Alan Jennings
Managing Editor
Alan Jennings, commissioned in East Baton Rouge parish in 1990, came to Louisiana Notary from his former post as the executive director of the Louisiana Notary Association (LNA) (no affiliation with Louisiana Notary). He has published extensively on notarial law and practice and other subjects of interest to Louisiana’s notaries since 1995. He served as LNA publications chairman, contributing writer to–and editor of–Signed & Sealed from 1995 to 2000 and continues as a regular contributor to Signed & Sealed. He served on the 2002 secretary of state’s HCR81 notary study committee and on the 2004 special committee on notary policy development for Louisiana’s 19th Judicial District Court. Alan currently serves as a consultant to the Louisiana State University (LSU) Center for Assessment and Evaluation on the development of the Louisiana state notary public examination. He is author and managing editor of Fundamentals of Louisiana Notarial Law and Practice -The Louisiana Notary Public Examination Official Study Guide published by the Louisiana secretary of state. Alan is a member of the Louisiana State Law Institute Registry Committee, and serves as the legislative and governmental affairs liaison for the Louisiana Notary Assocation. He is also a professional registered parliamentarian and author of Robert’s Rules for Dummies