Our Team Our staff at the Picard Center is committed to performing research that will create a better Louisiana for its children and families. The Picard Center employs nearly 40 evaluation and research professionals and well-respected leaders who focus on early childhood and K-12 education, health, well-being and lifelong learning. Most members of our multi-disciplined staff hold advanced degrees, and project directors approach each project with scientific rigor, dedication to high-quality data, and a strong commitment to their clients. Our staff also includes a dedicated group of graduate assistants with a wide range of specialties. Click on a link below to learn more about our expert staff.
Our Team
Our staff at the Picard Center is committed to performing research that will create a better Louisiana for its children and families.
The Picard Center employs nearly 40 evaluation and research professionals and well-respected leaders who focus on early childhood and K-12 education, health, well-being and lifelong learning. Most members of our multi-disciplined staff hold advanced degrees, and project directors approach each project with scientific rigor, dedication to high-quality data, and a strong commitment to their clients.
Our staff also includes a dedicated group of graduate assistants with a wide range of specialties.
Click on a link below to learn more about our expert staff.
Executive Director
Billy R. Stokes, Ed.D., MBA
Executive Director,
Cecil J. Picard Endowed Fellow in
Child Development
Administrative
Susan Aysenne, Ed.D.
Chief of Operations
Mary Ann Jester
Administrative Assistant
Susan B. Tullos
Executive Assistant
Early Childhood
Sebreana Domingue
Research Associate
Tamika Carmouche, M.Ed.
Project Director, Birth to Five Professional Development
Finance
Kathryn B. LeBlanc, M.P.A.
Director of Budget and Financial Research
Melissa Kelly
Research Assistant
Christina Gomez-Hines, M.B.A.
Financial Researcher
Maria Slater, M.Fin., CPA
Health and Mental Health
Holly K. Howat, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Project Director, Education Research and Evaluation
John A. LaCour, M.S.W.
Director of Health Sciences
Mark Wilson, M.Ed., L.P.C.
Mental Health Services
Martha Bryant, M.Ed.
Project Director, Special Research Programs
Shauna Landry, M.S.W.
Gabe Rodriguez , M.Ed.
Joan B. Landry, Ph.D., CHES
Project Director, Physical Health
Literacy
Nancy Manuel, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Best Practices
Marketing and Graphic Design
Lana M. Fontenot
Amy R. Seal
Graphic Designer
MIS: Data, Analysis and Technology
Gary J. Asmus, Ph.D.
Management Information Systems Director,
Loyd J. Rockhold/BORSF Professor of Child Development
Angel Blanchard
Longitudinal System Database Administrator
Brent Romero, M.S.
Data Coordinator
Christopher Reed, M.S., MBA
Technical Support Coordinator
Lai Kwan Pei (Candy), Ph.D.
Statistician
Mike Mayne
Assistant Manager Data Management
Raymond Biggar, Jr., M.S.
Shannon Lasserre-Cortez, Ph.D.
Acting Project Director, Longitudinal Data System
Steven Dick, Ph.D.
Susan K. Teddlie, Ph.D.
Evaluation Methodologies Analyst
Poverty and Families
Kasey Patin