Melanie LaBorde

Applications and Professional Development Instructor

Melanie joined LANTEC as a bookkeeper in April 2002 and became a certified Microsoft Office and QuickBooks instructor. In addition to her accounting duties, Melanie values providing everyone with a great learning atmosphere, and she has a talent for putting students immediately at ease in the classroom. Melanie was promoted to Controller in 2009 and was entrusted with the dual responsibility of Baton Rouge General Manager in June 2014.

She has implemented and continuously developed internal accounting practices as additional locations and training modalities were established and added to our core competencies. As our most senior staff member in Baton Rouge, Melanie oversees the administration of the HQ office. Melanie attended Electronic Data Processing Institute in New Orleans, graduating in 1980, and has over 30 years of experience in accounting and benefits administration.