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
Vic Granata & Loc Pham
Owners, Founders & Senior Art Director and Creative Director (respectively),
Cathedral Creative Studios
Ellie Thomas
Owner, FRESH BAR
Cristy Cali
CEO & Jewelry Designer, Cristy’s Collection, Inc.
Alexander Bourne
Founder, Patina Shoe Parlor
David Pierce
Head Baseball Coach, Tulane University
Lena Sendik, MPH
Founder and CEO, Balance Integrative Health
Jon Smith
Executive Director, French Market Corporation
Joan Yvette Davis
Chancellor, Delgado Community College
Gregg Fortner
Executive Director, Housing Authority of New Orleans
Chancey Becnel & Shane Becnel
Co-Owners, Global Recycling LLC
Hayley Sampson & Will Sampson
Co-Owners & Founders, Indywood Movie Theater
Darren Philip Hoffman & Kristen McEntyre
CEO & Director of Product and President & Director of Operations, Tutti Dynamics
Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills
Commander, Marine
Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North
Richard Alexander Pomes
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, RapJab
Claire Bangser
Creator, NOLAbeings;Summer Film and Photography Leader, National Geographic Student Expeditions; Freelance
Photographer & Filmmaker
Zeid Ammari
Chief Operating Officer, Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts
Bivian “Sonny” Lee III
Founder, Son of a Saint
Elliot Sanchez
Founder & CEO, mSchool
Jamie & Scott Touchton
Owners, My Town Toy Company
Krista DeJoseph & Holly Williams
Co-Owners, Tooth & Nail Trading Co.
Katie Darling
General Manager, Celebration Distillation Corporation
Kara Van de Carr
Co-founder & President, Eden House
Troy J. Broussard
Executive Director of Operations, Cox Communications
Jennifer Hardin
Executive Director, Evacuteer.org
Tess Monaghan
New Orleans City Lead, Good Eggs
Jeannie Paddison Tidy
Founder & Vice President, Community Visions Unlimited
Michael A. Fitts
President, Tulane University
Katy Simpson Smith
Writer & Adjunct Professor, Tulane University
Katie Schmidt
Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Passion Lilie
Justin Lamb
Poet, Slam New Orleans; Organizer, New Orleans Youth Open Mic; Program Director,
Bard Early College in New Orleans
Emily Hull Bellaci, LBA, BCBA
Founder & Executive Director, Within Reach – Center for Autism; Licensed Behavior Analyst
Erica Enders-Stevens
NHRA Pro Stock Driver; VP of Marketing, Elite Motorsports
