Background
Creppel, Claire Binet was born on November 30, 1936 in New Orleans. Daughter of Albert Leo and Leocadie (Dominique) Binet.
Creppel, Claire Binet was born on November 30, 1936 in New Orleans. Daughter of Albert Leo and Leocadie (Dominique) Binet.
Bachelor in English, University Southwestern Louisiana, 1971. Master of Education in Guidance/Counseling Psychology, Loyola University, New Orleans, 1975. Postgraduate administration, management, supervision, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1978.
Instructor English and Spanish, Booker T. Washington Senior High School, 1972-1974; instructor English and reading, Booker T. Washington Senior High School, 1974-1976; guidance counselor, Booker T. Washington Senior High School, 1976-1977; intervention counselor, Sophie B. Wright Middle School, 1977-1979; owner, general manager, Columns Hotel, New Orleans, since 1980; owner, Woodland Plantation, since 1997.
New Orleans regional director Louisiana Council on Child Abuse, 1985—1987. Vice president board Barataria Terrebne Estuary Foundation (Save the Wetlands), 2000—2002. Member advisory board Le Petite Thetre du Vieux Carre, since 2000.
Member citizens advisory board Jo Ellen Smith Hospital. Member task force Court Appointed Special Advocate. Board directors Southern Repertory Theatre of New Orleans, Odyssey House, Bravo, Arts Council, Overture to the Cultural Season, president, 1997—1998.
Member American Personnel and Guidance Association, American Association of University Women, Louisiana Personnel and Guidance Association, Orleans School Counselors Association, St. Charles Avenue Business Association, Street Car Inns, Foreign Relations Association New Orleans, American Heart Association (president elect, New Orleans chapter), New Orleans Opera Association (board governors 2006), Kappa Delta Pi, Sigma Delta Pi.
Married Jacques Jules Creppel, February 2, 1957. Children: Ingrid, Foster, Collette and Gregg (twins), Lisa, Morgan.