Chairman's Message
 In the years of serving as Board Chairman of the Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund, I have often reflected on my own childhood and I realized how fortunate I am for my family. I was raised in a loving, caring family with that unconditional love we hope for all children.
My role model mentors were definitely my parents. I have always wanted to be just like my Dad. I watched him everyday helping people; be it family,
friends or neighbors. No one was a stranger. He instilled in me by example, a work ethic and devotion to family. My biggest regret has been that my father died too young, at the age of sixty-one (61). In living my life, I hope to prove to be half the man he was.
If my father was my “hero,” then my mother was my “she-ro” She has a nurturing and loving spirit. As a school teacher, she was everybody’s “mother.” I have many “brothers” and “sisters” who were students of my mother. Because of that, I have a very large “extended family.”
These family values of my parents are ones I strive to instill in my own immediate family. One of my favorite quotes was made at a public forum when a father apologized for being late because he had been “babysitting” his children. I reminded that father, that it isn’t “babysitting” if it is your own child. I have always realized the importance and value of a father’s presences in a child’s life. I know the most important thing I can do for my daughter as she grows is to lead by example.
The loving warm feeling that I felt from my parents, and their consistent, unconditional support and belief in me, are what the Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund hopes for all Louisiana’s children. In this State Plan we share with you the positive impact that has been made in child abuse and neglect prevention for over twenty-five (25) years through the many Children’s Trust Fund programs statewide. Whether it is with parent support groups; home visitation programs for first time moms; school-based safety education; professional trainings or public awareness campaigns, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CAN BE PREVENTED.
Malcolm G. Myer
LCTF Board Chairman
 My mentor was also the mentor of many young boys and girls, but I got to call him Dad. My father, Dr. Harold Levy, was a pediatrician who specialized in children with disabilities. He had served as President of the National Academy of Cerebral Palsy, but his particular interest were children with learning disabilities.
My dad loved children and lived with a genuine compassion for people. He treated everyone with equal respect. I remember how he had integrated waiting rooms with one water fountain, which wasn’t the norm in the late fifties. He did have a separate waiting room for teenagers, so they wouldn’t be embarrassed waiting with toddlers. If a patient needed a shot, he gave it to them himself. He didn’t think it was fair to have the nurse do it.
On his “days off”, he always spent the morning at the Shrine Hospital and Parish Health Units before playing golf in the afternoon. Service came first. I can remember working in his office during the summer and families “paying their bills” with a dozen eggs or a basket of vegetables. No one was denied medical attention. He continued giving house calls until he lost partial eyesight and could no longer drive.
My brothers and I had to convince him to retire from his pediatric practice, because at his age he couldn’t risk getting sick. He did, however, continue seeing children with learning disabilities from all over this country.
My dad truly lived by the advice he gave his grandson, my son Andrew, when he was about to graduate from college. He told him there were three principles to live by when choosing a career:
1. Love what you do in life;
2. Be fairly compensated for your work; and
3. At the end of the day, know that you have made a difference in someone’s life.
These are words that I will always remember and live by.
Judy L. Harrison
Executive Director
Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund
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CHILDREN’S TRUST FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Leslie Bouie
4701 Franklin Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone #504/283-0308 FAX #504/283-8731
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Representing: National Business League
Term: 02/04/2013
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Judge Nancy Konrad
P. O. Box 1900
Harvey, LA 70059
Phone #504/367-3500 FAX #504/567-5161
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Representing: Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Term: 02/04/2013
Committee: Legislative
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Pastor W. Mark Foster
306 Hartford Place
West Monroe, LA 71291
Phone #318/322-1467 FAX #
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Representing: Religious Community
Term: 02/04/2015
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Representing: University Community
Term: 02/04/2013
Committee: 02/04/2013
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Dr. Juan Gershanik
1303 Henry Clay Ave
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone #504/896-2229 FAX ## 504/896-8835
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Representing: LA Medical Society
Term: 02/04/2013
Committee: Grant Review
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Malcolm Myer
6116 Destrehan Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70820
Phone #225/342-0476 FAX #
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Representing: NAACP
Term: 02/04/2013
Committee: Board Chair
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Cheri Gioe
1172 Ashland Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone #225-964-3686 FAX #
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Representing: LAEYC
Term: 02/04/2013
Committee: Grant Review Chair
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Rev. Kathy Radke-Storey
7301 Lapalco Blvd,
Marrero, LA 70072
Phone #504/348-2000 FAX #504/341-8091
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Representing: DPS&C Office of Juvenile Justice
Term: 02/04/2013
Committee: Grant Review02
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Kären Hallstrom, J.D.
