Mayor Lenise Peterman graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in sociology from the University of Southwestern Louisiana.  Her work background is extensively tied to the litigation support industry and she has worked with companies such as General Motors, Ford Company, Dow Chemical Company, Exxon and more.  She previously served the community as Helper Arts, Music and Film Festival Co-Director and Helper Revitalization Committee Co-Chair. Her skills include controlled documentation strategies, process definition, organization and creative problem solving.  Lenise’s objective for the city is to create a sustainable community via our historic, artistic and recreational assets and to bring the community together to reinvent all we can be.