My New Orleans
12/21/2020
WE Fellowship Committee - Taylor Morgan (Vice Chair), Nicole Fuller, Kate Mick (Co-chair), Jessica Derenbecker (Co-chair), Caroline Robichaux, Kristyn Harris, Ashley Robinson (Vice Chair) Missing - Michelle Van Vleet. The committee was very excited to be able to have the finalists pitch in person with a limited audience and adhere to the CDC guidelines. Pitching in person gives the finalists a more similar experience to other events they may have in their future. We also had over 100 attendees online to hear the pitches and learn about the companies. Photo by Nicole Fuller
On October 20, the Junior League of New Orleans (JLNO) hosted its annual pitch competition to determine the winner of the Woman Entrepreneurship (WE) Fellowship. To be considered for the Fellowship, women must have at least a 50% stake in an enterprise that has been in operation between one to five years with profits under $750,000. Winners receive a $5,000 grant from Fidelity Bank’
When Russell and Sally Davis opened Eliza Restaurant & Bar in 2016, they had one goal in mind. When we started thinking about what we wanted this restaurant to be, we wanted to focus on Louisiana foods and Louisiana products, too, Russell Davis said. We try to get everything from local suppliers. Every piece of seafood is local all of the time. We go to the farmers market on Saturdays, and we have things delivered from local farmers.
Russell Davis, who is executive chef at the small eatery at 7970 Jefferson Highway, infused into the menu all he has learned from his years in the restaurant business.
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Sunni Patterson and professor at Xavier University Ron Bechet place soil into jars during the unveiling ceremony for the 1900 Mass Lynching in New Orleans historical marker on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in New Orleans, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. The soil came from the location where Hannah Mabry was shot and killed in 1900. One jar will stay in New Orleans and the other will go to the National Lynching Memorial in Montgomery, Ala.
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Filed in Appointments on December 18, 2020
Ashley Irvin was appointed director of marketing and communications at Xavier University in New Orleans. She joined the university in 2018 and has served as acting director since April. Earlier, she was a communications officer for the City of New Orleans.
Irvin holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Loyola University in New Orleans and an MBA from the University of New Orleans.
Lamont Sullivan has been promoted to assistant vice president for advancement and alumni development at North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina. He previously served as director of alumni engagement for North Greenville University.