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
tristen miller
Chairman
rueben auter
Chairman-Elect & Rides
Lou ann Leblanc
LAFF, Past Chairman
jEFF wRIGHT
Treasurer, Past Chairman
sTACEY mILLER
Secretary, Past Chairman
Donald Lanier
Public Relations, Past Chairman, Past King
Non-Profit
Members
Bob Zimmerman
AMERICAN LEGION POST 47
Site & Transportation
Joe Yargo
AMERICAN LEGION POST 47
Committees
bARTON MIGUES
PONCHATOULA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Committees
Braville Leblanc
PONCHATOULA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Parliamentarian, Past Chairman, Past King
Shelley Matherne
PONCHATOULA JAYCEES
Royalty Coordinator, Past Chairman
Jeremy williams
PONCHATOULA JAYCEES
Committees
Traci Simmons
PONCHATOULA KIWANIS
Committees
Lisa LaCour
PONCHATOULA KIWANIS
Committees
Durald pinion
PONCHATOULA KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Committees
Curtis Pinion
PONCHATOULA KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Committees
Benton Thames
PONCHATOULA ROTARY
Committees
Andrew LeSaicherre
PONCHATOULA ROTARY
Policy & Procedure
CHRISTIE ATKINS
PONCHATOULA HIGH SCHOOL
Committees
GARY DUPLESSIS
PONCHATOULA YOUTH BASEBALL
Committees
jennifer drake
PONCHATOULA HIGH SCHOOL
Committees
Larry Byers
PONCHATOULA YOUTH BASEBALL
Committees
Appointed
Members
Lanelle Arceneaux
Event Coordinator, Past Chairman, Past Queen
David Atkins
Stage Coordinator, Booths, Past Chairman
Kelly Wells
Resident Coordinator
gINA BOURGEOIS
Sponsorship Coordinator, Past Queen
Toye Corkern
Security Liaison
Dawn Beloso
Publication Coordinator, Past Chairman
Jody Borne
Strawberry Day in the Park, Past Chairman
Jamie Holley
Historian
TYLER LEBLANC
Bid Coordinator
Doyle Hoover
Building Manager
Jay Kershenstine
Booths
Roland Terrebone
Communications Coordinator
Bailey Tallion
Entertainment Coordinator
Amanda Schliegelmeyer
Parade Coordinator, Past Chairman
amy newsham
Community Events, Past Chairman
Boo Ragan
Medical Coordinator & Budget
Jimmy Schliegelmeyer
Site Coordinator, Past Chairman
Chip Watson
Construction Coordinator
samantha brumfield
Social Media/Website Coordinator, Past Queen
Tyler Wright
Farmer Liaison & Auction