Board
Junior Achievement of Acadiana Executive Committee
Junior Achievement of Acadiana Board Members
Eddie Buttross
— Board Chairman
Vice President, Commercial Banking
First Horizon Bank
Co-Founder & CEO
Something Borrowed Blooms
Allison Billeaud
Marketing Manager
Tides Medical
Materials Manager
Acadian Companies
Lauren Davis Callihan
Director of Marketing and Community Impact
Meritus Credit Union
Heather DeValcourt
Faculty
B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Gerry Ivey
Business Development Manager
Lafayette Coca Cola United
Vice President, Commercial Banking
Catalyst Bank
Chancellor
SoLAcc
Chris Kessel
Banking Center Manager
Hancock Whitney
Financial Advisor
The Pinnacle Group
Eric Marter
SVP, Commercial Banker
B1Bank
Associate Director
Eisner Amper
Executive Director
Opportunity Machine
Shade Ortego
Project Manager
Golfballs.com
Account Manager
Louisiana Blue
Director of Policy
The Picard Group
AVP BSA & Financial Crimes
Home Bank
Sam Ziadeh
Owner
UPS Store
Junior Achievement of Acadiana 2025 Business Hall of Fame Selection Committee
Acadian Capital Group
Lafayette Economic Development Authority
Rader Solutions
Latter & Blum
First Horizon Bank
Eddie Buttross
— Board Chairman
Vice President, Commercial Banking
First Horizon Bank
Executive Director
Opportunity Machine