Our Staff

Dr. Angela White-Bazile, Esq.
Dr. Angela White-Bazile, Esq.Executive Director

Dr. Angela White-Bazile, Esq. is a graduate of University of Southwest Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana now known as University Louisiana at Lafayette. She received her juris doctorate from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge in 1996. She also received her Doctorate of Psychology & Counseling.

Dr. Bazile has been a practicing attorney for over 20 years. She has held positions such as Judicial Law Clerk/Research Attorney for Civil District Court, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, & the Louisiana Supreme Court; Associate Attorney; and a Professor of the law. She was an In-house counsel for Prudential Life Insurance in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Jennifer Gros, MS, MAC, LPC
Jennifer Gros, MS, MAC, LPCClinical Director

Jennifer was born and raised in Baton Rouge and received her Bachelor of Arts from Louisiana State University in 2004. Three weeks into her Master’s Program at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, hurricane Katrina hit. Jennifer relocated to Texas and transferred to the University of North Texas. She was accepted into the National Scholars Honor Society and graduated cum laude with a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling in 2007. Jennifer is a Master Addiction Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Louisiana.
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Sondia Fontenot, MSW, CSW, MSP
Sondia Fontenot, MSW, CSW, MSPClinical Case Manager
Sondia Fontenot received her Bachelor’s Degree in Individualized Studies in Business Management from Virginia State University in Petersburg, VA, in May 2006. In July 2010, she received her Master of Science in Psychology from the University of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona. In May 2018, Sondia graduated with a Master of Social Work at Edinboro University in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. Sondia served in the United States Army on active duty for 13 years with an honorable discharge and earned a Combat Overseas Achievement Badge. She has various experiences in the social services and mental health fields including working with mental and behavioral health hospitals, privately-owned counseling agencies, and government Installations-both in the United States and overseas, helping the military community and their families.
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Trudy Godwin
Trudy GodwinAdministrative Assistant
Trudy Godwin graduated with a Bachelor of Science in May of 2007 at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Working with nonprofit agencies from 2008 through 2016, Trudy assisted many who had challenges with mental health issues, substance use, homelessness, parenting, and family conflict. Trudy is a graduate of Leadership of Northshore Class of 2023, in St Tammany Parish. She has a wealth of experience as an Administrative Assistant which made her ideal for JLAP. She joined the JLAP Staff in July 2023.
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