President
Mark A. Myers
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Mark has been President of the Board of Directors since
2002. He joined the Board in 1995 after graduating from the
United Way’s “BoardsWork” program. Mark is an attorney who
practices law with Pajares & Schexnaydre LLC in Covington,
Louisiana. He also serves on the Boards of the Gourmet Gala
and Leadership Slidell, and he is a 1993 graduate of the
Leadership Slidell program. Mark also serves as the
Chairman of the Civil Service Board for Fire Protection
District 1 in St. Tammany Parish. Mark lives in Slidell
with his wife, Vickie. He has two children, Sarah and
Jacob.
Vice President
Darrell Smith
- Darrell has been a member of the
Rainbow Child Care Center Board of Directors for 4 years.
He is a retired senior naval officer with over 23 years
experience in oceanography, meteorology and hydrography in
support of global military operations. He has held several
leadership positions and has served on numerous Admiral's
staffs. After retiring from the Navy, he was a Regional
Business Development/Program Manager for Battelle Memorial
Institute, a not-for-profit R&D company, supporting the
Intelligence Community. His was most recently the Director
of the Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS)
Laboratory for the Hydrographic Science Research Center, The
University of Southern Mississippi. He joined the U.S.
Department of State a little over a year ago as the Director
of the New Orleans Passport Agency. He is also a 1999
graduate of Leadership Slidell.
Treasurer
Angela Smith -
Angela has been a member of the Board of Directors since
2003. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Southeastern
Louisiana University with a degree in Finance. After
graduation she served as a Budget Analyst for the City of
Alexandria, Virginia. Currently she is a Senior Financial Analyst for Tulane
University Hospital and Clinic. She is concurrently
pursuing her MBA from the University of New Orleans. Angela lives in
Slidell with her husband Darrell.
Secretary
Gail Ledet -
Gail became a Rainbow Child Care Center Board member by way
of Boardswork!, a local program offered to initiate
potential non-profit board members in the community.
She was paired with Rainbow Child Care Center upon
completion of the Boardswork! Program. That was
approximately 6 years ago. Gail is active in the local
community, having served on the Gourmet Gala Board, and as a
charter member and float lieutenant in the Krewe of Selene.
She is also serving an elected term on the St. Tammany
Parish Democratic Party Executive Committee, and is a member
of the League of Women Voters. She is also a member of
the local chapter of American Business Women’s Association.
Executive Director
Charlotte
Champagne -
Charlotte has been the Executive Director for Rainbow Child
Care Center for nine years. She is involved in numerous
community activities including the Slidell Chamber of
Commerce, Leadership Slidell, St. Tammany Commission on
Families, Council of United Way Agencies, Slidell Republican
Women, the Rotary Club of Slidell, St. Margaret Mary
Catholic Church, and the Gourmet Gala, an annual fundraiser
for Rainbow Child Care Center and K Bar B Youth Ranch.
Charlotte has a BS degree in Business Administration from
McNeese State University in Lake Charles and, prior to
Rainbow, worked as a Business Analyst for a major oil
company in New Orleans. She has one daughter.
Center Director
Sybil Harris - Sybil
has been with Rainbow Child Care Center for almost 20 years
and has served as the Center Director for nearly ten years.
She began as a cook in the early days of Rainbow and worked
as a teacher, custodian, and assistant center director.
Sybil oversees the Curriculum Program, Student Enrollment,
Staff & Volunteer Orientation, Quality Control and much
more. Rainbow is a member of the National Association for
the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and Sybil is
coordinating the accreditation process with this national
organization. Sybil is originally from New Orleans,
Louisiana and has three children and two grandchildren.
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