Active Member Spotlight

ACTIVE MEMBERS p o t l i g h t

ANGIE HEMKEN

Where is your hometown? How did you end up in Shreveport?

I’m from Hunt Valley, Maryland, which is a suburb of Baltimore. We’ve made a great home here in Shreveport, but I do miss the four distinct seasons in Maryland! My husband, David, and I were living in Washington, D.C., where he was attending law school when an opportunity opened up for him to clerk for a federal judge in Shreveport after he graduated. D.C. was fun but not somewhere we could see ourselves living long term. We were both able to establish great careers here after his clerkship ended, and so we stayed! We’ve been here almost nine years now.

Who are the members of your family?

My husband David and I have been together for 15 (!) years and married for almost 10. We have two kids: our daughter, Regan, who is 3 1/2 and son, Jack, who is 18 months.

Where did you go to college? What do you do for a living?

I went to Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, for undergrad (that is where David and I met!) and George Washington University for grad school. I am a CPA and work as the Corporate Assistant Controller for Dimora Brands out of their Bossier City office. I’ve been with my company for eight years.

What were your reasons for joining the League?

My friend, Anna Priestley, first introduced me to the League. I didn’t join right away, but later learned more and realized that it could be a great way to meet other women in the community, especially for someone who is not from the area.

What was your first Active year in the League?

My first Active year was the 2018-2019 League year.

What is your current placement? What are some of your previous placements? What has been your favorite placement?

This year I am one of the Provisional Advisors for this year’s Provisional class and have had the pleasure of working with Jessica Latin and the rest of her team! My prior placements include Safe Sitter, Super Safety Saturday, and Designer Bag Bingo. My favorite placements have been my current placement and Super Safety Saturday. I would love to get involved with SSS again once we are able to go back to an in-person event. My kids would love it now that they’re a bit older!

What are some of your goals that you still want to achieve in your future in the League? Any particular placement or board/management position?

I would be interested in having an in-League management position one day. My job involves managing a finance department, so I feel like that type of position would play to my strengths!

Any fun facts about yourself?

I was in the Girl Scouts for 12 years! I started when I was six and stayed in the same troop until I was 18. I had an incredibly dedicated leader who devoted so much time to our troop. In high school, my troop earned the Gold Award—which is the Girl Scout equivalent of an Eagle Scout Award—in no small part due to our leader’s dedication and investment in us.