Board of Directors
2024-25 Board of Directors, Homer Plessy Community Schools
Board Officers
Judge Marcus DeLarge, President- marcus.delarge@plessyschool.org
TBD, Vice President
Emily Madero, CEO, French Quarter Festivals, Inc., Treasurer- emily.madero@plessyschool.org
TBD, Secretary-
Board Members:
Darryl Durham, Founder, St. Anna’s Place NOLA- darryl.durham@plessyschool.org
Don-Scott Cooper, Executive Director, Le Petit Theatre- don-scott.cooper@plessyschool.org
Whitney Henderson, EdNavigator- whitney.henderson@plessyschool.org
Chris Lopiccolo, Hancock Whitney Bank- chris.lopiccolo@plessyschool.org
Jacquelyn Ryan, Documentarian, and Plessy parent- jacqui.ryan@plessyschool.org
Amy Stelly- Designer, Artist, and Urban Planner- amy.stelly@plessyschool.org
Tiffany Smith, Tulane University- tiffany.smith@plessyschool.org
The Citizens’ Committee for Education is the governing board of the Homer A Plessy Community School.
Meetings
Please always check the board portal calendar below for meeting dates and time.
2024-2025 Board Meeting Dates:
9/9/24
11/4/24
1/6/25
3/10/25
5/5/25
The Board meets bi-monthly with a date to be posted within 2 weeks of an upcoming meeting. Please always check the board portal for updates. Board meetings are open to the public. Please access the Board Portal listed below for more information.
Plessy School’s 2025 Operating Budget can be accessed here.
Plessy’s Annual Audit report can be accessed here.
Board Portal
For upcoming meeting agendas and/or to review prior meeting related documents, access the Board Portal.
Homer Plessy Parent Board Membership Policy
At all times, it is the policy of Homer A. Plessy Community School to have at least one (1) member of the Board of Directors that is a parent of a current student of our school. The parent board member will have the same rights and duties as any other member of the Board of Directors. The parent board member will be subject to the same nomination process for membership as all other board candidates. The nomination process is determined by the Governance Committee. The Governance Committee may propose candidates to fill vacancies as they occur, and such positions shall be filled upon majority vote of the Board of Directors.