The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce presents the Leadership Forum Class of 2024 generously sponsored by Sewell Audi Sugar Land. This class represents the 36th year that a group of outstanding individuals will participate in a rigorous program of leadership development and community engagement through active learning, expert insight, and experiential activities. As the premier leadership development program in the region, the Fort Bend Leadership Forum was designed to prepare for the community needs that demand the involvement of informed citizens.
Presenting the Fort Bend Leadership Forum Class of 2024:
| Nelvin | Adriatico | Stellar Bank – Southwest Freeway |
| Jennifer | Alexander | City of Missouri City |
| Ashley | Amadi | Rainbow of Love |
| Corey | Andujar | Si Environmental, LLC |
| Rebekah | Beltran | Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce |
| Star | Boxie | PCCA |
| Bridget | Brumfield | AccessHealth |
| Stacy | Campos | Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital |
| Robert | Cardenas | Environmental Development Partners, LLC |
| Andrew | Crump | HR Green, Inc. |
| Brent | Dahl | BGE Inc. |
| Maggie | Dalton | Fort Bend County |
| Michael | Dei | Sienna Associations |
| Fenglin | Du | City of Sugar Land |
| Hillary | Dunn | Fort Bend Education Foundation |
| Matthew | Freeman | US Global Fuels |
| George | Gerardo | MBCO Engineering, LLC |
| Rachel | Greene | Greene IP |
| Ali | Hasanali | Fort Bend County – Commissioner Dexter McCoy |
| Courtney | Hochhalter | Right at Home Sugar Land & West Houston |
| Jessica | Huble | City of Sugar Land |
| Daniel | Hunt | Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital |
| Lurlean | Hunt | Community Health Choice |
| Opio | Hunter | EMKOS Engineering PLLC |
| Carletta | Joseph-Allen | Fluor Corporation |
| Gia | Kenner | Fort Bend Dental Associates |
| Hugo | Lagarda | TDECU |
| Yolanda | Lopez | Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital |
| Kartik | Mehta | Epic Escapes LLC |
| James | Mitchell | Windstream Communications |
| Irfan | Motiwala | Alings Chinese Bistro |
| Patricia | Nagle | The First State Bank of Louise – Sugar Land |
| Saritha | Padhirae | Consor Engineers, LLC |
| Payal | Pandit Talati | Fort Bend ISD |
| Karthi | Patchamuthu | IKPM Pet Supply DBA Pet Supplies Plus |
| Sapana | Patel | Keller Williams Southwest |
| Olga | Payero | Fort Bend County |
| Dami | Roberts | Sienna Associations |
| Guillermo | Salcedo | Huitt-Zollars, Inc. |
| Mateo | Salmeron | WJ Interests, LLC |
| Dumisani | Sayi | Houston Community College Southwest |
| Sonya | Scott King | Houston Community College Southwest |
| Dedre | Smith | Literacy Council of Fort Bend County |
| Raleigh | Sullivan | Pfluger Architects |
| Sadaf | Sultan | Edge Home Finance |
| Andrew | Van Chau | Fort Bend County – Commissioner Andy Meyers |
| Vicky | Vipin | Poke Burri & Lifting Noodles Ramen |
| Rodney | Washington | United Water Restoration Group of Missouri City |
| Meredith | Watassek | Stantec |
| Leslie | Wendland | Fort Bend Women’s Center |
| Kevin | Williams | City of Missouri City |
| Ben | Williams | Velocity Technology Associates, Inc. |
The class participants are selected each year from a wide spectrum of the area’s population. The Fort Bend Leadership Forum is a ten-month program, starting off with a one and a half day Opening Retreat in San Antonio. Opening Retreat is followed by monthly one-day sessions covering criminal justice, diversity, economic development/infrastructure, health and social services, municipal/county government, and a two-day trip to Austin for the state government session. In addition, this year’s class will participate in a special three-day national government session in Washington D.C. The Leadership program is completed with a one and a half day ending retreat and graduation ceremony in Galveston.
The Fort Bend Leadership Forum Program, under the direction of Division Co-Chairs Breah Campbell, Si Environmental, and Dr. Jay Neal, University of Houston, celebrates its tradition of providing the region’s premier leadership development program. For more information on the program and sponsorship opportunities, contact Rebekah Beltran at [email protected] or 281-566-2158.
About Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce is a 5-star accredited and largest single-county chamber in the greater Houston region. As the advocate for excellence in Fort Bend County and beyond, we do essential work to protect the business interests in our region. The organization has been able, over the last 50 years, to be a strong and successful voice for business due to the solid and impressive investment of our members. The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce creates, enhances and promotes the dynamic environment in which we work and live.