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Senator Jack DonahueProfessional Experience

  • 2007 - Present Chairman of the Board, DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc.
  • 2007 - 2009 Chairman/CEO, DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc.
  • 1979 - 2007 President/Chairman/CEO, DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc.
  • 1971 - 1979 President/VP, Spartan Building Corporation
  • 1967 - 1971 Vice President, Donahue-Asher Contractors

 

Past Affiliations / Appointments

  • GNO, Inc., Co-Chair, Tax Competitiveness Task Force; Member, Public Policy Committee
  • St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce (STWCC), Member, Public Policy Committee
  • Southpac (LABI), Past Chairman and Current Member, Northshore Area Committee
  • Business Congress for Louisiana, Co-founder


Professional Affiliations / Appointments

  • Louisiana State Senate, Senator, District 11
  • Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC), Member
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

 

Other Current Affiliations

  • Legatus, Board Member, Chairman of Northshore Chapter
  • Mary Queen of Peace Church, Co-chair of "Building on our Blessings", Member
  • PRIDE of St. Tammany, Board Member
  • Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West, Board Member
  • LSU Alumni Association, Member
  • Holy Cross Alumni Association, Member
  • Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, Member
  • St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce, Member
  • Krewe of Orpheus, Member
  • Maple Ridge Homeowners Association, Member
  • Maple Ridge Homeowners Architectural Review Committee, Member

 

Awards/Honors:

  • Louisiana State University Leadership Award, 1967
  • ABC Member of the Year, 1980
  • Businessman of the Year - STWCC, 1991
  • Distinguished Leadership Award, CCFA, 1996
  • St. Tammany Economic Partnership Award, 1997
  • Community Leadership Award, STWCC, 1998
  • King Orpheus XIV, 2001
  • Tammany Award (Business of the Year), STWCC, 2004
  • Graduate of Leadership St. Tammany West, 2007
  • ABC Person of the Year, 2007
  • LSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Hall of Distinction, 2008
  • St. Tammany Republican Parish Executive Committee Man of the Year, 2008
  • Louisiana Family Forum Outstanding Family Advocate, 2008
  • 2008 Legis-Gator Champion, Chamber Southwest Louisiana
  • National Federation of Independent Business "Guardian of Small Business" award, 2010
  • John J. Hainkel Leadership Award, 2010
  • Louisiana Family Forum Outstanding Family Advocate, 2012