April 9, 2026
Featured Speaker: Mitch Whitten
Mitch Whitten is chief operating office at Visit Fort Worth, the non-profit that promotes economic development through tourism. He supports teams dedicated to selling and hosting conventions, marketing the city, the Fort Worth Sports Commission and the Fort Worth Film Commission. A resident of Fort Worth for 30 years, Mitch supports community-based tourism so that […]
Featured Speaker: Dana Burghdoff
This past week Dana has been named to the 2026 Class of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners, the highest honor awarded by the planning profession!
Featured Speaker: Toby Owen
We are honored to welcome Toby Owen, CEO of Presbyterian Night Shelter, as our featured speaker for the East Fort Worth Business Association meeting on Thursday, March 5.
Emily Messer, Ed.D., 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.
