Meet the Board
Perry A. Triche- Chair
Mr. Triche has 26 years of service at TECO Bulk Terminal, where he currently serves as manager of regulatory affairs, risk management and training. He is currently serving on the Leadership Community of the United Way of Plaquemines Parish.
John A. Tesvich
A native of Port Sulphur, Mr. Tesvich is co-owner and president of AmeriPure Oyster Company and Port Sulphur Fisheries Inc. Over the past 30 years, he has been involved in oyster farming, processing, and marketing Louisiana oysters nationwide.
Betsy A. Brien
Ms. Brien is public affairs director for ConocoPhillips Alliance Refinery.
Philip F. Cossich, Jr.
Mr. Cossich is an attorney at Cossich, Sumich & Parsiola, LLC, in Belle Chasse. As a board member of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, Mr. Cossich will serve as the the Foundation’s representative to the Plaquemines Community Foundation. He is also a trustee of the Academy of the Sacred Heart and a former trustee of the Isidore Newman School.
James “Jim” F. Gasquet, III
Mr. Gasquet is an attorney in private practice in Belle Chasse. He is a member of the Plaquemines Parish Bar Association, South Plaquemines Rotary Club, and Knights of Columbus.
Lynn Perkins Perez
Ms. Perez is a resident of Braithwaite, where she is a practicing attorney at Perez & Perez.






