Human Development Center

Angelica is driven by supporting others in common goal. She takes pride in providing the best possible outcome with mindfulness, multitasking and processes geared to streamline tasks efficiently as a team. Before coming to LSU, she worked in the private sector for nearly two decades and has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of South Alabama.  She is excited to work for programs that do so much good for the community.

Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her husband, who is a New Orleans firefighter, and three grown daughters and granddaughter. Her hobbies include renovating their historical home and working in garden with Saints dog, cat and the occasional cruise or camping trip in the popup camper.

Laura Stazio is a Certified Employment Support Professional. She has been working at HDC since 2012 on Employment Initiatives to increase the capacity of Supported Employment Agencies in Louisiana through training and mentoring. At HDC, she also works on Web and Graphics Design, and is the Data Coordinator for the National Information Reporting System (NIRS). She is currently the President of the Louisiana Association for Persons Supporting Employment First (LA APSE). Laura completed the HDC training program in Leadership Education on Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) in 2013. Prior to living in New Orleans, Laura lived in Montreal Canada where she was an Assistive Technology Specialist for Canada’s Eastern Provinces. She was called upon to teach, implement, program and adapt assistive technology devices and was involved in the development of French products. Prior to working in Assistive Technology, Laura Stazio worked in the telecommunications industry as a Senior Systems Engineer. Laura graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Tulane University in Biomedical Engineering, and from Columbia University in New York City with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.

Jolie Robichaux is the outreach coordinator for the Human Development Center. After receiving her Bachelor’s in Public Relations from the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, she gained experience in digital marketing, event production, and outreach initiatives that support individuals with developmental disabilities.  

Jolie is driven by outcomes that connect the community with services and resources that enhance quality of life and wellbeing, and so, she works hard to create accessible outreach campaigns targeting those who need it most. Her highest priority at the HDC is to strengthen its influence across Louisiana and within the UCEDD network by highlighting the HDC’s unique regional characteristics that shape its excellent services and success stories. She is also eager to nurture an identity within HDC to better bind its initiative areas together.

You can find Jolie bopping around HDC’s halls to learn about the initiatives’ latest developments or managing HDC’s social media pages in her office at room 473 - please visit! When she’s off the clock, you can find Jolie eating Cajun boiled crabs when they're in season or dancing in a crowd when it's safe to do so (bio was written during COVID-19 lockdown). Otherwise, Jolie is happily at home with her partner and two cats in Bayou St. John.  

Stuart, whose father is a photographer, was born in St. Louis but grew up in New Orleans. Stuart holds a BS in Music from Millsaps College from 2007, and two Master’s Degrees, both from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and both from 2012. One is in Music History, and the other is in Library and Information Science. After that, Stuart returned to New Orleans and pursued a post-baccalaureate certificate in applied computing with an emphasis on Integrated Application Development, receiving it in May 2016. In 2018, Stuart received a Certificate in Web Accessibility from the University of South Australia in Adelaide and the Centre for Inclusive Design in Sydney, Australia. Stuart began working at HDC in February, 2016.  His duties are varied and include: graphics specialist, webmaster, database specialist, and photographer. Outside of work, he enjoys music, New Orleans cultural life, and singing in the choir at Touro Synagogue. Stuart can be reached at ssimo3@lsuhsc.edu or you can visit him in his office in the Human Development Center building in room 468.