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Executive Director
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Dewana |
Dewana Little |
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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.
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Vice
President
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Darris |
Darris
Waren |
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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.
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Treasurer
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Connie |
Connie Smallwood |
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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
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Producer
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Wayne |
Wayne Gentry |
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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.
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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
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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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