Archives: People

Roosevelt joined the LPFA in April of 1987 and is the employee with the most years of dedicated service to the LPFA. Roosevelt is responsible for performing internal and external duties and operations for all divisions of the LPFA including, but not limited to, inventory tracking, file and supply retrieval, operations setup and maintenance, and…

James W. Parks II joined the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (LPFA) in August of 1995 and has served as its chief executive officer since that time. Parks has full administrative responsibility for all aspects of the LPFA’s activities, which include low-cost financing for hospitals, hospital equipment, colleges and universities, nonprofit organizations, manufacturing facilities, industrial construction, and…

Geralyn joined the LPFA in March of 2000. As an Administrative Assistant, Geralyn performs and is responsible for preparing correspondence, graphics, spreadsheets, and other documents, filing both onsite and in the offsite storage systems, and performing other general administrative duties as requested by other LPFA staff members.

As Compliance Analyst for Student Loan programs, Kentra’s primary duties includes generating the necessary reports as well as providing information and documents to third parties, which include but are not limited to auditors, servicers, trustees, guarantors, underwriters, bond reporting and insurance entities for the LPFA student loan division programs. She also facilitates the preparation of…

Ann Carmichael provides strategic insight and support in implementing Lela marketing and outreach initiatives in addition to program development.

Emily Spears assists the VP of Economic and Program Development and the Vice President of Marketing and Program Development in conceptualizing, developing, and implementing communications strategy. Spears also assists the executive team in developing, implementing, and maintaining IT infrastructure, including but not limited to network infrastructure, enterprise systems, client systems and telecommunications. Spears serves as…

Stacye joined the LPFA in May of 1998 as an executive assistant to the President and CEO and Vice Presidents. Stacye assists the executive staff with the implementation of policies and procedures necessary to achieve the goals and objectives of the LPFA. She coordinates all matters related to the LPFA Board of Trustees, including the…

Amy Tuminello prepares LPFA and Student Loan Program financial statements for internal and external users.  Tuminello provides oversight of all financial activities and compliance.

As Vice President of Marketing and Program Development, Joni’s role is to administer the marketing of the LPFA’s student loan programs to Louisiana colleges and universities, high schools, lenders as well as education related organizations statewide. As Vice President, Joni assists with the overall development and implementation of statewide marketing strategies and campaigns which promote…