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Please Join Mayor Waites and the Baker Chamber of Commerce for "Leads for Lunch" with Special Guest Speaker Brenda Guess!

Friends, 

Please join me as we welcome Mrs. Brenda Guess at this month's Lead for Lunch with the Baker Chamber of Commerce! I am so excited that she is taking time from her schedule to come and share information and lunch with us. Please don't miss out on this great opportunity to meet her, network with other Baker businesses and enjoy a great meal at Ruffins 2!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Mayor Darnell Waites

Brenda Clark Guess, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serves as the Assistant Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development.  Ms. Guess is chiefly responsible for guiding LED’s programs that grow Louisiana’s small business sector. In addition, Ms. Guess is currently directing the State Small Business Credit Initiative effort in our state to partner with financial institutions and other lenders and the communities that they serve.

Prior to this appointment, Ms. Guess served as the Director of Business Incentive Services for 10 years.  In this position, she administered programs geared to give companies a competitive edge through tax incentives, and developed a variety of state programs for the retention, creation, and expansion of Louisiana businesses and industries.

Before joining LED, Brenda spent six years in municipal government and 6 years in private sector banking and business management.  To enhance her growth in economic development and finance, she is a graduate of the Venture Capital Institute and has attended several classes towards certification as an Economic Development Finance Professional with the National Development Council (NDC).

Brenda received a Bachelor’s degree in marketing and a Master’s degree in public administration from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge.