BATON ROUGE, La. – Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is pleased to announce that new board leadership has been elected to help carry out its mission.
Cordell H. Haymon was recently re-elected to serve as board chair. Other officers elected include H.N. “Hank” Saurage, IV, Vice Chair, Gerald “Jerry” T. Goss, Secretary/Treasurer, and Thomas J. “Tom” Adamek, Immediate Past Chair. Katherine “Kate” O. Castle, M.D. serves as medical director and Jonas D. Fontenot, PhD, MBA, serves as president and CEO.
Dr. Bryan J. Bienvenu, Ms. Karen Breaux, and Mr. Robert Burgess were newly elected to serve on the board for a three-year term. Kyle France was re-elected for an additional three-year term. Additional board members include Terrell “Tee” Brown, Sandra C. Brown, DNS, Vanessa O. Graham, Steven J. Moore, Cynthia B. Peterson, PhD, Mawuena “Mawe” Takyi, Rebecca Nelson, Matt Mullins and George “Rolfe” Miller.
Mr. John Boyce was recognized for his leadership and dedication to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center with an appointment to the honorary position of Director Emeritus. Boyce has served on the board since 2014.
“We are excited to welcome these exceptional individuals to the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center board,” said Cordell Haymon, chairman, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Board of Directors. “The experience and impact that each of these leaders have made on our community is tremendous and we look forward to the expertise they bring to the table.”
To learn more about the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s board of directors, please visit marybird.org/our-team.