The Women's Commission of SWLA, Inc.
Celebrating
34 Years!
Fall Conference 2022
We would like to give a special recognition to our Lifetime Members
Marilyn Dunn
30 Years of Service
Harriet Green
30 Years of Service
Kim Myers-Goad
30 Years of Service
Beverly St. Mary
30 Years of Service
Members of the Week
We would like to give a special recognition to our Members
Elaine Dyer
Celebrating 18 Years
Pat Myers
Celebrating 18 Years
Rose Malveaux
Celebrating 18 Years
Sandra Jones
Celebrating 18 Years
MaryAnn Borel
Celebrating 17 Years
Verda Anthony
Celebrating 17 Years
Debbie Boudreaux
Celebrating 16 Years
Debra Lastrapes
Celebrating 16 Years
Welcome New Commissioners
We would like to give a warm welcome to this year's new members
Jenny Broughton
Member Since 2020
Zabrina Epps
Member Since 2020
JoAnn Frank
Member Since 2020
Loretta Gallien
Member Since 2020
Amanda Johnson
Member Since 2020
Dana Lewis
Member Since 2020
Sonya Porche
Member Since 2020
Dinah M. Robinson
Member Since 2020
Alexius Williams
Member Since 2020
Fall Conference
Thank you for a successful 2024 Women’s Fall Conference!
Stay tuned for details on the 2025 Women’s Fall Conference.
Special Thanks to our 2024 Conference Sponsors
We look forward to seeing you all at the 2025 conference!
CONGRATULATIONS TO JACQUELINE JAMES GREEN, OUR 2023 JACK V. DOLAND AWARD WINNER
This year’s recipient has a true feeling for people in need. She has served on various boards such as Phillips 66 Advisory Board, Sasol Community Advisory Board and Westlake Recreation Board, she is a member of Sulphur Sunrise Rotary, Kiwanis Club of North Lake Charles and VOAD-Volunteer Organizations Active During Disaster.
She was the recipient of the Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation Humanitarian Award for Southwest Louisiana in 2022.
She is the current Executive Director for Calcasieu Council On Aging and has been a community advocate for the aging population for the past 23 years. She started with the Calcasieu Council on Aging as the receptionist and has been blessed to advance through the years to become the director in 2012.
She has a true feeling for people in need. As director of the Calcasieu Council on Aging, she searches and implements programs for seniors. Programs for feeding the elderly, and providing for their living needs such as housing, assistance with cleaning and checking on those living alone.
Even though the Calcasieu Council on Aging offices were destroyed after the hurricanes, she still found a way to find temporary facilities and continue to meet the needs of the elderly in our community. As Director, she is working with FEMA and other state agencies in planning the replacement of the destroyed facilities, thus enabling the council to provide more services as needed, while at the same time looking for locations to build more elderly housing through programs with the state and the city.
She is co-owner of James Funeral Home, where she also works offering comfort to families while working to earn her degree as a mortician.
She is a proud mother of four children and three grandchildren.
Making a difference in our community
About Us
The Women’s Commission of Southwest Louisiana, Inc. was organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes in 1990. We are very proud to be celebrating our milestone 34th Anniversary in 2024!
Overall Mission: To educate, empower, and expand the status of women living in Southwest Louisiana.
Major Efforts:
- Annual Fall Conference for Women – held annually on the 3rd Thursday in October Signature Event
- Mentorship Program – Jr. Women’s Conference to educate and encourage future women leaders
- Leadership opportunities and networking support for women
- Multiple Scholarships awarded annually to non-traditional women attending SOWELA Technical Community College or McNeese State University
- Commissioners also serve as a volunteer force supporting many other non-profit groups throughout Southwest Louisiana
Are you interested in sponsoring our 2025 Conference?
Through donations, our sponsors underwrite the majority of the cost of the Fall Conference which helps keep the cost of attending the conference to a minimum for participants.