GNOEA News

GREATER NEW ORLEANS EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION

Attendance: 37
Bulletin–2012-10
April 3, 2012

 Dan Kelly, President of both “Beads by the Dozen” and Endymion. 

Major General David M. Mize, R.S. Marine Corps Retired and Malcolm Ehrhardt, The Ehrhardt Group.

Major General David Mize was the Commanding General of Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune which won the award as the Corps best base in 2002.  He finished his active duty career with thirty-four and a half years of service in the Marine Corps.  His personal decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, Two Navy Commendation Medals, and the Combat Action Ribbon.

John O’Sullivan, Territory Sales Manager with Lexmark International

John’s program featured some of Lexmark’s newest technologies.  They have machines small enough to fit on a desktop, and they feature customizable and innovative e-Task color touch screen, which offers simple access to a range of features including two-sided scanning, advanced copying and easy user authentication for enhanced security.  

Today we were pleased to have as our guest Jack Schneider, Past President of the Honolulu Executives Association. 

Blitch/Knevel Architects announced the completed renovation of the existing cafeteria building on the Nicholls State University campus in Thibodaux, Louisiana.  This was the first renovation of the structure, built in 1964.

The new cafeteria includes a kitchen and catering area, private dining and meeting rooms, as well as a comtemporary servery.  The servery area accommodates specialty exhibition cooking areas including a pizzeria and deli, and other internationally themed areas.  Dramatic colors and lighting enliven the dining experience for students, with increased usage of the facility since its opening.

A mixture of fixed banquettes and flexible table arrangements provide seating for 500 students, faculty and stafff.  Tables and chairs can be moved to use the cafeteria space for large scale functions, including the University’s annual Mardi Gras ball.

The project was honored with a 2009 Outstanding Design Award from American School & University Portfolio.

Today we were pleased to have as our guest speakers, Claudia Smith, Queen Ebony Ali, Mike Marino, Jr., Jeff Harris and Richard Jefferson, all with the Toastmasters Club. The mission of the Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to develop oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.

Ken Berthelot, Director of Sports Programming & Account Executive at LeSEA Broadcasting of New Orleans: WHNO-TV-20.  Ken is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University and has a Master’s Degree from Tulane.  He is responsible for developing sports and special programming that fits the mission of the family, Christian, and sports oriented station.

Prior to WHNO-TV, Ken spent time in college athletics at both Tulane and Nicholls State. At Nicholls, he was the Associate Director of Athletics and was the radio and television voice of Colonels.  He spent 15 years at Tulane University as an Assistant Athletics Director and was the radio “Voice of the Green Wave”.

As the Director of Training for Dale Carnegie in most of Louisiana and Mississippi. Ken developed trainers and personally instructed the Leadership Training for Managers® Class, the Dale Carnegie Course®, and customized courses for major corporations.

You may remember Ken as a local television sportscaster anchoring Live-at-Five for WVUE-TV, channel 8 where he worked with both Buddy “D” Diliberto and Major League Baseball’s Miracle Met, Ron Swoboda.