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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 170
BY SENATORS PETERSON, BROOME, BUFFI NGTON AND DORSEY-COLOMB
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Jacqui Vines, Senior Vice President and General
Manager of Cox Louisiana, for her work, support, and commitment to the Louisiana
Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation and the development and advancement of women
and children in Louisiana.
A RESOLUTION1
To commend and congratulate Jacqueline "Jacqui" Vines, Senior Vice President and General2
Manager of Cox Louisiana, for her work, support, and commitment to the Louisiana3
Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation and her commitment to the development4
and advancement of women and children in Louisiana and to extend best wishes for5
continued success in her new position.6
WHEREAS, Jacqui Vines serves as Senior Vice President and General Manager for7
Cox Louisiana, a company with a $65 million payroll, 1,600 local employees, and more than8
half a million customers; and 9
WHEREAS, in January 2013 she will take the helm of Cox's Southeast Region, a10
combined Louisiana, Florida and Georgia system; and11
WHEREAS, Jacqui Vines' new title reflects her influential role in the company and12
region as during her twenty-eight year career in the telecommunications industry, she has13
served in a succession of leadership roles of increasing responsibility; and14
WHEREAS, she holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and15
Management from the University of Redlands; and16
WHEREAS, Jacqui Vines' career began with Time Warner Cable in Dublin, Ohio,17
in 1984 as a receptionist and she rose through the ranks to become manager of Employee18 SR NO. 170
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Relations and Recruiting for both the corporate and divisional facilities; and1
WHEREAS, in 1992, she was employed by Cox to serve as its Director of Human2
Resources in New Orleans and then as Vice President of Human Resources in San Diego,3
California, from October 1995 until her arrival back in Baton Rouge; and4
WHEREAS, in 2000, Jacqui Vines became Vice President and General Manager of5
Cox Baton Rouge and led a $97 million upgrade that increased technology levels throughout6
the system and gave urban and rural markets access to over 270 channels of programming7
through a unified channel line-up; and8
WHEREAS, in 2006, she led Cox's merger of the six-parish Acadiana system into9
the Baton Rouge market to form Cox Greater Louisiana and in 2009 integrated Cox's10
four-parish New Orleans system with the Acadiana and Baton Rouge systems to form one11
Cox Louisiana; and12
WHEREAS, under Jacqui Vines' stewardship, Cox has demonstrated an unwavering13
commitment to the state of Louisiana and the communities it serves with diversity, economic14
development, and education as the cornerstones of its corporate giving initiatives; and15
WHEREAS, Cox donates hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to charitable16
organizations across the state and has made multi-million dollar donations to Louisiana State17
University, Southern University and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette; and18
WHEREAS, Jacqui Vines is a member of the Baton Rouge Rotary, the Committee19
of 100; is the president of the La Capitale Chapter of The Links, Inc.; and is a member of20
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Women in Cable and Telecommunications (WICT) and21
the National Association of Minorities in Cable (NAMIC); and22
WHEREAS, she serves on the boards of the Louisiana Cable Telecommunications23
Association, Greater New Orleans, Inc., Business Council of New Orleans; is a member of24
Regions Bank Regional Advisory Board; and was appointed by the Baton Rouge Area25
Foundation to The Water Institute of the Gulf, a not-for-profit, independent research institute26
dedicated to advancing the understanding of coastal and deltaic systems and applying this27
knowledge for the benefit of society; and28
WHEREAS, Jacqui Vines is a past member of Cox's national Diversity Council and29
Blueprint Louisiana and is a past member of the boards of Louisiana State University's Tiger30 SR NO. 170
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Athletic Foundation (TAF), the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, and the Baton Rouge Area1
Foundation; and2
WHEREAS, she also served as chair of the Louisiana Cable Telecommunications3
Association (LCTA) and on a special commission empaneled by Governor Jindal in 20114
to study and make recommendations on the state's higher education system; and5
WHEREAS, while she has committed her personal time to numerous local, state,6
national, community and professional organizations, her commitment to the women and7
children of the state of Louisiana remains her passion; and8
WHEREAS, Jacqui Vines is an ardent advocate for children in the state's foster care9
system as, at the age of thirteen, she entered the state of Connecticut's foster care system, at10
age sixteen, began a journey to find her own foster parents; and thirty years later, became11
a foster and then an adoptive parent as she fostered and, in 2009, adopted three biological12
sisters: Raven, Maya and Breyaunna; and13
WHEREAS, she was chosen by NBC Universal and USA Networks in 2009 to14
participate in the "The Moth", program in which she appeared on stage as one of five15
storytellers with Angela Bassett sharing personal stories of overcoming racism and bias and16
she continues to share her story on a local and national level; and17
WHEREAS, Jacqui Vines has received numerous honors, individually and on behalf18
of Cox, including the 2011 Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus, Women of Excellence19
Award in the category of media and public relations; 2011 New Orleans City Business,20
Woman of the Year nominee; 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008 Most Influential Minorities in21
Cable by Cable360 magazine; 2010 Virgil Evans Award for Lifetime Achievement by22
Louisiana Cable Telecommunications Association; 2010 Corporate Philanthropy Award by23
the Association of Fundraising Professionals - New Orleans chapter; 2010 Large Company24
of the Year by the Ascension Chamber of Commerce; 2007 Corporate Philanthropy Award25
by the Association of Fundraising Professionals - Baton Rouge chapter; 2006 ESPN Good26
Sports Award for Community Service - Football, Food & Families; 200627
Brotherhood/Sisterhood Award by the 100 Black Men of Baton Rouge; 2006 Broadcast &28
Cable magazine's system of the Year for Greater Louisiana; 2006 Lifetime Achievement29
Award by the Norwalk (Connecticut) High School Alumni Association; 2006 Women Worth30 SR NO. 170
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Watching by Profiles in Diversity journal; 2004 Woman of Achievement Award by the1
YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge; 2003 Baton Rouge Business Report Business Person of the2
Year; 2001 Sales & Marketing Executives International Communicator of the Year; and3
numerous leadership honors including the 2010 Virgil Evans Lifetime humanitarian service.4
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana5
does hereby commend and congratulate Jacqueline "Jacqui" Vines, Senior Vice President6
and General Manager of Cox Louisiana, for her work, support, and commitment to the7
Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation and her commitment to the development8
and advancement of women and children in Louisiana and to extend best wishes for9
continued success in her new position.10
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to11
Jacqui Vines.12
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
Peterson SR No.
Commends Jacqui Vines, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cox Louisiana, for
her work, support, and commitment to the La. Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation and
her commitment to the development and advancement of women and children in this state
and extends best wishes for continued success in her new position.