Evie Poitevent Sanders

Director of Entrepreneurship & Innovation

GNO Inc.

Over the past nine years, Evie has served various JLNO Councils, having been a member of the Nominating Committee and chairing both the Member Outreach and Planning & Development Committees. She originally joined JLNO to hold herself accountable to performing community volunteer work, but she stayed with the organization for the impressive women’s leadership and training opportunities. Evie did not realize how much of a positive impact JLNO would have on her personally and professionally. She had so many opportunities to showcase her family’s small business, Feet First, to League membership effectively gaining new customers. Evie was elated with the boundless opportunities to serve on numerous committees and councils, eventually taking on leadership roles. She loves meeting so many interesting and impressive women from wide-ranging backgrounds. Evie believes the ability to expand one’s personal and professional network is one of the greatest resources JLNO offers its members. As a result, she has learned more about her work ethic and leadership styles and how to interface those with a wide variety of personality types. She also appreciates learning about the issues facing women across the community.

Evie and her husband Lem reside in Lakeview. She loves the funkiness, diversity, uniqueness and culture of New Orleans. She loves the city’s great food, music and festivals, but she’s most grateful to live in a place with such a tight-knit community and sense of family.