BRF Board & Leadership
BRF’s vision to be a catalyst for positive economic change in North Louisiana has attracted an all-volunteer board of key local civic leaders and experienced and capable professionals from throughout the United States.
BRF Leadership
John F. George, Jr. MD
President and CEO
James D. Dean
Executive Vice President and COO
Michael Mazur
CFO
Hilary Aldama Wooley
Corporate Counsel
Sarah McCall
Director of Grants
Courtney Bryan
Director of Public Relations
Morgan Patrick
Director of Philanthropy
Frances Buffin
HR Administrator
BRF Division Leadership
Audra Chadwell
Vice President of Operations
Omicron Technology Solutions
Beau Giles
Executive Director
Shreveport Next
Brandon Jacobson
Executive Director
Collaboration Link
Stephen Lokitz
Executive Director
Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy
Sarah McCall
Director of Grants
EdVentures
Greg Nelson
Executive Director
Digital Media Institute
Brad Schmidt
Executive Director
InterTech Park
Dave Smith
Executive Director
Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program
News
Applied Food Sciences, Oleolive partner to launch patented olive polyphenol ingredient
An early Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program portfolio company, Oleolive continues to find success in the nutrition market Applied Food Sciences, Inc....
Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy (CMIT) joins national clinical trial using whole-body PET imaging for Multiple Sclerosis
The Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy (CMIT), a subsidiary of BRF, proudly announces its new collaboration with the Brain...
SMART program welcomes new class
Eight students from Caddo and Bossier Parish schools are part of the 2025-2026 Bobbie Cates Hicks Science and Medicine Academic...
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