The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce is proud to celebrate the graduation of 50 exceptional individuals from the Leadership Forum Class of 2024, generously sponsored by Audi Sugar Land. Dr. Jay Neal of the University of Houston and Breah Campbell of Si Environmental served as the dedicated Division Co-Chairs for this program.
This year marks the 36th anniversary of the Leadership Forum, a highly respected program designed to cultivate effective leaders within our community. Through a combination of active learning, expert guidance, and engaging activities, participants gain valuable insights into the qualities of successful leaders, analyze leadership roles, and hone their personal leadership styles and skillsets. The Class of 2024 successfully completed their journey on May 17, 2024, in Galveston.
Presenting the Fort Bend Leadership Forum Class of 2024:
| First Name | Last Name | Company |
| Jennifer | Alexander | City of Sugar Land |
| Ashley | Amadi | Rainbow of Love |
| Corey | Andujar | Si Environmental, LLC |
| Rebekah | Beltran | Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce |
| Star | Boxie | PCCA |
| Bridget | Brumfield | AccessHealth |
| Robert | Cardenas | Inframark |
| 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 – Corporate Offices |
| 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 |
| Karthikeyan | 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 | Coco Crepes |
| 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 Fort Bend Leadership Forum is a ten-month program, August through May; it begins with a one and a half day opening retreat in San Antonio. The opening retreat is followed by monthly one-day sessions covering criminal justice, diversity, economic development/infrastructure, education, health and social services, municipal/county government, a two-day trip to Austin for a state government session, and a 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.
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. The Fort Bend Leadership Forum offers structured learning opportunities in an atmosphere that stimulates creative thinking and encourages participants to work together to utilize both new and proven tools to meet the challenges of today and to prepare for tomorrow.
For more information on the program and sponsorship opportunities contact Rebekah Beltran at rebekah@fortbendcc.org 281-566-2158.
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