History-Making Fort Bend Leadership Forum, Class of 2025

The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce presents the largest class in the history of the Fort Bend Leadership Forum, the Class of 2025, generously sponsored by Sewell Audi Sugar Land.   This class represents the 37th 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 2025:

Dr. Amanda		Allen	Wharton County Junior College
Marcus		Baskin	Pape-Dawson Engineers
Dr. Karen		Beshay	Fort Bend Dental Associates
Bryan		Bowling	Texas State Technical College
Wendy		Brooks	Genesys Works
Locquin		Bryant	Reliant, an NRG Company
Mariel		Caballero	Lloyd Engineering, Inc.
Julee		Chang	Cornerstone Christian Academy
Judy		Dae	Dina LLC
Mitch		Danklef	Comcast Business
Randy		Davila	Inframark
Sean		Eglinton	Fort Bend County Engineering
Sami		Elsaigh	Consor Engineers, LLC
Lauren		Fehr	City of Sugar Land
Anh		Gilmore	Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land
Annel		Guadalupe	City of Fulshear
Liz		Harrell	Bank of Texas - Sweetwater Blvd.
Ronnie		Harris	BGE Inc.
Melvin		Harris	WSB
Jeremy		Heath	Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
Page	Hernandez			Fort Bend Christian Academy
Keith	Ivy			RG Miller Engineers, Inc. | DCCM
Rep. Jacey	Jetton			State of Texas, District 26
Micheal	Jones			PCCA
Chaitanya	Kasturi			Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Khizer	Khadimally			New York Life - Khizer P. Khadimally
Maha	Khalid			Accelerate Engineering, LLC
Paras	Kharel			Frost Bank
Wasim	Khawja			US Global Fuels
Rhonda	Kuykendall			Child Advocates of Fort Bend
Miguel	Leal			The First State Bank of Louise - Sugar Land
Megan	Leonhardt			East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry, Inc.
Maurice	Lewis			Office of Commissioner Grady Prestage, Precinct 2
Belinda	Loh			AKV Consulting Engineers
Carolyn	Martinez			University of Houston
Merci	Mohagheghi			Office of Commissioner Dexter L. McCoy, Precinct 4
Mark	Moke			Houston Methodist Hospital
Mary	Montgomery			PrimeWay Federal Credit Union - Sugar Land
Dr. Deltra	Muoki			Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
Khoa	Nguyen			Stellar Bank - Stafford
Janie	Ochoa			Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
Carrie	Paxton-Lamke			City of Sugar Land
Brandy	Phillips			TDECU
Patrick	Powers			Michel, Gray & Rogers, LLP
Hina	Qadri			Office of Fort Bend County Judge, KP George
Jalal	Rasiyani			American Ismaili Chamber of Commerce
Oscar	Saenz			Gallagher
Katherine	Sauceda			Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
Carlous	Smith			Si Environmental, LLC
Mike	Spake			MDS Consulting
Trejon	Spratling			Accredo Packaging, Inc.
Christian	Taylor			AT&T
Tyler	Tumbleson			Sugar Land Space Cowboys
Parul	Vyas			Stantec
Freemon	Walker			St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital
Regina	Wilson			Houston Community College Southwest
Vincincia	Wright			Clearhope Counseling and Wellness Center

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 rebekah@fortbendcc.org or 281-566-2158. About Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce is a 5-star accredited, the largest single-county chamber in the greater Houston region and the largest business organization in Fort Bend County representing over 1,000 business organizations, over 5,000 individuals, and over 200,000 jobs. 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.