Meet the SpayMart Board of Directors
SpayMart’s Board of Directors provides leadership, governance, and strategic guidance in support of our mission to improve animal welfare and reduce companion animal overpopulation. Our board members bring diverse professional experience, community involvement, and a shared commitment to helping animals and the people who care for them throughout New Orleans Metro area.
Lynn Chiche
Founder & Executive Director
Lynn Chiche is the founder and Executive Director of SpayMart. After a successful career managing the audiology department at Ochsner Foundation Hospital, she left the healthcare field in 1998 to dedicate herself to animal rescue and welfare. She co-founded SpayMart in 1998 to address pet overpopulation and homelessness in Louisiana and Mississippi. Under her leadership, SpayMart has grown into one of the region's premier animal welfare organizations, operating adoption, spay/neuter, and pet retention programs; foster…
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President Serving since June 2026 A New Orleans native, Patty’s has served nearly three decades as an animal welfare professional. She and a local veterinarian opened a hospital in… Vice President Serving since June 2026 John “Johnny” Northcutt is a technology entrepreneur, problem solver, and longtime advocate for using the right people, systems, and ideas to make a meaningful… Treasurer Serving since June 2026 Karen graduated from the University of New Orleans with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and is a recently retired Louisiana CPA. She began her…
Patty Hegwood
John Northcutt
Karen Leggio Nugent
Board Members
Vice President Serving since April 2026 John “Johnny” Northcutt is a technology entrepreneur, problem solver, and longtime advocate for using the right people, systems, and ideas to make a meaningful… Treasurer Karen graduated from the University of New Orleans with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and is a recently retired Louisiana CPA. She began her… Board Member Lauree Nunez has been a dedicated part of SpayMart for nearly two decades, combining extensive animal-welfare experience with a strong background in nonprofit leadership,… Founder & Executive Director Serving since May 1998 Lynn Chiche is the founder and Executive Director of SpayMart. After a successful career managing the audiology department at Ochsner Foundation Hospital, she left… Board Member Serving since July 2026 Morgan Murray is Director of Social & Influencer at Amsive, where she leads social media and influencer strategy for national brands across healthcare, insurance,… President A New Orleans native, Patty’s has served nearly three decades as an animal welfare professional. She and a local veterinarian opened a hospital in… Board Member Serving since July 2026 Suzanne Plaisance, CFRE, brings nearly 30 years of fundraising experience, with a career rooted primarily in higher education and, most recently, healthcare philanthropy at… Board Member Serving since June 2026 Teresa Bodem-Linebaugh brings extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, fundraising, operations, strategic planning, and animal welfare to SpayMart. She has spent more than a decade… No profiles in this group.John Northcutt
Karen Leggio Nugent
Lauree Nunez
Lynn Chiche
Morgan Murray
Patty Hegwood
Suzanne Plaisance
Teresa Bodem Linebaugh