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Contact: Andrea Coker
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The North Texas Commission Announces Leadership North Texas Class 16
August 5, 2024, North Texas — The North Texas Commission, a public-private partnership dedicated to advancing the vibrancy of the North Texas region, has selected the members of Leadership North Texas Class 16. Leadership North Texas is a graduate-level, regional leadership program that recruits, develops, and supports stewards of our region. Oncor is the proud program sponsor of Leadership North Texas Class 16.
LNT Class 16 consists of 35 senior-level leaders from across North Texas in various industry sectors, including elected officials, municipal leaders, education leaders, and the business community.
Since the program launched in 2008, Leadership North Texas has graduated more than 400 leaders, including a state representative, numerous mayors and city council members, a county commissioner, business and non-profit executives, and higher education leaders.
“Leadership North Texas continues to be the region’s top professional development program for management-level executives, proving that regionalism is a must in North Texas,” said Chris Wallace, President and CEO of the North Texas Commission and an alumnus of the program. “Convening public and private sector leaders together to address our region’s greatest challenges is the bedrock of the Commission. A current example is our NTX 2050 Our Next Imperative initiative (in partnership with NCTCOG) to revisit our region’s long-term plan. All LNT Alumni have been invited to participate due to their vast knowledge and appreciation of regionalism.”
Leadership North Texas meets nine times and covers topics such as regionalism, the North Texas economy, education and workforce, social determinants of health, criminal justice/2nd chance hiring, and infrastructure and sustainability.
This year, with the help of our alumni from previous LNT classes, we have launched a mentorship program in partnership with the incoming ELNT class. This program will provide opportunities for ELNT mentees to be guided by professional leaders in professional growth and for LNT graduates to share their experiences and expertise to advance NTX and create a beneficial learning environment for both mentors and mentees. Our Leadership Development Champion sponsors for this year’s mentorship program are The Injury Management Organization, Gorrondona & Associates & The Rios Group.
The 2024-2025 Leadership North Texas Class will include the following:
Dr. James Agbodzakey, UNT Dallas
Hon. Dan Barrios, City of Richardson
Amber Beard, City of Colleyville
Kyle Bellue, Collin College
Randy Breeding, City of Richardson
Shelley Brookins, Bee Happy Programs
Lauren Brown, VLK Architects
Alicia Carter, Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas
Empress Drane, City of McKinney
Kelly Fair, Denton County Sheriff’s Office
Becki Girouard, Children’s Health System of Texas
Jonathan Harsley, Holmes Murphy
Alfonso Hernandez, Atmos Energy
Dr. Tana Hicks, Dallas College
Mary Kate Jeffries, Cooksey Communications
Raytosha Jones, Dallas College
Jeremy Ludwig, Meritax Advisors
Hon. Biju Mathew, City of Coppell
Chad McCurdy, City of Cedar Hill
Brandon McGee, AAA Cooper Transportation
Mary McPherson O’Shaughnessy, Dunaway Associates, LLC
Laura McWhorter, Texas Health Resources
Amy Mueller, Terrell EDC
Gina Nash, City of Sachse
Terri Oliver, Irving Cares
Kim Probasco, Trinity River Authority
Madeline Reedy, Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center
Ely Reyes, City of Cedar Hill
Craig Robicheaux, Oncor
Doris Rousey, Dallas College
Hon. Ben Trahan, City of Allen
Jessica Vitela, State Fair of Texas
Nancy Wallace, Omnicom Group, Inc.
Robert Warren, Trinity River Authority
The ELNT Class Year 2024 will include the following:
Gilberto Atayde, Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Joshua Blubaugh, City of Aledo
Robert Briggs, City of Southlake
Henry Bryan, JBJ Management
Teresa Burnett, City of Arlington EDC
Leslie Carreon, Dallas VA Medical Center
J.J. Ceniceros, City of Coppell- Coppell Arts Center
Devante Davis, Atmos Energy Corporation
Steven Downs, City of Fate
Garin Giacomarro, City of Grapevine
Malcolm Hornsby, Dallas College
Stephanie Housewright, Town of Cross Roads
Nathan Jones, Children’s Health
Kira Larson, HNTB
Faith Morse, City of Mansfield
Carey Neal, City of Lancaster
Hannah Ordonez, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Ashley Owens, City of Coppell
Jessica Padilla, Dallas College
Katelyn Pierce, Holt Cat
Robert Pruette, DFW International Airport
Daena Ramirez, Cendera RX Pharmacy
Luis Reyes, Dallas College
Lauren Rodriguez, City of Coppell
Amanda Sargent, Dallas College
Michael Scholz, DFW International Airport
Diana Shim, Fragomen
Lindsay Turman, City of Richardson
Nicholas Viator, UT Arlington
Kaylee Waldo, Upper Trinity Regional Water District
Jonathon Ward, City of Coppell
Alexis Wellborn, City of Coppell
Calie Willis, City of Coppell
Ralph Yoo, Fragomen
Patrick Yoxall, Cooksey Communications
Gabriella Zuniga-Jairala, Dallas College
Established in 1971, the North Texas Commission is a unique public-private partnership that drives large impactful projects and legislative issues benefiting a robust 13-county region and tackles the region’s greatest challenges with board and staff subject matter experts who provide resources to market the region and educate future leaders. The North Texas Commission also manages the region’s unified advocacy voice at the state and federal levels.
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