2322\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2322\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2322\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2322\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Louisiana&#8217;s entertainment (including digital media and software development) incentives are accessible to any company seeking to invest in our state, plus we have a very mature infrastructure along with opportunities for collaboration and partnerships.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2323\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2323\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2323\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2323\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Simple exposure to the visiting participants will open the door to new conversations and opportunities for collaboration, new partnerships (especially in the development of technology) as well as expand the base of knowledge for those that aren&#8217;t familiar with what Louisiana has to offer in this sector.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac3f124 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac3f124\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c534597\" data-id=\"c534597\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-087314f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"087314f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c5407\" data-id=\"78c5407\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e84428a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e84428a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Gina-T.-Charbonnet.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7077\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Gina-T.-Charbonnet.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Gina-T.-Charbonnet-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Gina-T.-Charbonnet-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Gina-T.-Charbonnet-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Gina-T.-Charbonnet-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Gina-T.-Charbonnet-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-33410aa\" data-id=\"33410aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d5449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7d5449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gina T. Charbonnet<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4714bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f4714bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f071e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5f071e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder &amp; Principal<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa2828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4aa2828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GeChar<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f617f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8f617f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">gina@gechar.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7787899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"7787899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1251\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1251\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1251\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1251\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Gina Ther\u00e9se Charbonnet is a POWER-HER-FUL Creator, Producer and Amplifier of Diverse Voices, with a tenure spanning <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">over two decades, working in entertainment and production. Charbonnet is the founder and principal of GeChar, an <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">established agency that is a premier resource in multi-media production specializing in branding, empowering content, and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">talent acquisition. She is the Executive Producer of Ma Belle My Beauty which made its world premiere at the Sundance Film <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Festival winning the 2021 Audience Award. Charbonnet has an esteemed assembly of credits in feature films and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">documentaries, including Eve\u2019s Bayou that she accredits with kickstarting\u00a0 her production career. Charbonnet has been\u00a0 tapped <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">for her expertise by a host of top companies and organizations including ESSENCE, Prospect New Orleans, Watermark <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Conferences for Women, Black Girls Rock! and Converse, just to name a few. Utilizing impact branding,\u00a0 experiential marketing, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">creative producing and relationships in the arts and entertainment industry, Charbonnet has a proven track record of success <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">as an accomplished creative consultant and producer. She has consistently procured and managed relationships with a roster <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of A-list industry leaders, politicians, and influencers ranging from Oprah Winfrey to Hillary Rodham Clinton to Ava Duvernay <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and Rosario Dawson. Charbonnet\u2019s professional achievement is marked by a longstanding relationship with the Essence<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Festival, where Gina and GeChar serves as\u00a0 Executive Producer of the festival\u2019s Empowerment Programming. Charbonnet <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">inspired to address the disparities and inequities COVID exposed started offering Executive Coaching Services to a handful of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">clients, whom she works with one on one to reset and reinvest in their lives. In addition to her leadership role at GeChar, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Charbonnet has spoken on panels and been featured on podcasts to share more about her work and being a creative <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">entrepreneur. Her knowledge extends to\u00a0 academia and philanthropy having served as a Communications Lecturer at the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">University of Southern Mississippi and an Instructor at Xavier University\u2019s Art Department. She co-founded the Beautiful <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Foundation, a New Orleans nonprofit for teenage girls of color and is developing the\u00a0 GeChar Foundation, dedicated to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">promoting social change through arts, education, and\u00a0 entertainment initiatives. Charbonnet earned an M.A. in Arts <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Administration from the University of New Orleans, a B.A. in Journalism from Southern University and a Minor in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Communications and Film Studies from the University of New Orleans, attended New York University\u2019s Producer\u2019s Intensive, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">graduated the Goldman Sachs 10k Small Business Program and the University of New Orleans Urban Studies Community <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Development Finance Program.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1252\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1252\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1252\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1252\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">GeChar we are a service based company and with owning a production agency, our days go beyond 8 hours which keeps us on our toes &amp; not much time to spare, but as the owner of a business that is immersed in arts, entertainment and culture, I can offer a unique perspective of working in a city, that is its own cultural property.