Board of Directors
SHERICE CLARK
Sherice Clark is a Kindergarten teacher at W. Smith Elementary School in St. Bernard Parish where she is the Grade Level Chairperson and a member of the School Improvement Committee and Leadership Team. She holds an Early Childhood Education degree from Southern University at New Orleans. During Clark’s 10 years in education she has performed various management roles by implementing policies and procedures and working closely with classroom staff to ensure quality professional performance. Mrs. Clark has experience with maintaining compliance for Head Start Performance Standards, Council on Accreditation, LA Quality Ratings Systems and other state programs. Mrs. Clark is the parent of KIPP New Orleans Schools alumnus, Justin Clark, who enrolled at KIPP Central City Academy in 5th grade in 2008 and graduated from KIPP Renaissance High School in 2016. Justin attends Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. Mrs. Clark is a resident of Orleans Parish.
SHANA HANDY
Shana Handy is a dedicated nursing student on her path toward becoming a Licensed Registered Nurse, armed with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Throughout her professional journey, Ms. Handy has amassed over 13 years of experience in various fields, including customer service, veterinary care, and nursing. Furthermore, she boasts a wealth of medical certifications. Beyond her professional pursuits, Ms. Handy takes great pride in her role as the parent to three children, One is currently enrolled at KIPP Believe, while another is a proud graduate of KIPP Renaissance High School, which is now Frederick A. Douglass High School.
BRUCE V. HURLEY, JR.
Bruce V. Hurley Jr., MD, MPH, is an Emergency Medicine Physician at University Medical Center and Slidell Memorial Hospital. He also serves as Clinical Faculty at the LSU Emergency Medicine Residency training program. He graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School and completed undergraduate training in cellular and molecular biology at Louisiana Tech University. Following his undergraduate experience, he enrolled in the master's of public health program at Tulane University in epidemiology, and while there, took part in a summer internship at the National Institutes of Health. He then worked for the state of Louisiana in the Office of Public Health in Lafayette. Following his two years of work experience, he was accepted into Temple University School of Medicine. After several years in Philadelphia, New Orleans called him home and he completed residency training in Emergency Medicine and was selected as Chief Resident in his final year of training. Currently, he has continued his involvement in LSU and UMCNO as a Clinical Faculty in Emergency Medicine. He lives in New Orleans with his wife Ilsa Leon MD and his son Bruce V. Hurley III (Trey).
REGGIE JACKSON
Reggie Jackson is Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Entergy Services, LLC and is an officer of numerous Entergy subsidiaries. He has held numerous leadership positions at Entergy including vice president and general auditor, director of real estate and security, and director of supply chain. Prior to joining Entergy, he worked in public accounting for KPMG. Reggie is a native New Orleanian and graduate of John F. Kennedy High School. He also has a Master of Business Administration from Loyola University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Xavier University. Reggie is a licensed Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, and Certified Information Systems Auditor. He is a member of several professional organizations including the Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants, Institute of Internal Auditors, and Information Systems Audit and Control Association. Reggie resides in Orleans Parish with his wife, son, and daughter.
LLEANA LEDET
Ileana Ledet is a Business Development Manager with Entergy Louisiana. In this role, she works with state, regional and local economic development partners in attracting new jobs and capital investment. Her work involves driving new initiatives to help build the communities served by Entergy in the New Orleans and Bayou regions. Ileana previously served as an Economic Development Representative with the U.S Economic Development Administration and prior to that was the Senior Vice President of Policy at Greater New Orleans, Inc (GNO, Inc.) where she worked on advancing policies to create a thriving regional economy. Before joining GNO, Inc., Ileana served as Deputy Commissioner of Public Affairs for the Louisiana Department of Insurance. She also managed communications and stakeholder engagement at the Louisiana Department of Education as the Public Information Director. Ileana graduated from The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. She is a Distinguished Fellow of the Nancy M. Marsiglia Institute of Justice and served as the Vice-Chair of the Jefferson Ready Start Network advancing early childhood education, as well as on the River Region Board of Directors. She is a native of New Orleans and lives here with her husband and two children.
JAY MUSSELL
CIANJANAE PURVIS
RAVI SANGISETTY
LARRY WASHINGTON, CHAIR
Larry Washington is the President of Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans. He brings more than 10 years of nonprofit management experience from serving in many different roles at Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, as well as at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston. During his career at Junior Achievement, he has managed annual program delivery to nearly 80,000 students in over 20 school districts throughout southeast Texas. Most recently as the Fort Bend County Director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston, Washington managed a three club, county-wide operation. Larry has expertise in strategic program expansion, fund development and in cultivating collaborative partnerships. Washington is himself a product of Junior Achievement, a native of Houston, as well as a graduate of the University of Houston and the Penn State Executive Management Program.