Board & Regional Info

2026 - 2027 NASW-LA Board of Directors

View past Board of Directors lists here.

If you are interested in being Nominated for one of the Board Positions or becoming a member of one of the Committees outside of a current open nominations period, click here for a BIO Form.  Upon completion of the form, please email the Chapter Office at info.naswla@socialworkers.org.

NASW-LA Regions

A = New Orleans (700 & 701)

• Region Chair: Kay Clemons, LCSW, BACS
• Region Representative: Heather Matthews, LCSW
• CCNLI Representative: Vacant
• Parishes: Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany
• Schools of Social Work: Tulane University School of Social Work, Southern University at New Orleans
  

B = Houma Thibodaux (703 )

• Region Chair: Kim Thompson LCSW-BACS
• CCNLI Representative: Taisha White, LMSW
• Parishes: Assumption, Lafourche, Terrebonne

C = Florida Parishes (704)

• Region Chair: Vacant
• CCNLI Representative: Vacant
• Parishes: East Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Feliciana
• Schools of Social Work: Southeastern Louisiana University
  

D = Baton Rouge (707 & 708)

• Region Chair: Jennifer LaCarriere, MSW
• CCNLI Representative: Dr. Teneka Gash, RSW
• Parishes: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge
• Schools of Social Work: Louisiana State University School of Social Work, Southern University at Baton Rouge
  

E = Alexandria (713 & 714)

• Region Chair: Sheila Lewis, LCSW-BACS
• CCNLI Representative: Paula Blackwell Johnson, LMSW
• Parishes: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, Lasalle, Rapides, Vernon, Winn
• Schools of Social Work: Northwestern State University of Louisiana Department of Social Work, Louisiana Christian University
  

F = Lafayette (705)

• Region Chair: Angela Huval, LCSW-BACS, BCD
• CCNLI Representative: Dana Klein, MSW, LCSW
• Parishes: Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion

G = Lake Charles (706)

• Region Chair: Lottie Matthews-Lavergne, LMSW
• CCNLI Representative: Vacant
• Parishes: Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis

I = Shreveport (710 & 711)

• Region Chair: Brandy Stroud, MSW
• CCNLI Representative: Vacant
• Parishes: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Desoto, Red River, Webster
• Schools of Social Work: N/A
  

J = Monroe (712)

• Region Chair: DaJia Johnson, LCSW, LAC, CCS, SAP
• CCNLI Representative: Vacant
• Parishes: Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, West Carroll
• Schools of Social Work: Grambling State University School of Social Work; University of Louisiana at Monroe Social Work Program;