Baton Rouge
Meri Burroughs has been hired as vice president of marketing for REV/REV Business.
Burroughs has 27 years of experience in telecommunications and media, most recently holding leadership positions with Cox Business and Cox Media.
In the newly created job, she will lead marketing efforts for REV's residential and business segments.
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Sadie Becnel is the new government affairs director and general counsel for the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children.
Becnel previously served as a legislative liaison for the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services and as a staff attorney for the Louisiana House of Representatives.
She earned a bachelor's in political science from LSU and a law degree from Southern University Law Center.
New Orleans
Darrell Johnson has been named vice president of impact for OnPath Federal Credit Union and vice president of the OnPath Foundation.
Johnson has worked as a fundraiser with a host of organizations, including 100 Black Men of Metro New Orleans, Boys Town Louisiana, Xavier University of Louisiana and the United Negro College Fund.
He earned a bachelor's in communications from Loyola University in New Orleans and a master’s in mass communications/urban studies from the University of St. Thomas. Johnson was a leadership in residency fellow at the University of Louisville.
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Spencer King has been named a member of King & Jurgens.
King focuses his practice on commercial litigation and casualty defense, frequently advising automobile dealerships on industry-specific issues.
He earned a bachelor's in history from Texas Christian University and a law degree, cum laude, from LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. King served as an intern to U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan of the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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Katelyn Gunn has joined Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann as special counsel in its Trusts and Estates Group.
Gunn spent more than seven years as a trusts and estates attorney at two large national firms.
She earned a bachelor's in political science and Spanish, summa cum laude, from the University of Georgia and a law degree, cum laude, from Tulane University Law School. Gunn served as an extern for U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt.
Around Louisiana
Danos has promoted two longtime employees to its business development team.
Matthew Pere will serve as business development representative. Pere has been with the company since 2011, when he was hired as an operations assistant.
He earned a bachelor's in business administration from Nicholls State University.
Matthew Schexnayder has been named executive account manager. Schexnayder started with the company in 2012 as a personnel coordinator.
He earned an associates degree at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, a bachelor's in health and kinesiology from Southeastern Louisiana University and a master's in health and kinesiology with a concentration in sports administration from Southeastern. Schexnayder played on the Southeastern baseball team.
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Cole Gregorie has been named by the LSU AgCenter as the state sweet potato specialist.
Gregorie has been a research associate at the AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station in Franklin Parish since 2010.
He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from LSU and is currently pursuing a doctorate in agronomy from the university.