Jennifer Armand was named Executive Director of the Bayou Community Foundation in December 2012, shortly after the Foundation was established. In this role, Jennifer is responsible for managing and implementing the Foundation’s operations, including BCF’s nonprofit grant programs, nonprofit workshops and conferences, fund development, communications, community needs assessments and advocacy.
A resident of Houma and native of Lafayette, Jennifer earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from LSU. Earlier in her career, she worked as a radio news director in Lake Charles, Press Secretary for the LA Dept. of Environmental Quality, and Public Affairs Coordinator for the Georgia Gulf manufacturing facility in Plaquemine, LA. In 1997, Jennifer and husband Matthew moved to Houma and founded the advertising and public relations firm Armand Creative.
Leading Bayou Community Foundation over the past decade, Jennifer’s love for the special people, places and culture of the Bayou Region grows stronger every day. While not a native of the bayou, she is now one of the region’s biggest champions.
To learn more about the work of the Foundation, please visit braf.org.