NEW ORLEANS – The Young Leadership Council (YLC) formally voted to approve the proposed slate of 2026 YLC Board of Directors candidates. YLC has announced the names of 25 young professionals who will work together to support YLC’s mission of developing and retaining young professional leadership in the greater New Orleans area through community projects.
The 2026 Board of Directors will be led by President Erica Sensenbrenner Bergeron from Adams & Reese LLP. Josie Delaune of Capital Advantage will serve as the Immediate Past President and chair of the Nominations Committee, with Elizabeth Eumont of New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) as President-Elect.
“The 2026 YLC Board of Directors is a group of talented and motivated young professionals of various industries in the city,” said Bergeron. “As YLC celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year, our board is eager to advance YLC’s mission of providing leadership development opportunities to young professionals in our region and to position YLC for continued success in the years to come.”
Returning Executive Committee leaders include: Damian Clark of Propeller serving as the Vice President (VP) of Community Engagement, and Laura Meagher of Nature and Culture International serving as the VP of Development.
YLC says it welcomes new Executive Committee leaders: Leo John Arnett of GNO Inc. as the VP of Leadership, Samuel Cook, III of APEX Fitness & Performance as the VP of Communications, Katie Neeb of Intralox as the VP of Membership, Caspian Roberts of Advantage Capital as the Treasurer, and Sara Kuebel of Jones Walker LLP as the Secretary/Legal Counsel.
Returning general board members for the 2026 year include: Joshua Bartholomew of Build-A-Way, Det Beal of Jones Walker LLP, Gabrielle Broders of Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLP, J. Drew Chapman of Bourgeois Bennett, Sydney Kastner of Deloitte, Nick LaCour of Stonehenge Capital, Brooke Laizer of WWL-TV, Ana Muñoz-Solis of Intralox, Taylor Jackson of New Schools for New Orleans, and Liz Waller of Accruent.
YLC says it welcomes new general board members: Austin Delery of Oliver Group, Sydney Houlemard of the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, Sarah Hunko of Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), Fernando Saballos of Canal Barge, and Jack Tourres of Intralox.
About Young Leadership Council
Through volunteer-led community projects, YLC recruits and retains young professionals in New Orleans, having a positive impact on the region’s quality of life. The oldest independent YPO (young professionals’ organization) in the country, YLC has raised more than $25 million to support community projects in and around the New Orleans area since 1986. YLC has more than 500 members. One or more volunteer project leaders lead each community initiative.