The chapter's theme this year will be "Design Matters." According to AIA-Baton Rouge President Robert Boudreaux, of Chenevert Songy Rodi Soderberg Inc., "We spend so much of our daily lives in the built environment. Architecture can transcend and move us. Design does matter. Good design is good for business, it is good for the worship environment and it is good for the living environment. We will strive to show the public how this is so in the next year."

Other members elected as officers include Vice President/President Elect Gary Dunn, Gary Dunn AIA; Treasurer Whitney LeJeune, Post Architects; and Secretary Chris Sapp, Sapp & Sapp Architects. Directors are Jim Howell, Louisiana State University; Mark Lopresto, Cress and Lopresto Architects; Jack Ford, Ford Dickerson AAC; and Kevin Harris, Kevin Harris Architect LLC.

State delegates are Richard Brown, Bani Carville & Brown Inc.; Lionel Bailey, Lionel Bailey AIA Architect; and Jerry Hebert, Grace & Hebert Architects APAC. The associate's representative is Nelson Sanchez, Cockfield Jackson Architects.

R. Michael Morton, William "Bill" Taylor, Richard "Dick" Lee, Marlin Stinson, Tom Dyar, Al Dyar

LandCoast, a specialty contractor headquartered in New Iberia, has added division offices and management personnel. R. Michael Morton, chief executive officer, has assumed the title of president and made the following announcements.

William "Bill" Taylor joined LandCoast as vice president of operations. Taylor comes to LandCoast from Lockwood Greene, where he held the position of director of construction.

Richard "Dick" Lee was named vice president of sales and marketing. Lee was national sales manager for Flexible Products prior to joining LandCoast. Marlin Stinson will manage the recently opened western division office in Denver.

Recently appointed ArkLaTex Branch Manager Tom Dyar will also have the responsibility of working with selected EPC firms throughout the United States.

Al Dyar will head the newly formed Strategic Partnering and Alliance Team, working with Jim Lee and Jim Miller (both former vice presidents with Fluor Daniel).

Henry Whitty Sr.

Bo-Mac Contractors Ltd. recently announced that Henry Whitty Sr. will head its new Louisiana Division in Slidell.

Bo-Mac provides pile installation and marine construction services to owners, contractors and engineering firms in the southeastern and southwestern regions of the United States. The company is based in Beaumont, Texas.

Dale Landry, George Enete

EMCO, a Baton Rouge based communications and technology company, recently announced the addition of Dale Landry and George Enete to its work force.

Landry comes to EMCO after 25 years with Motorola Inc. as part of Motorola's Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector (CGISS). As an EMCO system technologist, Landry's responsibilities include presale and post-sale system design, project management, system integration, as well as technical research on new and emerging technologies.

His service at Motorola included design and implementation of large communication systems, project management and supervision of service related issues. He has an associate degree in electronics and an unlimited amount of specialized training in the telecommunications field.

Enete comes to EMCO with more than 20 years of experience marketing information technology solutions to state and local government agencies. He has won numerous sales, sales management and marketing awards and has been involved in the growth and development of field operations for regional and national technology companies.

Enete's responsibilities with EMCO include development of information technology solutions within state and local government agencies and industry in Texas and Louisiana.

EMCO President Janice Pellar said that "these professionals enhance our company's position as a national competitor in IT services."

Ron Montgomery

Architectural Systems Inc., based in Dallas, recently announced the addition of sales professional Ron Montgomery in Shreveport.

With five years of contractor sales experience and more than 15 years as an architectural and engineering sales representative in commercial and industrial supplies, Montgomery will lead the Louisiana/Arkansas territory for the company. His responsibilities will include specifications, sales and technical service.

Architectural Systems is a manufacturer's representative group and distributor of specialty construction products, with territories covering Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Lynn Riche' David

Lynn Riche' David has been selected as the Louisiana executive director of the American Institute of Architects. David succeeds Richard Thevenot, who recently retired after 37 years of service as executive director.

David, a native of Cottonport and resident of New Roads, comes to AIA Louisiana with a bachelor's and master's degree in business administration from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, graduating Cum Laude.

She previously served as chief civil deputy for Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Paul Raymond Smith. David is an active community leader, having served as board member and treasurer of the H.O.P.E. Ministry of Pointe Coupee, is a recipient of Volunteer of the Year recognition by the American Heart Association, and a member of Pointe Coupee Community Vision. David is also a member of Catholic of Pointe Coupee School Board and St. Mary Catholic Church of New Roads.