NEW ORLEANS
Nicole Davis has been hired as communications manager for Visit The Northshore.
Davis has more than a decade of experience in digital media, social media management and video content strategy. She spent 5 years as a video editor with the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government before joining Explore Houma as the social media and digital content manager.
She earned a bachelor’s in mass communications/media studies from Nicholls State University.
Sarah Hill has been promoted to senior marketing manager. She has been with the Visit The Northshore since 2019 and was named marketing manager in 2022.
She earned a bachelor’s in communication from Southeastern Louisiana University and a master’s in hospitality management from the University of New Orleans.
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Meghan Montgomery has been elected as a partner with Jones Walker.
She is a member of the Corporate Practice Group and mergers and acquisitions and private equity team in the New Orleans office.
She earned a bachelor’s in finance, cum laude, from Tulane University and a law degree, magna cum laude, from Tulane Law School. Montgomery was associate editor of the Tulane Law Review and served as a clerk for U.S. Appellate Court Judge Edith Brown Clement, of New Orleans, and the late U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman, of New Orleans.
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Joe Eagan has been named New Orleans market director for Dignity Memorial.
Eagan will oversee operations for eight funeral homes and cemeteries. He replaces Huey Campbell, who will serve as senior funeral director.
He previously served as general manager for Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Homes & Cemeteries.
He earned a bachelor’s in business from LSU and a master’s in business administration from the University of New Orleans.
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Zoe C. Vogel has joined the New Orleans office of Fishman Haygood as an associate in the litigation section.
Before joining the firm, Vogel was a legal fellow with the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, D.C.
She earned a law degree, cum laude, from Tulane University Law School where she was editor in chief of the Tulane Environmental Law Journal.
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Craig Shultz has been promoted to chief operating officer of Zehnder Communications.
Shultz joined Zehnder in 2003 as an account coordinator. He most recently was vice president of operations.
Baton Rouge
Emergent Method, a management consulting firm, has announced the following promotions:
Therese Walker has been promoted to principal. She joined Emergent Method in 2018. She earned a bachelor’s in mass communication from LSU.
Jeremy Johnson is senior manager. He earned a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Annie Landry has been named senior manager. She earned a bachelor’s in mass communications from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a master’s in mass communication from LSU.
Beth Long is senior manager. Long is an IT consultant with decades of experience in large-scale technology migration and integration, quality assurance and program management.
Emily Rodriguez is senior manager. She earned a bachelor’s in speech pathology and audiology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a master’s in business administration from Louisiana Tech University.
Meagan Collman Wick is senior manager. She earned a bachelor’s in mass communication and a master’s in strategic communication, both from LSU.
Jacqueline Foreman is design manager. She earned a bachelor’s in graphic design from LSU.
Adrienne Gale is proposal manager. She earned a bachelor’s in public relations from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a master’s in mass communication from LSU.
Keesler Morrison is manager. He earned a bachelor’s in economics from LSU.
Jamey Norred is a manager. She earned a bachelor’s in public relations from the University of Houston.
Caleb Ortego is a manager. He earned a bachelor’s in marketing from Southeastern Louisiana University.
Taylor Stirling is a manager. He earned a bachelor’s in management from LSU.
Clarissa Walton is a design manager. She earned a bachelor’s in animal science and a master’s in agricultural communication, both from Oklahoma State University
Justin Arrington is a senior consultant. He earned a DevOps technology certification from LSU.
Blaire Buck is a senior consultant. She earned a bachelor’s in information systems and decision sciences from LSU.
Nicole D’Antoni is a senior consultant. She earned a bachelor’s in information systems and decision sciences from LSU.
Matt Lewis is a senior developer. He earned an associate’s in digital media from Northwest Vista College and an associate’s in computer science from San Antonio College.
Sarazen Knight is a senior consultant. She earned a bachelor’s in economics and a master’s in business administration, both from LSU.
Makenzie Morgan is a senior consultant. She earned a bachelor’s in mass communication and a master’s in public administration, both from LSU.
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Lois Smyth is the new chief of development for the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children.
Smyth has nearly 20 years in the non-profit and philanthropy sectors, including serving as vice president of major gift and donor relations at the Capital Area United Way and director of donor services for the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.