Our Board
2020 Board of Directors
Kelly Miseles - President (Retired Army and Big Brother)
Josh Darby - Vice President (The Pathology Laboratory)
Dawn Primeaux - Treasurer (JD Bank)
Scott Raley - Secretary (Allstate-Scott Raley Insurance and Big Brother)
Dan Losey - Past President (Retired P66)
Melissa Portie - (Westlake Chemical and Big Sister)
Ed McGuire (PSN Law Firm, Board Legal Counsel)
Bill Sommers (Office for Juvenile Justice, Calcasieu Parish)
Kaitlyn Gallegos (Visit Lake Charles)
Emily Ashworth (SWLA Center for Health Services)
Vic Salvador (Ward 3 Marshal)
Maria Tran (Golden Nugget Lake Charles)
Tiffany Fontenot (Argent Trust)
Erica Martin (City of Sulphur)
Erika Carlisle (Moffett Latter & Blum Realty)

A Little Time Can Make a Big Impact
NOTE: All names have been changed to protect the identities of the wait list children enrolled in our mentoring program. For many children in our community, having someone to spend…
Greg and John Go the Distance
When John Fontenot lost his father a little over 10 years ago, he thought about…
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BBBS-SWLA Summer Program is a BIG Success!
While summer is a kid’s favorite time of year, it can be tough (and expensive)…
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Foster Grandparents of the Year 2016
In addition to their work with the children and families of Southwest Louisiana through its…
10 Years and 10,000 Memories
Big Sister Brenda is a southern girl. She graduated from Sulphur High School and grew…
One Big and One Not-So-Little
When Brad Ragusa was a kid in the early eighties, his mom pitched him an…