Gaynell Young was named chair of the Board of Commissioners at Lane Regional Medical Center during its August 22nd meeting.
A resident of Zachary, Young retired from AT&T in 2009 with 31 years of service and is currently a project manager with Transformyx, Inc., a leading technology architectural services company.
Dedicated to serving the community and area residents, Young has been a member of the Zachary Community School Board since 2001 and was recently elected vice president. Additional professional affiliations include Foundation Assisting Zachary Education (FAZE) board member, Port Hudson Improvement Association committee member and Georgia Pacific Corporation former community advisory committee member.
Young and her husband, Lucius, have three children and eight grandchildren and are actively involved in the New Life Missionary Baptist Church.
Lane Regional Medical Center is governed by a nine member board of commissioners who are appointed by the Metropolitan Council of East Baton Rouge Parish. Current members are Jordan Charlet, Dr. Keith Elbourne, Pat Gauthier, Jimmy Johnson, Donna Kline, Joan Lansing, Harold Rideau, Mark Thompson and Gaynell Young.