Board, Executive Council, & Staff

State Board of Directors

Louisiana Right to Life Federation's State Board of Directors is a state-wide board comprised of representatives from each right to life chapter in Louisiana. The State Board of Directors meets to oversee the progress and direction of the Louisiana Right to Life Federation.

Executive Council

Under the guidance and election of the State Board of Directors, the Executive Council of the Louisiana Right to Life Federation meets often with the staff of the Federation to discuss and develop the daily activities of the Federation.

Carlton Guillot
President

Carlton Guillot was elected President of the Louisiana Right to Life Federation in September of 2007.

Guillot, who has served as the President of New Orleans Right to Life for the past seven years, has sat on the New Orleans Right to Life for the past 16 years. Carlton founded the Pro-Life committee at Saint Patrick's Church and with the permission of his pastor, he has led a monthly prayer group to witness at local abortion mills. Carlton has attended numerous National Right to Life Conventions, and many Marches for Life in the Nation's Capital.

Carlton is a Civil Engineer. He has been married for 30 years, and he has a 24 year old son.

William Watkins
Vice President

William "Bill" Watkins was elected Vice President of Louisiana Right to Life Federation in September 2007.

Watkins is currently President of Terrebonne-Lafourche Right to Life Committee. Watkins is a life-long resident of Houma where he lives with his wife of 29 years, Elizabeth. She is secretary of Terrebonne-Lafourche RTL, and the two together have logged many hours of right to life fundraising and presentations.

He practices law in both federal and state courts around Louisiana with the firm of Duval, Funderburk, Sundbery, Lovell & Watkins. They have 4 daughters, and two grandchildren. He credits his involvement in the pro-life cause to his mom, Shirley Watkins, who devoted many years of service and prayers.

James J. Hubbell
Treasurer

James J. Hubbell is the President of Bayou Right To Life, as well as Treasurer of the LARTL Federation.

Jimmy reorganized Bayou Right To Life in the early 80’s and has led BRTL in hosting numerous events every year, including three Life-Chains in October and a prayer service on the steps of the courthouse on January 22 to mark the legalization of abortion through Roe v. Wade. Bayou Right to Life comprises the communities within Assumption Parish and is interdenominational, having members from the various churches in the Parish.

Jimmy and Mickey, his wife, served as the State Pro-Life Chair couple of the LA State Council of Knights of Columbus for 8 years. Together they traveled around the state making presentations to church groups and KC councils on the sanctity of life. Jimmy has also served on the Respect Life Committee of the Baton Rouge Diocese.

Jimmy is a retired vocational agriculture teacher and is currently President of the Assumption Parish Retired Teachers Association. He is the Treasurer of the seven-parish district of retired teacher associations and is coordinator of the Bayouland Young Farmers Association.

Jimmy and Mickey have been married for over 48 years and are the parents of four children, two of whom have our five grandchildren. Mickey is recovering slowly from a triple valve replacement/repair since September 2005, having stayed in five different hospitals. Hopefully the great healer will continue to oversee her recovery.

Peg Kenny
Executive Secretary

Peg Kenny has been a motivating force behind the operations of Louisiana Right to Life for the past twenty years. Heavily involved in both the Louisiana and national legislature, she is recognized for her years of work in promoting and passing pro-life legislation.

Separate from her involvement in LARTL, Peg is the Director of the Louisiana Pro-Life Council, which acts as the Respect Life Office for the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Sharon Ryan Rodi
Delegate to the National Right to Life Board of Directors

Michelle Gorney
At-Large Director

Michelle Gorney has been involved with LARTL for over 20 years when she and her husband, Chuck, founded St. Tammany Right to Life. Michelle has been a pro life speaker on many occasions and has attended NRTL Conventions and the National March for Life several times.

Michelle recently ended 4 years as LARTL Federation President and currently serves as Secretary of St. Tammany Right to Life. She works as a mother and Nurse in St. Tammany Parish.

W. "Al" Krotoski, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H
At-Large Director & Medical Advisor

Dr. W. "Al" Krotoski has supported - and defended - the pro-life perspective since his medical school days. Although now retired from formal practice, he has credentials in medicine, medical science (immunology), medical research (Nobel nominee) and public health (M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.), completing a 30-year career with the U.S. Public Health Service in these fields.

Dr. Krotoski is Co-Founder and President of The Hippocratic Resource, a statewide organization of physicians, nurses, dentists, scientists and other health professionals who promote the life-respecting tenets of the Hippocratic Oath. He also serves on the Baton Rouge Diocesan Respect Life Board and as the medical advisor for the Gevernor's Program on Abstinence..

A former President of the LARTL Federation, Dr. Krotoski continues to testify before the Louisiana State Legislature on Culture of Life matters.

Robert E. Winn
At-Large Director

Staff

Benjamin Clapper
Executive Director

Ann Bergeron
Legislative Specialist