Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Leadership Forum Class of 2022

Under the direction of Division Chairs Jan-Michael Jenkins and Breah Campbell, the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce Leadership program celebrated its most recent graduating class of effective leaders.

Participants study the qualities that make a community leader, analyze leadership roles, and develop personal leadership styles and skills. The class of 2022 represents the 33rd year that a group of outstanding individuals have participated in this rigorous program of leadership development and community engagement through active learning, expert insight, and experiential activities. The class participants are selected each year from a wide spectrum of the area’s population. The class of 2022 completed the program in Galveston on May 20, 2022. 

Presenting the Fort Bend Leadership Forum Class of 2022:

First NameLast NameCompany Name
BerthaAlexanderCity of Missouri City
FeleciaAlexanderRiverstone Homeowners Association
J.R.AtkinsFirst Colony Community Association
RaleighBailesBailes Bates & Associates, LLP
AngeliqueBartholomewPVMA LLC
EricBlossomTemperaturePro Sugar Land
Ferrel ”FC”BonnerPabulum Consulting, LLC
BrianButscherCity of Sugar Land
KieshaCurtisRealty Kings Properties
RajanDesaiHouston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
TomDeScioliPlains State Bank
AmanDhukaUS Global Fuels
TravisDudleyFluor Corporation
LauraFisherBusiness E Suites
NoreenFoley-CoveyThe Foley-Covey Group
LeahGhobrialFort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels
BrigitteGrantUTHealth
ShawnGrimmDearborn & Creggs
AaronGroffAbigail’s Place
JenniferHenriksonStantec
PatrickHouckHouse of Blooms
MattKellyMemorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
NatalieLangeCornerstone Christian Academy
CarlosMartinez Jr.Houston Community College Southwest-Stafford
DanielMenendezHuitt-Zollars, Inc.
MarceloMoacyrBGE Inc.
GinnyMoonSummus Industries, Inc.
RyanNolenGoosehead Insurance
JoopOranjeSafespill
ElexaOrrange-AllenLEAP Coaching and Speaking & FIFS
EbonyOwensTDECU
NiravPatelA & S Engineers, Inc.
JamieScheffeBKD, LLP
MatthewSimmonsSeyfarth Shaw
EttaTaylorCity of Missouri City
SymoneWhiteLegal Legacy Advisors, PLLC
KimberlyWilliamsUniversity of Houston
StaceyWilliamsEast Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry, 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.

The Fort Bend Leadership Forum Class of 2023 is filling up fast.  For more information on the program and sponsorship opportunities contact Rebekah Beltran at rebekah@fortbendcc.org  281-566-2158.  

Photos courtesy of Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce.