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LEADERSHIP

The WBIA Board of Directors work hard to be the voice of the business community and is dedicated to support, improve and protect the interests of its membership and the Harvey Canal Industrial Corridor Throughout its long history the WBIA played a key role in many successful projects. The WBIA was instrumental in the construction of the Harvey Tunnel, the elevated West Bank Expressway, construction of the Algiers Canal and worked diligently for flood control (SELA funding) as well as Hurricane protection projects along the Harvey Canal.

2026 WBIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President
Danica Ansardi
The Ansardi Group

Executive Vice President
Government & Environment
Teri Tucker
Bonvenu Bank

Vice President
Joseph Meerman
ART Co

Treasurer
Roxanne Arocha
Gulf Coast Bank

Secretary
Special Events
Barbara Rutledge
Banner

WBIA Executive Director
Sarintha Stricklin, Ph.D.

STANDING COMMITTEES

Infrastructure
Jon Cerruti
Jack Stumpf & Associates

Legacy
Jennifer Steele Bourgeois
WJMC LCMC

Membership
Stephanie Boudreaux
Arnold Boudreaux Concrete

Workforce Development
Kelly F. DiMarco
Plaquemines Parish Government

Government & Environment
Scott Burke
Loop Linen

ByLaw Task Force
Anthony DiGerolamo
Southern Surgical Specialists

DIRECTORS AT LARGE

Rusty Autry
Olive Branch Cafe

Kathryn Jenkins
Boomtown Casino

Dawn Lopez
Associated Terminals


Stanton F. McNeely, EdD, MBA
University of Holy Cross

Arlanda Williams-Smith
Delgado Community College

Westbank Business & Industry Association

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501(c)4 non-profit organization. 

519 Huey P Long Ave. Suite 114, Gretna, LA 70053

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