Board of Directors

Joshua Cox completed his undergraduate studies at Yale University, where he was a four-year letterman on the varsity baseball team and won the coveted William Neely Mallory Award, which is the most prestigious athletic honor given to a senior male. Upon graduation, Josh taught middle school English at New Orleans College Prep Charter School in New Orleans’ third ward. 

After two years in the classroom, Josh realized that poverty - and the problems that accompany it - are the biggest barriers to reducing inequality, and he left to attend the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the Fels Institute of Government to better understand how the law influences politics, finance and government. 

In 2014, Josh returned to New Orleans after law school and worked for three years as a commercial litigator before serving as the Director of Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Orleans Parish School Board. Soon after, he accepted an offer to serve as Senior Advisor and Director of Strategic Initiatives to the first black female Mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell. 

While in the Mayor's Office, Josh led a diverse body of work. He’s managed philanthropic relationships on behalf of the City of New Orleans and appointments for the City's 100+ boards and commissions. He also was deeply involved in initiatives related to the City’s relief and recovery from COVID-19, including the workforce development program that pivoted out-of-work folks in hospitality into the community health workers we needed to stop the spread in communities of color. 

Now, Josh runs the for-profit arm of Resilience Force, a national labor brokerage dedicated to building the workforce America needs to adapt and respond to climate change. Resilience Force connects workers to disaster restoration companies after natural disasters in the Gulf South and organizations in Sonoma County preventing wildfires through vegetation management. 

In the future, Josh hopes to continue to do work that is at the intersection of philanthropy, business and social impact. He believes that capitalism and philanthropy can drive social equity in the world and looks to do work that increases economic opportunity for underserved individuals at scale.

Nicole DePierto is an experienced nonprofit leader and urban development professional, currently serving as the Executive Director of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Louisiana, a position she has held since 2018. Her work focuses on strategic programming, stakeholder engagement, and advancing responsible land use and real estate development throughout the region.

Before joining ULI, Nicole spent over a decade at Tulane University in increasingly senior roles within development and alumni relations. 

Nicole holds an MBA from Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business and a BA in French and Communications from Tulane University. Her background blends strategic planning, community engagement, and operational excellence, with a deep commitment to civic leadership and placemaking in Louisiana.

Jared Genova is a New Orleans-based urban strategy, disaster recovery, and climate resilience planning specialist with nearly 15 years of professional experience. His planning background includes the development of recovery, resilience, climate action, and cultural resources strategies at the nexus of natural, economic, and social systems, including the development of the first resilience and climate action strategies for the City of New Orleans as well as the City’s winning proposal for HUD’s National Disaster Resilience Competition. He leads multi-disciplinary teams and leverages technical data for public processes. Jared also has experience in Latin American and Caribbean development, disaster communications, urban design, and economic development strategy.

Toni Hackett Antrum is the President and Founder of The Hackett Group, LLC, an investment consulting practice based in New Orleans, drawing on a distinguished 35-year career in public fund investment, community, and small business development. A Registered Investment Advisor and registered municipal advisor, her firm holds woman-, minority-owned, and DBE certification, and has advised the New Orleans Airport and Regional Transit Authority on nearly $2 billion in bond financings. She began her investment career in 1982 at Howard Weil Labouisse Friedrichs, later working at Great Western Financial Securities, Morgan Keegan, and Merrill Lynch. A committed community leader, she has served as a Commissioner for the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority since 2010, including over eight years as Chairperson, and is also an Adjunct Professor at Southern University New Orleans and Dillard University. Her decades of investment in New Orleans' economic development and community revitalization reflect the same commitment to building strong, equitable local economies that drives Louisiana Green Corps' work training residents for careers in the green economy.

Dawn Domengeaux Lapeyrolerie is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. She received her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Southern University at New Orleans and her graduate degree in Higher Education Administration from The University of Akron. Dawn has 15 years of government administration, serving in multiple roles at the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority and as Director of the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Client Services at the Housing Authority of New Orleans. Dawn most recently served as Director of Policy & Advocacy for the Office of Interim Councilmember, Donna M. Glapion. Dawn currently works at the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority as the Director of Workforce Development and is a Louisiana Notary Public.  Additionally, Dawn has worked within the non-profit sector and in higher education at The University of South Carolina, The University of Akron and the Louisiana Technical College. Dawn has strong ties to the community having served on multiple boards and is a member of the New Orleans Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Dawn lives with her husband Brian in the Gentilly Terrace neighborhood. She is a proud alum of McDonogh #35 Senior High School-GEAUX Roneagles! She is also a HUGE Saints fan and season ticket holder. WHO DAT!! 

Karina Roca is a proud LA Green Corps alumni, graduating from the program in 2020.  She graduated from Pace University in 2019, double majoring in Peace and Justice Studies and Political Science.  Her work in the worlds of urban farming/land sovereignty, anti-racist program development and traditional craftwork display her passion for building bridges between the past and the present.  She is currently a blacksmith apprentice and welder restoring antique ironwork in New Orleans.  She seeks to connect youth with mentors of the traditional building trades of New Orleans and beyond so that the sacred knowledge and memory that built cities like this may live forever. 

Jennifer Schecter is Senior Business Development Manager at SCAPE. She is a storyteller and relationship builder, applying her experience across the nonprofit, government, and private sectors to strategically match clients' needs with SCAPE's talent. She is passionate about resilient spaces that enable positive change in communities. 

She is also a freelance writer and tourism columnist for Biz New Orleans magazine, where she has been recognized with four Press Club of New Orleans Excellence in Journalism Awards. She was named 2022 Industry Influencer of the Year by SMPS Southeastern Louisiana and a 2015 New Orleans' Finest Honoree by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  

Jennifer conducted her graduate studies in African-American Studies and Oral History at Columbia University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Creative Writing from Ball State University, where she graduated from the Honors College summa cum laude.

Matthew is a co-owner of Reliable Foundations and former Green Corps Instructor. Matt has stayed connected with Green Corps over the past few years remains committed to serving our mission. Reliable has been a consistent internship and employer partner, working with Green corps participants and graduates.