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Marie Rudd-Gregory
Mother/Founder/Board President

Marie and her husband Todd founded the Brooke It Forward Foundation in June 2019. A graduate of Leadership St. Tammany (Class of 2023), she has long been active in charitable, civic, and business organizations. Before leading the foundation, Marie practiced law for over 25 years. When her 7-year-old granddaughter asked how much she was paid to work for Brooke It Forward, Marie replied, ‘I get paid in smiles.

Jessica Valladares
Executive Director

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Melissa Ojeda
Program Coordinator 

Board of Directors

Allison Looper-Chalmers
Vice-President

 

Sarah Price
Treasurer

 

Cleveland Wester
Member at Large

 

Amy Fresh
Member at Large

 

Megan Helwick
Member at Large

 

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Bethany Boice
Member at Large

 

Leigh Anne Wall
Member at Large

 

Leigh Anne Wall
Heather Rietschel

Heather Rietschel
Member at Large

 

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