Josie G. Frank is a 1979 graduate of the Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Ms. Frank is the Hearing Officer for the 27th Judicial District Court, St. Landry Parish system. She conducts hearings for the Family Law matters which include child custody and support; visitation; exclusive use of family homes and vehicles; psychological and drug evaluations and testing; domestic violence protection; and other ancillary issues including juvenile traffic court. Ms. Frank's educational achievements include a BA degree in psychology from Clark University, Worchester, MA; an MA degree in Education from Coppin State University, Baltimore, MA; and credits in Environmental Law from Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana. Ms. Frank's extensive career has included her serving the St. Landry Parish School Board as the elected District 12 representative for 12 years, which included serving as President of the Board from 2013-2014. She has served as a neutral (30 years) engaging in ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) in the states of LA, TX, OK, AK, MS, AL, TN, GA, FL, NM, MD/DC area. Ms. Frank has conducted more than 1,000 arbitration cases involving labor employment issues, such as, discharge and
disciplinary actions using the just cause test; work assignments; job posting and bidding; overtime pay; union officers-union business; vacation selection and vacation pay; holiday work and holiday pay; scheduling of work; working conditions; safety; violence in the workplace; discrimination in the workplace; AWOL FMLA; ADA; arbitrability; and procedural questions of due process. All of this work has been done through contracts with USPS, APWU, NALC . Ms. Frank has engaged in mediation cases involving personal injury, including liability and damages; family law; and commercial matters involving contracts. Ms. Frank is a former Assistant District Attorney of the 27th Judicial District of Louisiana. Ms. Frank is a Task Force member of the Louisiana Supreme Court Pilot Mediation Program in CDC, New Orleans, Louisiana. Ms. Frank was Chairperson of Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association, 2002-2004.

Ms. Frank presented seminars in the following:
► SPIDR International Conference/Topic: Mediation,
Baltimore, Maryland;
► Louisiana State Bar Association ADR Section/Topic:
Honing Your Mediation Skills, Sandestin, Florida;
► Mississippi State Bar Association, Mock
Presentation: How Mediation Works, Biloxi, Mississippi; and
► People's Law School, Eunice Lawyers, LSUE, St.
Landry Parish Bar Association.

Ms. Frank supervised law students for Environmental Law Clinic, Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana. Ms. Frank participated in training of mediators sponsored by the American Arbitration Association, and the ADR Section-Louisiana State Bar Association. Presently, Ms. Frank serves as President of the Women United, a women's leadership group connected to the United Way, St. Landry Evangeline Parishes. Ms. Frank continues to serve on the United Way Board for St. Landry-Evangeline Parishes. In 2019 she served as the President of that board for the United Way. She serves in the New Zion Baptist Church as a Deaconess, Sunday School Adult class teacher, WOM Sponsor and Senior Mission Ministry. Also, Ms. Frank is serving as the Vice-President of the Board of Directors for the Southwest Louisiana Medical Clinic. Ms. Frank is currently a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Bar Association, and St. Landry Parish Bar Association. Josie is mother to Pride J. Doran (Patience) and Jeremiah Bell. She has seven grandchildren and two great-grandsons. Her mantra is "You BE the change you want to see."