1555 Poydras St., Suite 1540
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone #504/599-0770 FAX #504/599-0098
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Representing: LA Bar Association
Term: 02/04/2013
Committee: Legislative Chair
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Brent Villemarette, LCSW-BACS
627 North 4th Street, 8th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone #225/342-6715 FAX #225/342-8636
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Representing: DCFS Administration
Term: 02/04/2013
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Dr. Rhenda Hodnett
P O Box 3318
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone #225/342-4073 FAX #225/342-2208
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Representing: DCFS/Child Welfare
Term: 02/04/2013
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Kay Kay Warner, LMSW
63212 Fornea Road
Angie, LA 70426
Phone #985/516-7414 FAX #985/730-6891
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Representing: Parent Representative Ex-Officio
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Joan Hunt, J.D.
P. O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone #225/342-3572 FAX #225/342-1197
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Representing: Department of Education
Term: 02/04/2013
Committee: Legislative
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Nadia Webb, PsyD, MP
5721 Magazine Street, #147
New Orleans, LA 70117
Phone #504/296-7202 FAX #
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Representing: LA. Psychological Association
Term: 02/04/2015
Committee: Grant Review
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Avon Knowlton
111 N. Washington Street
DeRidder, LA 70634
Phone #337/463-5533 FAX #337/463-2244
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Representing: Chamber of Commerce Executives
Term: 02/04/2013
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Carmen Weisner, LCSW, ACSW
700 North 10th Street, Suite 200
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone #225/346-1234 FAX #225/346-5035
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Representing: National Association of Social Workers
Term: 02/04/2013
Committee: Policy Chair
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ADVISORY BOARD
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Rachel Brocato
8984 Gail Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone #225/292-9923 FAX #
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Deborah Jones
8550 United Plaza Blvd., Suite 703
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone: 225-237-2108 Fax: 225-237-2187
Cell: 225-413-2198
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Holly Clancy
10823 N. Oak Hills Pkwy.
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Phone #225/763-6932 FAX #
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Alan Kirk
Dept of Human Svcs. Kennesaw State Univ. 1000 Chastain Road, #1801
Kennesaw, GA, LA 30144
Phone #770/499-3634 FAX #
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Amy Curry
P. O. Box 94304
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
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A. James Klein
6010 Walden Pl
Mandeville, LA 70448
Phone #985/ 624-5102
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Martha Forbes
P O Box 5280
Baton Rouge, LA 70892
Phone #225/389-3001 FAX #
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Julie Larrieu
Chancellor's Suite 400
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone #504/588-5405 FAX #
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Andrew Gallagher
P. O. Box 44351
Shreveport, LA 71134
Phone #318/861-5975 FAX #
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Karen Soniat
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone #225/578-8645 FAX #
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Sandy Gardiner
P. O. Box 675
Walker, LA 70785
Phone #225/664-5783
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Lonnie Stockwell
9632 Prytania Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone #225/778-5230
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Aline Garrett
112 Ashford Lane
Youngsville, LA 70592
Phone #337/ 856-8419 FAX #
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Scott Benton
Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children, 2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS, LA 39216
Phone #(601) 815-0115 FAX #
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Stewart Gordon
5825 Airline Hwy., LSU Unit
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
Phone #225/358-1063 FAX #
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Kaaren Hebert
627 North 4th Street, 8th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
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Larry Hebert
8123 Cypress Lk Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone #225/923-3607 FAX #
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Lisa Miller
700 University Ave.
Monroe, LA 71201
Phone #318/342-5431
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Olga Jackson
2676 Longbranch Drive
Marrero, LA 70072
Phone #504/371-0362 FAX #
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