December 30, 2025
Dr. Emily Messer, President, Texas Wesleyan University
The East Fort Worth Business Association is honored to welcome Dr. Emily Messer, President of Texas Wesleyan University, as our featured guest speaker on February 5, 2026.
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker
Mayor Mattie Parker is serving her third term as the leader of the nation’s 11th-largest city, bringing a next-generation, community-focused approach to Fort Worth’s continued growth.
Board Installation
Bill Schwennsen and the nominating committee will Induct the candidates for the 2026 board.
Joel McElhany
Joel McElhany serves as Assistant Director of the Planning & Resource Management Division for the City of Fort Worth’s Park & Recreation Department.
Dan Lufkin
Dan Lufkin’s career has placed him at just about all points on the educational ladder, teaching students from first grade to community college to graduate school. His latest rung on that ladder is as president of TCC South. Lufkin comes to TCC from Virginia’s Paul D. Camp Community College, where he had been president since 2016.
TWU Coach Brad Sherrod
Will Northern is reshaping the eastside through his real estate transactions and is providing the new growth and development we have needed for years. His company, Crescendo Development, recently purchased the closed Woodhaven Golf Club for new residential redevelopment.