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1253\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1253\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1253\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1253\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Part I &#8211; To connect with like-minded people and institutions and connect with equitable partners to cross promote each others meaningful project investments national and internationally. Part II &#8211; Looking for a community development partnership, as part of the Community Development Finance Program I completed, one of my wishes to develop the block where my house which is located which is located within the Claiborne Coordinator (CID) to create more affordable housing and develop some sort of<br role=\"presentation\" \/>commercial cultural space to service tourist, while educating them about the rich history of Treme.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74d7e8c\" data-id=\"74d7e8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-47c09c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47c09c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70a7bcc\" data-id=\"70a7bcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495b8da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"495b8da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Jasmine-Brown_headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6078\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Jasmine-Brown_headshot.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Jasmine-Brown_headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Jasmine-Brown_headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Jasmine-Brown_headshot-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Jasmine-Brown_headshot-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Jasmine-Brown_headshot-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-818b305\" data-id=\"818b305\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f13712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f13712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jasmine Brown<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334de4c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"334de4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7731dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7731dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Public Policy Manager<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf5ed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adf5ed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GNO, Inc.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5c5f08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5c5f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">jbrown@gnoinc.org<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc7b90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"cfc7b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2171\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2171\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2171\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2171\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">N<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">umber of initiatives, including, but not limited to the HBCU Startup Internship Program, which was designed to increase the pipeline of Black startup founders in the GNO region. Prior to joining GNO, Inc., she was a commercial litigator at a civil defense firm in the GNO region. She has also\u00a0 worked as a Consultant for Deloitte and Touche, LLP in Los Angeles, California, where she\u00a0 conducted corporate audits and compliance exercises for Fortune 500 corporations.\u00a0 Additionally, she has worked for the National Urban League (New York, NY), JP Morgan Private Bank (New Orleans, LA), and Elvin Ross Studios (Los Angeles, CA). She is a cum laude graduate of Loyola University, where she earned a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Business Administration. She also earned a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2172\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2172\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2172\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2172\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">GNO, INc. acts as a facilitating agent, connecting businesses and stakeholders in the region to potential business and investment opportunities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2173\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2173\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2173\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2173\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">GNO, Inc. looks forward to networking with visiting participants and identifying business and investment opportuntinies for the music economy in the GNO region.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a429360 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a429360\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a829e9\" data-id=\"0a829e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-679900f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"679900f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4b5fe9\" data-id=\"e4b5fe9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52a568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f52a568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lou-Hill.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7085\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lou-Hill.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lou-Hill-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lou-Hill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lou-Hill-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lou-Hill-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Lou-Hill-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b810188\" data-id=\"b810188\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0215c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0215c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lou Hill<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9e5fd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fe9e5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480a53f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"480a53f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CEO<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38612b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38612b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moonrise Entertainment in association with GenRise Entertainment<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49f19a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e49f19a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Louis@waterseedmusic.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37239a elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"e37239a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2381\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2381\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2381\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2381\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Born and raised in the city of New Orleans, Lou Hill has been in the music industry for more than 25 years. Trained as a professional musician, Lou Hill has had the opportunity to work on multiple sides of the music business. As founder, songwriter<br role=\"presentation\" \/>and drummer for the Billboard Top 20 charting band Water Seed, he has the proven experience to understand the ever- changing music industry. Formerly the head of marketing for Louisiana Red Hot Records, he is now heavily involved in helping<br role=\"presentation\" \/>the growth of the New Orleans\u2019 music industry.