FSRP INTRODUCES NEW DIRECTOR MANDY PUMILIA

The Faubourg St. Roch Project is pleased to introduce Mandy Pumilia as the organization’s new Executive Director.

Deeply rooted in New Orleans, Pumilia brings both an accomplished business background and a history of active community work along the St. Claude Avenue corridor to St. Roch.

Most recently, Pumilia has worked as the Principal of Picnic Media, a private firm which has delivered marketing, advertising, and fundraising services to a reputable client list. She is also a Board Member of the Bywater Neighborhood Association and has served as the Chairperson for Preservation and Blight in Bywater, a historic New Orleans neighborhood located immediately downriver from St. Roch.

"I am looking forward to working with the St. Roch neighborhood and the completion of the projects that Darren and FSRP have identified to support a model of urban neighborhood revitalization."  "The St. Roch Neighborhood is such an important and special part of the downriver community of New Orleans and the residents deserve to have a blight free, safe and beautiful environment to live in." 

After three years of post-Katrina work in New Orleans, former Director Darren Alberti will be moving back closer to his hometown in Northern California.

“It has been an honor to have served FSRP and the St. Roch neighborhood for the past thirteen months,” says Alberti. “The collective effort taking place to revitalize the neighborhood–ranging from the determination of individual residents to the genuine commitment of elected officials—is extraordinary, and I’m grateful to have been afforded the opportunity to make a contribution,” he says.

FSRP’s pursuit of its mission in St. Roch will continue uninterrupted.

Drew Lang, FSRP's founder and board president, remarks: “I am very grateful for Darren’s service to FSRP and the St. Roch community.  He made great strides during his tenure, and his work and his presence will reverberate for a long time to come. Darren will truly be missed.”  Mr. Lang then adds: “As Mandy begins working with us, incorporating her talents toward FSRP’s mission, I believe we see and feel remarkable new energy and progress toward revitalizing St. Roch.”

New Day in Leadership for the NOPD

FSRP would like to welcome Christopher D. Goodly to the 5th Police District – Commander Goodly has nearly 14 years of service with the New Orleans Police Department and is selected by Superintendent Serpas to command the 5th Police District. Cmdr. Goodly, a former Police Lieutenant who finished as the #1 candidate on the Civil Service register, has proven himself to possess a unique ability to exercise independent judgment; he is self-motivated; and he has exceptional knowledge of the law, department policy and acceptable police practice. Prior to this appointment, Cmdr. Goodly served as the Integrity Control Officer in the 1st Police District. Cmdr. Goodly has both Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees in Criminal Justice from Southern University of New Orleans.