September 2024 News & Notes

Daniel Cortez

City of Southlake, Director of Economic Development & Tourism

Prit Patel

North Central Texas Economic Development District, Senior Economic Development Manager

Tuesday, October 8 you need to have the NLF Breakfast on your calendar. We will be meeting at 7:45 a.m. at the Hurst Conference Center ready to learn about what is happening in the realm of Economic Development in our cities in Northeast Tarrant County.

Hear from our local Economic Development professionals on their efforts to protect and grow the region’s economic well-being. Find out who were competing against and how we work together, while delving into the region’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. 

The breakfast meeting will be sponsored by Atmos Energy. We hope that not only will you attend, but 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!

Garin Giacomarro

City of Grapevine, Director of Economic Development

Craig Hulse

City of NRH, Director of Economic Development & NLF Chair-Elect

We hope that not only will you attend, but 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!

Thank you to our meeting sponsor!

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

Tuesday, October 8

7:45 a.m. - 9 a.m.

Friday, November 8

8:00a – 1:00p

MEETING

NLF Breakfast - NE Tarrant Economic Development Panel

HEART OF NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE

Hurst Conference Center

SPONSOR

Atmos Energy

Click here to view the sponsorship options

Welcome to our Newest Members of the Northeast Leadership Forum

New Member

Position/Company

Sponsor

Gary Phillips

Mayor Shawn McCaskill

Bradton Thornton

TeJAS, the Texas Jazz All Stars

City of Southlake

Thornton Tax & Financial Services

Dave Rudko

No Sponsor Neeeded

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. 

Heart of North Texas - Be a Part of the Team!

Kathryn Rotter and her committee continue to work on the November 8th Heart of North Texas planning for this year’s event. Co-Chairs Craig Hulse & RaDonna Hessel continue to work with a team of regional leaders to put together the remaining list of speakers to make this an informative and worthwhile event.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Diamond Sponsor - $5,000

Presenting Sponsor -

1 available

Gold - $2,500

Silver - $1,000

Atmos Energy

Frost

Great Plains Bank

Medical City Alliance/

North Hills

Texas Health HEB

Table Sponsor- $600

City of Bedford

City of Euless

City of Grapevine

City of Hurst

City of North Richland Hills

Grapevine Chamber

The Shotwell Foundation

Oncor Electric Delivery

While the details are still coming together, the two confirmed speakers are the keynote luncheon speaker Brigadier General (Ret) Joseph Rameriz (pictured) 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.  

Our other confirmed speaker is Monica Paul of the Dallas Sports Commission (pictured). 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! 

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. Thanks to everyone who is serving to coordinate this year’s exciting event and for the awesome sponsors who have already signed up.

Chairman’s Notes

The NLF Board will meet in September, where the nominating committee chaired by Craig Hulse as the Chair-Elect will be presenting their nominated slate of board members, as well as recommendations to the Board for the new officers. Others on the nominating committee include Kathryn Rotter, Randy McCauley, Trasa Cobern, Mary Frazior and as the 2024 Chair, RaDonna Hessel as an ex-officio member of the group. 

We certainly appreciate Robert Allen with the Fort Worth Economic Development for his presentation at our August Breakfast. He provided a great deal of information and perspective on what is happening there, as well as how we must work together as a region to continue building a strong community for all. We also thank 6 Stones for serving as our breakfast sponsor.

I am super excited about the NLF Heart of North Texas and the lineup of speakers. I hope that you not only plan to attend, but you consider becoming a sponsor of this year’s event. We all know the importance of working as a team. As Robert Allen reminded us, “A rising tide lifts all boats”!

I hope you are having a great summer, and we are all looking forward to a good finish to 2024 (and cooler weather). 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