The following St. Tammany citizens serve as the Board of Directors of the Tammany Together Education Fund. Click a name for a brief biography.

• AJ Berkeley, Abita Springs
• Russell Butz, Covington
• Lisa Condrey, Covington
• Sandra Slifer, Covington
• Rick Wilke, Covington

AJ Berkeley

• St. Tammany resident since 2004
• New Orleans native
• Lived in Dallas, Boston, Portland Oregon, and Alamo California before moving to St. Tammany
• Graduated from University of Southwestern Louisiana (BS Finance & Economics)
• Attended Hewlett Packard executive training program at Harvard and Stanford business schools
• Positions include CEO, VP Marketing and Sales in computer and computer related fields
• Currently working in the Finance industry specializing in helping people prepare for retirement
• Married to Judy, with two children

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Russell Butz

• St. Tammany resident since 1962
• Graduate of St. Paul's High School
• Finance Degree with Honors from the University of New Orleans
• Extensive experience in the oil and gas industry
• Served on Covington Planning & Zoning Commission for 5 years; Chairman for 4 years
• Served on Steering Committee for New Directions 2025
• Served as Outreach Coordinator for Sierra Club
• Currently serving on Covington Tree Board

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Lisa Condrey

• St. Tammany resident since 1998
• Past President of Covington Gardens Partnership
• Founding member of the Old Covington Neighborhood Association
• Partner in Covington law firm of Ward & Condrey, LLC

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Sandra Slifer

• St. Tammany resident since 1990
• Mass Communications/Public Relations, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
• Non-Profit Management Certificate Program Graduate, University of New Orleans, 1999
• Western School of Feng Shui Graduate, San Diego, CA, 2001
• Worked in the computer industry for over 20 years, now retired
• Board Member, League of Women Voters of St. Tammany since 1993, and current President
• President and Board Member, Flower Estates Civic Association, Inc.
• Past Board Member, North Shore Unitarian Universalists, Lacombe, LA
• Past Board Member, Boys and Girls Club, Slidell, LA

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Rick Wilke

• St. Tammany resident since 1994 after spending 9 years in California
• New Orleans native
• Graduate of Tulane University
• M.B.A. degree from the University of New Orleans
• Former president of local chapters of two professional associations in New Orleans and San Francisco and chaired a committee at the national level for one
• Retired from Chevron Corporation in 1992 to become consultant
• Retired completely in 2000 to have time for community and civic interests
• Vice President of the Northlake Nature Center
• Chaired the Critical & Sensitive Areas Focus Group of New Directions 2025
• Former President of Flower Estates Civic Association
• President of the Association of Associations

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