People to Watch Class of 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the course of photographing this year’s class of People to Watch, someone on our staff noted that this was an unusually good-looking bunch. We didn’t mean for that to happen. A person can be homely, even ugly, and still qualify for our listing, which we define as people who are doing something new and interesting in the community. Most often there are new faces; sometimes there are old faces doing something new. All are faces, pretty or not, that you should be aware of, because they’re likely to be a part of the city’s future. As our art director specified, this year’s class was photographed in front of a background of simple blue, as though not to distract from the faces themselves. When you have people who are especially watchable, sometimes it’s best to keep the watching simple.

 

 

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Kiki Baker Barnes
Athletic Director, Dillard University

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Vic Granata & Loc Pham
Owners, Founders & Senior Art Director and Creative Director (respectively),
Cathedral Creative Studios

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Ellie Thomas
Owner, FRESH BAR

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Cristy Cali
CEO & Jewelry Designer, Cristy’s Collection, Inc.

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Alexander Bourne
Founder, Patina Shoe Parlor

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

David Pierce
Head Baseball Coach, Tulane University

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Lena Sendik, MPH
Founder and CEO, Balance Integrative Health

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Jon Smith
Executive Director, French Market Corporation

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Joan Yvette Davis
Chancellor, Delgado Community College

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Gregg Fortner
Executive Director, Housing Authority of New Orleans

People to Watch Class of 2014

 


Chancey Becnel & Shane Becnel
Co-Owners, Global Recycling LLC

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Hayley Sampson & Will Sampson
Co-Owners & Founders, Indywood Movie Theater

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Darren Philip Hoffman & Kristen McEntyre
CEO & Director of Product and President & Director of Operations, Tutti Dynamics

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills
Commander, Marine
Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Richard Alexander Pomes
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, RapJab

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Claire Bangser
Creator, NOLAbeings;Summer Film and Photography Leader, National Geographic Student Expeditions; Freelance
Photographer & Filmmaker

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Zeid Ammari
Chief Operating Officer, Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Bivian “Sonny” Lee III
Founder, Son of a Saint

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Elliot Sanchez
Founder & CEO, mSchool

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Jamie & Scott Touchton
Owners, My Town Toy Company

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Krista DeJoseph & Holly Williams
Co-Owners, Tooth & Nail Trading Co.

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Katie Darling
General Manager, Celebration Distillation Corporation

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Kara Van de Carr
Co-founder & President, Eden House

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Troy J. Broussard
Executive Director of Operations, Cox Communications

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Jennifer Hardin
Executive Director, Evacuteer.org

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Tess Monaghan
New Orleans City Lead, Good Eggs

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Jeannie Paddison Tidy
Founder & Vice President, Community Visions Unlimited

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Michael A. Fitts
President, Tulane University

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Katy Simpson Smith
Writer & Adjunct Professor, Tulane University

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Katie Schmidt
Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Passion Lilie

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Justin Lamb
Poet, Slam New Orleans; Organizer, New Orleans Youth Open Mic; Program Director,
Bard Early College in New Orleans

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Emily Hull Bellaci, LBA, BCBA
Founder & Executive Director, Within Reach – Center for Autism; Licensed Behavior Analyst

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

Erica Enders-Stevens
NHRA Pro Stock Driver; VP of Marketing, Elite Motorsports

People to Watch Class of 2014

 

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