Debra White Lockwood has her Bachelor of Science in Accounting (1977) and her Master’s in Business Administration (1999), both from Louisiana State University. Furthermore, Ms. Lockwood is a certified public accountant (CPA), and is accredited in Business Valuation with the American Institute of CPA’s (“AICPA”). Additionally, Federal and Louisiana State Courts as well as several Family Courts have recognized her expertise in both business valuation and accounting.
Since 2002, Ms. Lockwood has been a member of senior management team responsible for financial oversight and the development and implementation of strategic and operational initiatives and currently, she serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to 2002, Ms. Lockwood had extensive professional experience as a practicing certified public accountant during which time she provided business valuation, audit and tax services and represented numerous healthcare clients and participated in several tax-exempt bond financings. Ms. Lockwood served from 1991 through 1996 on the Board of Directors of Woman’s Health Foundation, the parent entity for Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the largest specialty hospital of its kind in the nation, where she served as Treasurer, member of the Executive Committee and Chair of Fiscal Oversight. Ms. Lockwood also served from 1994-1996 as a member of the Board of Directors of Woman’s Physician Health Organization. Upon stepping down from the Board of Directors of Woman’s Health Foundation, Lockwood served Woman’s Hospital from 1996 through 1997 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance and Development during which time, as a member of senior management, she was responsible for managing corporate finance and development of new business, third party affiliations and fund development.
Ms. Lockwood served on the Board of Commissioners of the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency from 1996 to 2005. The LHFA was established by the Louisiana Legislature in 1980 for the purpose of undertaking various programs designed to assist with the financing of housing needs in the state of Louisiana for persons of low and moderate income. Ms. Lockwood has served on the multi-family and finance committees and chairman of the audit committee of the LHFA and as its board Vice Chairman (1999-2001).
Ms. Lockwood is a member of the Louisiana Society of CPAs (“LSCPA”), AICPA, and the American Society of Appraisers in Business Valuations. She has served on the Strategic Planning Committee, Litigation Services, and Peer Review Committees of the LSCPA. In 1996, Ms. Lockwood was appointed as State President of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. In addition, she has been active in many national, regional and local civic organizations including the Boards of the Chamber of Commerce, Hibernia National Bank Baton Rouge City Board, Louisiana Arts & Science Center, Woman’s Health Foundation, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, VOA National Housing Corporation, etc. Additionally, since 1997,she has been an active volunteer for the American Heart Association in various capacities in officer roles on local, regional, and the National Board of Directors. She is currently the Chairman-elect of the National Board of Directors and, prior to that appointment, was Secretary-Treasurer and a member of the National Audit Committee, ECC Business Management Committee, Corporate Operations Coordinating Committee and Chairman of the Investment Subcommittee.
