Tri-parish Newsmakers

LeBouef tapped for LAMP board

Lafourche Parish’s Public Library Director Susanna LeBouef has been appointed to serve on the board of directors for the Louisiana Management Pool Inc. (LAMP).

The appointment was announced at the board’s annual meet in mid-October.

The board is comprised of elected or appointed public officials statewide.

LAMP is available to any Louisiana public entity. The management pool is a cooperation to enhance performance in the investment of public funds. It provides a level of money management for large or small municipal or parish entities. LAMP has a Standard & Poor’s rating of Triple Am.

State Treasurer John Kennedy serves as LAMP’s president.

The board governs 619 participants with a $2.2 billion investment.

LeBouef has more than 40 years experience as a librarian. She holds a master’s degree in library science, which she earned from Louisiana State University. In addition, she is certified as a State of Louisiana public library director.

LeBouef became a director of Lafourche Parish Public Libraries in February 2008.

“My experiences have always involved service through libraries,” she said. “To be appointed to this board will provide two opportunities for me: to bring my expertise from working with the citizens of our community helping them meet their needs and to be a spokesperson for libraries and its integral role in society. This is a great honor for me and for Louisiana’s public libraries.”

Matherne named TGMC Materials Management director

Fred Matherne has been named Materials Management director at Terrebonne General Medical Center.

Matherne graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and computer science.

Prior to joining TGMC’s staff, he served as director of Materials Management at the University Medical Center with Health Management Associates in Lebanon, Tenn.

“Returning to Louisiana has been a goal of mine ever since Hurricane Katrina displaced me to the Nashville, Tennessee area,” Matherne said. “My family and friends are deep rooted in and around the tri-parish area, this makes it even more rewarding to return home and, especially, become a member of TGMC’s dedicated family. I am humbled, grateful and honored to be a part of the Houma community.”

O’Hern named TGMC environmental services head

Tim O’Hern has been tapped to be Terrebonne General Medical Center’s Environmental Services and Laundry/Linen Department director.

A graduate of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla., O’Hern received a bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant management and minor degree in business administration.

Most recently, he served as the director of Environmental Services at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, N.M.

“I have received a warm welcome from the employees at TGMC,” he said. “The administration has provided the tools necessary to get my job done, and I look forward to a long tenure at TGMC.”