November 2024 News & Notes

Heart of North Texas - Now is the Time to be a Part of the Team!

Kathryn Rotter and her committee have finalized their work on the Heart of North Texas planning for this year’s event. Co-Chairs Craig Hulse / RaDonna Hessel are appreciative of the team of regional leaders to put together this an informative and worthwhile event.

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Platinum

Texas Health HEB

Texas Health Southlake

Gold - $2,500

Hillwood

Republic Services

Tarrant County College - NE Campus

Silver - $1,000

Atmos Energy

Ciera Bank

EECU

Frost

Great Plains Bank

Linebarger Attorneys at Law

Mason-Dallas, Inc.

Medical City Alliance/North Hills

Paycom

Tarrant County Commissioner Gary Fickes

United Way of Tarrant County

Table Sponsor - $600

1 Million Cups NE Tarrant

Birdville ISD

City of Bedford

City of Colleyville

City of Euless

City of Grapevine

City of Hurst

City of Keller

City of North Richland Hills

City of Saginaw

City of Southlake

City of Watauga

Community Enrichment Center (CEC)

Grapevine Chamber

HEB ISD

J-Morco

Lucas Funeral Home

ONCOR Electric Delivery

The Shotwell Foundation

Tri-County Electric Cooperative

Our first speaker is Monica Paul of the Dallas Sports Commission. Her name, if not familiar now, will become very familiar to you by 2026. She is leading the group that not only secured the FIFA World Cup for the DFW region, but will be coordinating the many aspects that will need to come together to show the world that not only did we deserve nine games, DFW should have gotten the finals! She will share how she is working to create a “TEAM” from multiple organizations, cities and agencies to showcase our region to the world. She will also share how you can be involved as a “TEAM” member!  

We also look forward to having a presentation by John Israel. John Israel is founder and Chief Gratitude officer of Mr. Thank You, a consulting firm focused on client and employee retention. John is one of the most sought after speakers and trainers who teaches companies both big and small how to Become Irreplaceable by creating thriving profitable relationships both inside and outside the organization. His work has been featured on ABC News, Fox News, Good Morning America, and his clients include global brands such as: Square, ReMax, Fairway Mortgage, Salesforce and many others. More than anything, John loves to help people build a business they love that loves them back.

The keynote luncheon speaker Brigadier General (Ret) Joseph Rameriz who serves as the Vice President For Student Affairs of Texas A&M University. Not only does he have a great background, but he will also share several stories and advice he gives to the cadets and others on building a positive “TEAM” and future.



Make sure you have November 8, 8:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. at the Hurst Conference Center on your calendar and click below to register. 

Make Northeast Leadership Forum a Priority!

Now’s The Time – Mark Your Calendar – Save the Dates

All Events and Meetings to be held at the Hurst Conference Center.

Breakfast meetings open at 7:45 a.m. and the program will begin at 8 a.m..

DATE/TIME

Friday, November 8

8:00a – 1:15 p

MEETING

HEART OF NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE

Hurst Conference Center

SPONSOR

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Welcome to our Newest Members of the Northeast Leadership Forum

New Member

Gary Phillips

Mayor Shawn McCaskill



Bradton Thornton

Position/Company

TeJAS, the Texas Jazz All Stars

City of Southlake



Thornton Tax & Financial Services

Sponsor

Dave Rudko

(no sponsor)

Scott Hurbough

We ask each of you to consider inviting someone you know who would benefit from the networking and information provided by the NLF to the next meeting you attend and ask them to become a part of this longstanding regional group of business and community leaders. 

Chairman’s Notes

Tuesday, October 8th we had the opportunity to hear from our local Economic Development professionals on their efforts to protect and grow the region’s economic well-being. We want to extend our thanks to Craig Hulse, NRH Director of Economic Development and the NLF Chair-Elect, Daniel Cortez, Southlake’s Director of Economic Development & Tourism, Garin Giacomarro, Grapevine Director of Economic Development and Prit Patel, Senior Economic Development Manager, North Central Texas Economic Development District for taking their time to share their insights on what makes our region strong, and what we can hope for in the future. We also enjoyed learning about what each of them would trade from the other’s cities! It was an informative and humorous breakfast. 

We also thank our breakfast sponsor, Atmos Energy for the support and the awesome oven mitts! We hope that in 2025, you will look forward to attending the breakfast meetings and that you will invite others that would like to learn about our region, partner with us on promoting all that is Northeast Tarrant County and network with others to build an even stronger region!

I hope you are enjoying our great fall weather, and you are looking forward to an awesome last quarter of 2024. As always, if you have any comments, questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to myself or any of the NLF Board members. We look forward to continuing to work with you and for you in 2024 – One Degree at a Time!

Be Safe & Be Kind (because life's too short to be otherwise!),

RaDonna

RaDonna Hessel, 2024 Chairman of the Board