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 Past Board Chairmen
Horace R. Ladymon
1986
John D. Caruthers, Jr.
1987
William C. Peatross
1988
Virginia K. Shehee
1989-1999
Donald E. Jones
2000-2001
Donald R. Updegraff
2002-2003
Vernon B. Chance Jr.
2004-2005
Thomas E. "Tem" McElroy
2002-2003
Rand Falbaum
2008-2009
Keith Bergeron
2010-2011
Stephen F. Skrivanos
2012-2016
Malcolm Murchison
2016-2017
Arthur Thompson
2018-2019
Lennis S. Elston
2020-2021
Terry E. Moore
2022-2023
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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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