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2382\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2382\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2382\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2382\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Partnerships, resources, strategy and collaboration opportunities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2383\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2383\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2383\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2383\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">My primary objective is to empower as many artists as possible in the area of ownership and IP. I strongly believe that moving forward IP will be a tech move.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d21735b\" data-id=\"d21735b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c24de7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c24de7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5c3d59\" data-id=\"c5c3d59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d239bb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d239bb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Raj-Smoove.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Raj-Smoove.jpg 500w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Raj-Smoove-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Raj-Smoove-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Raj-Smoove-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Raj-Smoove-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/Raj-Smoove-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da451fd\" data-id=\"da451fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3409958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3409958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Raj Smoove<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d00f5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50d00f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d6c4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5d6c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c5b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9c5b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Gentilly Agency in association with GenRise<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4dfa58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4dfa58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">rajsmoove@gmail.com<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936e510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"936e510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biography<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1541\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Raj Smoove is New Orleans\u2019 consummate DJ. From his multiple residencies across the city to his work DJing for the National Football League\u2019s New Orleans Saints and the National Basketball Association\u2019s New Orleans Pelicans, Raj is arguably one of the most successful DJs to emerge from the region. Raj Smoove has appeared at globally renowned festivals including Essence Fest and the New Orleans Jazz &amp; Heritage Festival as well as NBA All-Star Weekend, the National Urban League<br role=\"presentation\" \/>Conference and the National Black Journalists fkdkAssociation Convention. As an in-house DJ, Raj Smoove holds residencies at the Foundation Room of the House of Blues New Orleans, The Ace Hotel and Blue Nile. As a guest DJ, he\u2019s appeared at Harrah\u2019s Casino, Metropolitan Night Club and more. Dubbed \u201cthe Greatest DJ in the world\u201d by Lil Wayne, Raj Smoove has collaborated with Stevie Wonder, Mannie Fresh, PJ Morton, NBA Youngboy, 5th Ward Weebie, Mia X, Tarriona \u201cTank\u201d Ball of<br role=\"presentation\" \/>Tank and the Bangas, Kourtney Heart and many more. His extensive list of collaborators reflect Raj Smoove\u2019s work beyond the turntables: he is a producer, writer, studio engineer, manager and member of the New Orleans Music Economy Initiative (NOME), which is an organization aiming to create a viable, robust music industry including copyright, publishing and intellectual property education. Since his first paid DJ gig at 14, Raj Smoove has spent decades establishing himself as a versatile performer who places his ability to read and engage crowds at the forefront of his artistry. Honing his skills as a student at Dillard University in New Orleans, Raj became the official DJ for the 2000 Cash Money Records\/Ruff Ryder Entertainment tour. Raj Smoove served as the in-house producer for Lil Wayne\u2019s Young Money Entertainment from 2001 to 2004, where he played an integral role in generation the buzz behind Lil Wayne and Sqad Up mixtapes. Raj also produced material for Lil Wayne\u2019s platinum-selling 2004 album, Tha Carter. Together in 2006, the duo collaborated on the Lil Weezy Ana and The Carter Files mixtapes. Raj\u2019s own self-produced compilation album, Bayou Classic, features Mannie Fresh and Mia X. As an independent record executive, Raj Smoove has worked closely with R&amp;B artist Kourtney Heart, for whom he leveraged a major recording deal. Among his other list of clients are Caren Green, Dizzy a.k.a. Raw D.I. and Kris Baptiste. Raj Smoove\u2019s television appearances include three segments on BET\u2019s \u201cRap City: Tha Bassment\u201d and the Super Bowl XXXVI edition of<br role=\"presentation\" \/>BET\u2019s \u201c106 &amp; Park.\u201d He appeard frequently on the radio, including his tenure as a mixshow DJ on Hot 104.5 KNOU and 98.5 WYLD. Currently, Raj Smoove is working on multiple projects in artist management, booking, event production and more through his Gentilly Agency creative strategy development firm.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1542\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1542\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Offer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1542\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1542\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I have a vast network of working creatives in the city.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1543\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1543\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speaker's Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1543\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1543\"><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Information on projects that can provide opportunities and need IP from creatives.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"margin: 20px 0;\"><div class=\"qrcswholewtapper\" style=\"text-align:left;\"><div class=\"qrcprowrapper\"  id=\"qrcwraa2leds\"><div class=\"qrc_canvass\" id=\"qrc_cuttenpages_2\" style=\"display:inline-block\" data-text=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/louisiana\/?page_id=7001\"><\/div><div><a download=\"Sunday, March 27.png\" class=\"qrcdownloads\" id=\"worign\">\r\n           <button type=\"button\" style=\"min-width:200px;background:#fcfcfc;color:#000;font-weight: 600;border: 1px solid #44d813;border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;padding: 6px 0;\" class=\"uqr_code_btn\">Download QR<\/button>\r\n           <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, March 27 ACE Louisiana Speakers The National WWII Museum Stephen Watson President &#038; CEO The National WWII Museum karl.beverung@nationalww2museum.org Biography Nationally recognized as an innovative leader in the non-profit world, Stephen J. 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