I am the Executive Director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association (LMTA). Following a career in policy and public affairs, which included jobs working for the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and the National Federation of Independent Business, I joined the LMTA this past year in November 2020. I am a huge advocate for the business community and the trucking industry is important to our economy. [Everyone] is impacted by the trucking industry. I’m passionate about the impact we have on the economy and telling that story. I don’t think people truly realize how much trucking impacts their lives.

I take great pride in my industry and the essential role that truck drivers play especially during a crisis when deliveries become even more difficult. During severe weather, such as hurricanes, which impact Louisiana frequently, it requires you to “put your problem-solving cap on” and figure out how to make deliveries when roads aren’t in the best conditions, and you may not have access to certain things.