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Executive Director
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Dewana Little


Dewana Little has been active with the Miss Louisiana Organization for the past nine years and presently serves on the Board of Directors as Executive Director.  She has served as Executive Secretary, Dorm Hostess, and as a member of the Prep Committee.  Active in Healthcare Administration, she is the Administrator of West Carroll Care Center and six Rural Health Clinics, as certified Eden Instructor, and a managing partner of West Carroll Health Systems, Inc.  On the state level she serves on various committees for the Louisiana Nursing Home Association and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana.  An active member of St. Alban's Episcopal Church, she serves on the Vestry and is a member of the Order of the Daughters of the King.  Residing in Monroe with her husband Reese, they have two children and one grandson.
 


Vice President
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Darris Waren


Darris has been involved with the Miss Louisiana Organization for 23 years and is the 2009 Hall of Fame inductee. He is past Executive Director and currently serves as Vice President of the Board. He is Minister of Worship and Facilities Manager at Fair Park Baptist Church, President of the Ouachita Parish Public Library Board, a member of the Louisiana Baptist Convention's Church Site Corporation, West Monroe Chamber of Commerce, and the Ouachita Republican Club. He is on the production team for The Twin City Ballet where he has served for the past 20 years and was their 2009 nominee for N.E. Louisiana Arts Council's Volunteer of the Year. Darris is a graduate of West Monroe High School, The University of Louisiana Monroe and Leadership Ouachita Class of 2008. Darris resides in West Monroe with his wife Kayle, and their two daughters, Grace and Emma.
 


Treasurer
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Connie Smallwood


Connie Smallwood has been active with the Miss Louisiana Organization for the past nine years serving as Treasurer. She is a partner in the CPA firm, Martin, Harrison, & Smallwood, and serves as the treasurer for Northminster Church. Residing in Monroe, Connie has twin daughters, Laura and Leslie. She is a graduate of the University of Louisianan Monroe with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.


Producer
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Wayne Gentry


Wayne Gentry – Producer - has been the Executive Producer for the Miss Louisiana Pageant since 1998 and the producer for the Miss Florida Pageant since 2001. Currently Wayne is the owner of ShowCase Video Productions, the production company of the Cerebral Palsy of Louisiana Telethons, ULM’s Athletic Television Shows, Ouachita Parish High School’s Football Television Show, The Twin City Ballet, and is the south’s leading Dance Revue video producer. In 2004 Wayne began the new televised talent competition, The Louisiana Talent Search.

He is a graduate of the University of Louisiana - Monroe in Communications. Wayne resides in Monroe. His son Richard attends The University of Louisiana - Monroe and is a Producer for Showcase Video. His daughter Kristal, a graduate from the University of Louisiana – Monroe with a BBA in Marketing, is a recruiter for the University.

 

 

 

 

 

Board Members

Admissions
Connie Sullivan

Awards
Lynn Copeland

Fleur De Lis Princess
Crystal Bowling

Hostess Committee
JoAnn Womack

Operations
Sandy Walker

Production
Paul Crew

Program Book
Leslie Bauman

Promotions/Marketing
Open

Scholarships
Debbie Wyatt

State Liaison
Shannon Futch

Teen Chairman
Don Humble

Committee Members

Honorary VP
Dorothy Hoogland
Dr. Guthrie Jarrell

Advisors
Lamar Mullican
Peggy Ashcraft

Dorm
Nancy Mulhearn
Thelma Menyweather
Mary DeWitt

Production
Sue Gene Hammons, Secretary
Connie Ross
Billie Gulledge
Kelly Justice
Brent May
Mike McMahan
Jesse Fulmer
Shannon Futch
Darris Waren

State Liaison
Nancy Bartholemy
Carolyn Gautreaux

Scholarships
Jo Hale George Wyatt

Sharon Turrentine

Teen
Renee Humble

Teen Hostess
Kayle Waren

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