People in Business for Feb. 19, 2012
Timothy J. Temple has been named chief executive officer of Hammerman and Gainer Inc. in Lutcher, a provider of third-party administrative and project management service. Temple was executive vice president of the company. Owner Larry Oney will continue his role as chairman to focus on the continued expansion of HGI’s services.
Ray Sherman has been named senior vice president and director, process business unit, with Ford, Bacon and Davis LLC. Sherman will maintain his current responsibility as Baton Rouge operations manager.
Sadie Wilks has been elected president of the Public Relations Association of Louisiana-Baton Rouge. Other officers are Sonya T. Gordon, vice president of programs; Venessa Lewis, vice president of membership; Jesse Hoggard, treasurer; Kristi Williams, secretary; and Chris Trahan, immediate past president. At-large members of the board are Michelle Clement; Bridget Conrad; Lauren Joerg; Michael Johnson; Elizabeth Tadie Canfield; and Megan Tanner. Glen Duncan serves as the chapter’s Southern Public Relations Federation representative.
Kenneth Wm. Smith, president and chief executive officer of T. Baker Smith LLC, a Houma-based engineering firm, has been named to the board of directors of Business First Bank.
Billy Conerly, of Zachary, the director of the emergency department and clinical services for Lane Regional Medical Center, has been appointed to the Louisiana Emergency Response Network Board by Gov. Bobby Jindal.
Gov. Bobby Jindal has appointed to the State Board of Certified Public Accountants of Louisiana from the Baton Rouge area: Lettie Lowe-Ardoin, of The Lowe Co. in Baton Rouge and a professor at LSU; Michael Bergeron, of M. Bergeron and Co. in Houma; Mark Harris, of Mark P. Harris CPA in Lafayette; Desiree Honore, of Zachary, the undersecretary for the Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism; and Michael Tham, of L.A. Champagne & Co. LLP in Baton Rouge.
James Laurent Jr., of New Roads, the assessor for Pointe Coupee Parish, has been appointed to the Geographic Information Systems Council by Gov. Bobby Jindal.