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Broadwater Appointed to the North Oaks Health System Board of Commissioners, Elected Vice Chair

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  • Written By: Melanie Lanaux Zaffuto
Broadwater Appointed to the North Oaks Health System Board of Commissioners, Elected Vice Chair

The Tangipahoa Parish Council has appointed Chris Broadwater to the Board of Commissioners for North Oaks Health System. The council made the appointment during its meeting on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in response to the retirement of the health system’s Board of Commissioners Chairman Ron Macaluso, effective Dec. 31, 2024. Broadwater was elected vice chair by his fellow commissioners at the board’s Jan. 29 meeting.

Broadwater, an attorney and former Louisiana state representative for Tangipahoa Parish (District 86), currently serves as vice president and deputy general counsel for CSRS, a development advisory and program management consulting firm with offices in Louisiana, Texas and California.

“North Oaks Health System, nationally recognized for its delivery of high-quality healthcare services, is a treasure for Tangipahoa Parish and the surrounding Northshore region,” Broadwater asserts. “Whether it is providing care and comfort to our citizens, fantastic employment opportunities or support for valued community organizations, North Oaks Health System continues to demonstrate its steadfast commitment to excellence and investing in the lives of the people of Tangipahoa Parish and beyond.”

Broadwater continues, “I look forward to being a part of the team that will ensure this level of commitment and excellence for generations to come.”

Before joining CSRS, Broadwater was vice president of workforce policy and general counsel for the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. Other previous leadership roles include interim chancellor for Louisiana Delta Community College in Monroe and assistant secretary of labor for the Louisiana Workforce Commission. He began his legal career with Forrester, Jordan & Dick in Baton Rouge and continued it with other firms in the capitol city before joining Cashe, Coudrain & Bass in Hammond.

Throughout his distinguished career, Broadwater has received numerous accolades, including recognition as the 2015 Legislative Champion for Healthcare by the Louisiana Hospital Association and the 2014 Legislator of the Year award from the Louisiana Athletic Trainers Association. In 2018, he was honored with Southeastern Louisiana University’s Friendship Oak Award by the Alumni Association.

Professionally, Broadwater belongs to the Louisiana State Bar Association and serves on the Louisiana Board of Regents’ Advisory Commission on Proprietary Schools. Prior service encompasses appointments to the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council, the Southeastern Louisiana University College of Business Advisory Council, and the Jobs for America’s Graduates National Board of Directors, from which he received its leadership award in 2016.

Broadwater holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and family life studies from Louisiana Christian University in Pineville, a master’s degree in divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and both a bachelor’s degree in civil law and juris doctor from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in Baton Rouge.

Other members of the North Oaks Board of Commissioners include Chair Mark Mobley; Tonia Canale, BS, RN, PCMH CCE; Ann Carruth, DNS, RN; Joycelyn Lee, RPh; Amber Narro, PhD; and Jeff Pegler.