K. Diane Losavio, Executive Director
Diane spent five of her elementary school years in Baton Rouge and has since then considered it her home, even though her family moved several times before she returned in the 70’s. She has had a diverse work history, both in business and the non-profit world, giving her the needed experience in administration, supervision, and non-profit management to take on the position of executive director for Baton Rouge Green in 2007.
"The future of Baton Rouge Green is important to me because this city is my home. The first thing you notice about Baton Rouge, when returning from a trip elsewhere, is our magnificent trees. It's the responsibility of all our residents to care for this urban forest and of Baton Rouge Green to demonstrate how it should be done."
Diane is married and has two daughters, two sons-in-law, and four grandchildren.
E-mail Diane at diane@batonrougegreen.com
Timothy J. Cockerham, Green Light Program Manager
Cockerham received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from L.S.U. in Education (1978) and Administration/Supervision (1982) respectively. He served as a middle school teacher and administrator in East Baton Rouge Parish, retiring in 1999 after twenty years of service. He has worked as a software consultant, coordinator of the 19th Judicial District Drug Court, and as a grant administrator with the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. A native of Baton Rouge, Cockerham has been a licensed Landscape Contractor since 1987. His experience as a teacher, administrator, consultant, and small business owner serves him well in his capacity as Program Manager for East Baton Rouge Parish's Green Light Beautification program.
E-mail Tim at: greenlight@batonrougegreen.com
Suzannah DesRoches, NeighborWoods Program Manager
A native of Roseland, Louisiana, Suzannah has been a resident of Baton Rouge since 2001, when she began studying landscape architecture at Louisiana State University. After receiving her BLA in 2006, she worked in residential and commercial landscape contracting and landscape architecture. She has created landscape and irrigation designs, estimates, and bid packages for projects of varying size and scope throughout Louisiana and Mississippi, also overseeing their layout and installation. She has been working as a licensed landscape contractor since early 2007, and as Baton Rouge Green’s NeighborWoods Program Manager, she is committed to increasing Baton Rouge’s urban forest through volunteer-led planting events. She has created educational displays, “Composting 101” and “Trees Save Energy!” that are accessible to both youth and adults as she strives to bring sustainability to the forefront of Baton Rouge Green’s message. She is currently studying to take the landscape architecture licensing exam.
E-mail Suzannah at neighborwoods@batonrougegreen.com
Danielle Duhe, Intern
Originally from Gramercy, LA, Danielle went to high school at St. Mary’s Dominican in New Orleans and studied visual arts at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts during the summers and after school. Danielle is currently a fourth year landscape architecture student at Louisiana State University. She joined the Baton Rouge Green team as an intern for the Green Light Beautification Program , is excited about the “green” changes taking place in Baton Rouge and looks forward to being a part of the process.
