Strawberry Festival
BOARD MEMBERS
The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival Board is made up of local volunteers who were either appointed, elected, or represent a local non-profit organization. Presently, there are 8 non-profit organizations that are invited to select two of their members to serve on our board and have voting powers.
We elect a new chairman annually, and they are able to appoint up to 20 volunteers to help plan our festival for the upcoming year. Other elections have various terms and limits, but these elected officials make up our executive board.
All of our members are passionate about the Strawberry Festival, and we can’t thank them enough for donating so much of their time to planning and organizing this amazing event for our farmers and community!
Thank you to our Board Members for our continued success!
MEMBERS
Elected
BAILEY TAILLON
Chairman
CHRISTIE ATKINS
Chairman-Elect & Rides
RUEBEN AUTER
LAFF, Past Chairman
jEFF wRIGHT
Treasurer, Past Chairman
JENNIFER DRAKE
Secretary
Donald Lanier
Public Relations, Past Chairman, Past King
Non-Profit
Members
pATTY HILBURN
AMERICAN LEGION POST 47
Committees
Albert Olsen
AMERICAN LEGION POST 47
Committees
bARTON MIGUES
PONCHATOULA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Sponsorship
Braville Leblanc
PONCHATOULA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Parliamentarian, Past Chairman, Past King
Decota Harris
PONCHATOULA JAYCEES
Committees
Jeremy williams
PONCHATOULA JAYCEES
Committees
Shelley zahn
PONCHATOULA KIWANIS
Committees
Traci simmons
PONCHATOULA KIWANIS
Committees
Durald pinion
PONCHATOULA KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Committees
Curtis Pinion
PONCHATOULA KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Committees
Benton Thames
PONCHATOULA ROTARY
Sixth Street Solutions Chairman
Andrew LeSaicherre
PONCHATOULA ROTARY
Committees
Shari Amerson
PONCHATOULA HIGH SCHOOL
Education Chairman
GARY DUPLESSIS
PONCHATOULA YOUTH BASEBALL
Committees
Jodie Knight
PONCHATOULA HIGH SCHOOL
Committees
Robert Alfanso
PONCHATOULA YOUTH BASEBALL
Committees
Appointed
Members
David Atkins
Booth Coordinator, Past Chairman, Past King
Cali leblanc
Photographer
Dawn Beloso
Publication Coordinator, Past Chairman
Jody Borne
SDIP Car Show, Past Chairman
TRISTEN MILLER
Entertainment Coordinator, Past Chairman
samantha brumfield
Social Media/Website Coordinator, Past Queen
Toye Corkern
Public Safety Co-Chairman
Jamie Holley
Historian
stacey miller
Pageant Co-Coordinator, Past Chairman
Jay Kershenstine
Booth Co-Coordinator
Bridget Corkern
Royalty Coordinator Assistant
TYLER LEBLANC
Bid Coordinator
Lou ann leblanc
Building Manager, Past Chairman
Shelley matherne
Royalty Coordinator, Past Chairman
amy newsham
Community Events, Past Chairman
stephen pugh
Construction Coordinator
Boo Ragan
Medical Coordinator & Budget
Amanda Schliegelmeyer
Parade Coordinator, Past Chairman
Kelly Wells
Resident Coordinator
Tyler Wright
Farmer Liaison & Auction