Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center CEO will speak at Press Club on July 22

Jonas Fontenot, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center CEO, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, July 22. He will discuss the center’s growth in clinical services and medical staff, expansion of its geographic locations, and advancements in research and technology.

Press Club meets on Mondays in the ballroom at Drusilla Place Catering, which is located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. Lunch, which is a sit-down meal served at 12:15 p.m., is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and news reporters are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.