Our President & CEO
Prior to forming The Dupré Group, LLC dba Strategies & Ventures, Charlotte W. Dupré served in the capacities of CEO, COO, Executive Director, and Administrator for a range of corporate and healthcare organizations including for-profit and non-profit entities. Her experience in top leadership positions covers ground-up development of new hospitals from construction planning and operations through service and market share development. Her career roles have emphasized financial viability, market analysis, physician and employee relations and community involvement among others. She served in administrative roles at Tulanee University Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center. Additionally, she was Assistant Director of Human Resources at Tulane University Medical Center and Human Resource Director with Lifemark Corporation at Highland Park Hospital.
Dupré is a graduate of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge with a Bachelor of Science Degree and a major in Business Education and a minor in Journalism. Dupré also holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from Tulane University in New Orleans. Her ongoing education spans a broad range of fields including Sales Management, Cost Accounting and Profit-Analysis, Leadership Development and Performance, Decision Making, Profit Line Profitability, Physician Development, Marketing, EEO processes, and Quality Improvement Training.
Her career reflects her efforts to help develop or "turn-around" organizations and businesses from both a service and financial standpoint with emphasis on strategies, positive cash flow initiatives and hardwiring processes to assure high quality. She has extensive experience and training in the development and mentoring of high performing teams in all levels of operations and management.
Early in her career, Dupré received the “Outstanding Teacher of the Year” at Abbeville High School, LA, and “Outstanding Young Woman of the Year” by Amigos de SER and the Wichita, Kansas Public School System. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, (ACHE), the Healthcare Financial Management Association, (HFMA) and served on local, state and regional boards.