Staff
Kelly Gibson
Founder and Chairman
Kelly Gibson is a Senior Advisor for Alvarez & Marsal, a global consulting firm based in New York City. He focuses on business development and private equity opportunities. Mr. Gibson is the Chairman and Founder of the Kelly Gibson Foundation and CEO of the Gibson Golf Group. Kelly is a fifth generation New Orleanian. He attended Lamar University where he became an honorable mention All-American in Golf and graduated with a degree in Speech Communication in 1986. Kelly played on the PGA TOUR from 1992 to 2007, nominated for rookie of the year in 1992 and then became a lifetime veteran member by making 169 cuts. He is a current member of the Champions Tour, although he spends most of his time in the consulting business. Kelly was an associate player designer on TPC Louisiana in 2003, lead designer on Joseph M. Bartholomew Golf Course and Tchefuncta Country Club’s renovation in 2008. In 2010, he consulted on the Floridian National Golf Club, a Tom Fazio design. Most recently, he designed and built the Harmon Course at the Floridian with Jon Schmenk and Butch Harmon in 2017. Currently, he serves as Minister of Fun for Hogs Head Golf Club in Waterville, Ireland, a Robert Trent Jones II golf design. He is married to Elizabeth Portwood Gibson and has two daughters, Elle and Ava.
Elizabeth Gibson
Founder and Secretary-Treasurer
Elizabeth Gibson is the Secretary/Treasurer and co-founder of the Kelly Gibson Foundation. She graduated in December of 1994 with a degree in Psychology from Louisiana State University. After college, she went on to pursue her passion for teaching and dance working for American All-Star, a company specializing in dance team summer camps and special event production. During her 15 years with AAS, Elizabeth served as their head instructor and choreographer, trained and managed summer dance staff and organized special events such as state and national dance team championships. Elizabeth was also the Assistant Producer/Choreographer for ten NFL Super Bowl shows and served as the New Orleans Saints Saintsations Director/Choreographer for three years. In 2005, Elizabeth and her husband Kelly were living in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and surrounding areas. Determined to do whatever they could to assist in the recovery, Elizabeth and Kelly started Feed the Relief, a 501c3 charitable foundation focused on feeding the first responders and military personnel tasked with rescue and recovery after the storm. Fourteen years later, the organization is now called the Kelly Gibson Foundation and has expanded its outreach to include children's athletics. Elizabeth and Kelly along with their daughters, Elle and Ava, reside in Covington, LA.
Taylor Capouch serves as the Executive Director of the Kelly Gibson Foundation. He was born and raised in Mandeville, LA where he attended Mandeville High School. He then went to college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating in December of 2005 with a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration, double majoring in Marketing and Management. He resided in Madison, WI for 15 years where he specialized in management and sales during his nine-year career at Enterprise Rent-A-Car and one year at FedEx. Taylor grew up playing junior golf at New Orleans Country Club and Beau Chene Country Club and his passion for the game of golf brought him back to the New Orleans area. He began his time at the Kelly Gibson Foundation as Director of Operations in May 2016 and became Executive Director in October 2017. He lives Mandeville, LA with his wife Shannon and their two children, Kenny and Elizabeth.
Bryan Day serves as the Director of Operations of the Kelly Gibson Foundation. He is from Bossier City, LA where he attended Parkway High School, double lettering in Golf and Baseball. He graduated from Louisiana State University in May 2023 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Administration with a minor in Business Administration. Bryan is an alumni member of the Alpha Epsilon chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho, where he served on the fraternity’s Executive Council while at LSU. Bryan grew up playing junior golf throughout Northwest Louisiana while residing at Olde Oaks Golf Club in Haughton, LA. He discovered his passion for charitable work during time spent with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where he was once a patient before eventually returning to work for ALSAC, the fundraising arm of the hospital. Following his two loves of golf and giving back, Bryan made the decision to join the Kelly Gibson Foundation as the Director of Operations in June 2023 to help foster growth in both golf and life throughout Louisiana and the surrounding Gulf Coast communities. He lives in Mandeville, LA with his fiance, Maggie and their adorable Pomsky, Nova.
Aidan McLachlan serves as the Marketing Coordinator of the Kelly Gibson Foundation. She is from Dallas, TX, where she attended Ursuline Academy of Dallas. She graduated from Loyola University New Orleans in 2025 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business and a minor in Marketing. While at Loyola, Aidan was a member of the Women’s Golf Team and served as president of Loyola’s chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi. She continued her education at Loyola, earning her Master of Business Administration while serving as an assistant coach for the Men’s and Women’s Golf teams. Aidan’s background as a collegiate golfer and coach, along with her passion for marketing, led her to the Kelly Gibson Foundation. After working with the Kelly Gibson Junior Golf Tour and Foundation, she joined the organization full-time as Marketing Coordinator in 2026, where she combines her love of golf with her passion for marketing and giving back to the community
Board of Directors
Kelly Gibson
Chairman
Jimmy Hingle
President
Steve Sawyer
Vice President
Elizabeth Gibson
Secretary-Treasurer
Patrick Cawthorne
Board Member
Jim Grady
Board Member
Patrick McMath
Board Member
Ken Friend
Board Member
John Hampford
Board Member Emeritus (Deceased)
Chris Patrizi
Board Member
Giles Kibbe
Board Member
Michael Loup
Board Member
Stacey Serro
Board Member
Advisory Committee
Rhonda Bagby, CPA, MBA, MS
Scott Ballard
Toni Becnel
Bryan Blaum
Cooper Brennan
Thomas Brennan II
Brian Cafferty
Jacqui Concolino, LPGA
Luke Farabaugh
Dr. Keith Gibson
Troy Harris
Julie Hingle
Mike Hoss
Bill Hussey
Rick Kuebel
Steve Lazar
James Leitz, PGA
Duane Lorio, CPA
Ed Malone
Randy Mason
Pete Mathews
Rob Noel, PGA
Charlotte Lee Reiss
Ross Steele
Ian Tigchelaar
Desi Vega
Leo Verde
Alison Walshe, LPGA
Chris Warner
Volunteers
If you're interested in volunteering or interning with the Kelly Gibson Foundation, please contact Executive Director, Taylor Capouch at 504-400-8013 or taylor@thekellygibsonfoundation.org