About Beacon
Beacon Community Connections is a 501(c)3 nonprofit focused on building community by making connections.
Our mission is to empower anyone in need through connections, collaboration and advocacy for individual wellness and community quality of life.
Our work focuses on delivering exceptional non-clinical case management to under-resourced individuals and families. Beacon recently launched the Louisiana Ally initiative to combat opioid overdoses, and is building the Louisiana Community Care Hub to improve the connection between healthcare and community-based organizations.
We believe we are better together.
2021 Impact Report
2020 Impact Report
2019 IMPACT REPORT
Beacon Admin
Holly Howat, Ph.D.,
Executive Director
and Founder
Donna Troyanowski, M.A., CRS
Navigation Director
Dylan Norris, CRS
Resource and Initiatives Coordinator
Nicole Zirlott,M.S., CRS
Operations Coordinator
Salesforce Systems Admin
Mark Evans
Office Manager &
Business Development
Kabrina Bland, M.S.
Navigation Coordinator
Beacon Staff
Jennifer, CRS Navigator
Ariel, CRS Navigator
Crisitina, Bilingual Navigator
Hadley, Navigator
Hannah, Navigator
Joshua, Navigator
Lauren, Navigator
Olivia, Navigator
Victoria, Navigator
Beacon Board
Ms. Claire Collins, Chair
Therapy Talks, LLC
Dr. Lawrence Simon, Member
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
Ms. Lynley Jones, Secretary/Treasurer
Ascension Episcopal School
Mr. Charles Boudreaux, Member
Kean Miller
Mr. Paul Molbert, Vice-Chair
Ochsner Lafayette Health
Ms. Pauline Breaux, Member
Lourdes Regional Health
Mr. Tim Murphy, Member
Murphy & Warren