South Louisiana businesses and nonprofit groups recently announced the following promotions, new hires and resignations.
New Orleans
Arnel Cosey has been appointed the new CEO of the nonprofit Clover, formerly Kingsley House, effective April 1. Cosey, strategy and impact officer of the nonprofit since 2020, was previously an administrator at Delgado Community College for more than 25 years. She will succeed Keith Liederman, who has been CEO since 2003 and worked for the nonprofit since 1994.
Laura D’Angelo was named the co-leader of the team specializing in the gambling industry at Jones Walker. D’Angelo, a partner in the firm’s Lexington, Kentucky office, succeeds longtime co-leader Tommy Shepherd will work alongside co-leader Kelly Duncan.
Lin Hymel has joined Adams & Reese as part of the law firm’s global intellectual property practice. Hymel is a molecular biologist with more than two decades of experience practicing patent law, having previously worked at law firms in Boston and Washington, D.C., and as an in-house patent attorney at a major biotechnology company. He has also served as an assistant professor at Tulane University School of Medicine and the University of Linz in Austria.
The New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter announced its 2026 board of directors. Officers include President David Schlakman, Vice President Bonnie Dye, Vice President for Governance Amy Dye Domangue, Treasurer Richard Rodriguez and Secretary Cole Newton. Board members include Dan Silverman, Gretchen Hirt Gendron, Melissa Vandiver, Jessica Williams, Ari Ferrand-Goodwin, Ginger Spencer, Todd Ragusa and Marcy Delatte.
Jim Nelson was hired by Red River Bank to become a business development executive for the greater New Orleans market. Nelson, who will be based in the bank’s Central Business District location, also serves as treasurer and board member for WRBH 88.3 FM Radio for the Blind and Print Handicapped.
James Capuzzi has been hired as the new donor engagement manager at Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans. Capuzzi, who previously worked as director of the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum in Massachusetts and managed annual giving for the Abigail Adams Institute, will oversee the charity organization’s fundraising initiatives.
Baton Rouge
The Louisiana Travel Association announced new officers for its executive committee and new members of its board of directors at its annual meeting at a private club resort in Lafayette…