Our Board
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President: Hon. Maggie Simar
16th JDC
Lafayette, LA

Since 2003, Maggie has been the Hearing Officer for the 16th Judicial District’s Family Court docket. In that capacity, she hears and pre-tries all family filings, including custody, child support, domestic violence litigation, spousal support, use of property, community property and any other ancillary issue pending from divorce, custody or domestic violence litigation, including criminal non support. Prior to Maggie’s service at the Court, she worked at Acadiana Legal Service for 4 years, practicing exclusively family law. Before private practice, she worked for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in the Criminal Central Staff.
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Maggie is highly engaged in her community; she is steadfastly committed to promoting Access to Justice and currently serves on the Lafayette Bar Foundation board, the Louisiana State Bar Association Editorial Board, the Louisiana State Bar Foundation board, Junior League of Lafayette Management Team and Board of Directors and Maddie’s Footprints boards.
When Maggie is asked: “why AFCC Louisiana”, she says that the multidisciplinary access that the organization provides is unparalleled and unmatched by any other organization. AFCC Louisiana provides a connected and committed organization working towards the same goal of better access to families in the communities in which we serve.
President Elect: Keri Forbess-McCorquodale
President, Solutions Counseling & EAP
Lake Charles, LA

Keri has over 30 years of experience in the mental health arena and is a Licensed
Professional Counselor, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a National
Certified Counselor, Certified Employee Assistance Professional, a Parent
Coordinator and a Qualified Substance Abuse Professional under the Department of Transportation guidelines. She specializes in the areas of couples, adolescents and their families, substance abuse, as well as business and industry.
Keri promotes volunteerism through membership in The Junior League of Lake
Charles, Inc., for which she is a past president, as a past board member of the
Calcasieu Women’s Shelter, and as a current board member of the
Southwest\Louisiana Law Center. Additionally, she is a past president of the Louisiana Marriage and Family Counselor’s Association.
When asked why Keri is so committed to AFCC-LA, she responded: “As a Parent Coordinator, I find AFCC Louisiana to be invaluable. I have learned so much about the court system, and have formed relationships with others doing this incredible work to help Louisiana families. I also love having the latest research about families and children involved in the court system at my fingertips!”
Past President: Hon. Patti Oppenheim
22nd JDC
Covington, LA

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Member at Large: Kim Ngan Nguyen
Attorney
New Orleans, LA

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Secretary: Heather T. Landry
LPC
Lafayette, LA

Since 2017, Heather T. Landry has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in good standing with the state of Louisiana. As of 2023, she is currently licensed in multiple states. A University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin Cajun and McNeese State University Alumni, Heather founded PBH Behavioral Consulting and Counseling LLC to provide secure HIPAA approved Telehealth private licensed mental health services to Louisiana and Texas residents as well as On-site services in Lafayette, LA. She maintains designation by being recognized as a Qualified Child Custody Evaluator, Qualified Parent Plan Evaluator, Mediator, and Parent Coordinator.
Her personal stories define her priority for ensuring individuals receive qualified licensed mental health professional services relating to Child Custody Evaluations, Parent Plans Evaluations, Mediation, Parent Coordination, Reunification Therapy, Co-parenting, Parallel Parenting, Pre-surrendering Counseling for Adoptions, Home Study for Adoptions, Therapeutic Supervised Visitations, Behavioral Health consultations, Behavioral Health depositions for personal injury cases, Psychological Assessments, and Behavioral Health diagnosing.
When Heather is asked “why AFCC Louisiana”, she says, at the end of the day, my children are my greatest accomplishment, and AFCC Louisiana gives me the opportunity as a LPC and a mother to utilize networking resources of multiple professional roles who effectively collaborate with each other to ensure our greatest commodity, the children of Louisiana, have their needs properly addressed involved in the family law system by providing encouragement, best practices based on research, and inducing change to achieve the best possible outcome for the families of our community.
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