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Past Leadership Forums
Midland-Odessa Leadership Forum 2025
Date: May 8, 2025
Keynote speaker:
Collin Sewell, President and CEO of the Sewell Family of Companies
Panelists:
- Lori Blong, Mayor of Midland
- Craig Stoker, Odessa City Council Member At-Large and Mayor Pro Tem
- Renee Earls, Odessa Chamber of Commerce CEO
- Kate Williamson, Midland Chamber of Commerce Board Chair>
The Midland-Odessa Leadership Forum brought together regional leaders to deep connections and partnerships across both cities. The leadership forum featured a keynote by Collin Sewell, a panel discussion between Midland and Odessa leaders, and structured networking activities. The forum fostered collaboration and strengthened community relationships across the two cities.
Public Service Leadership Forum 2024
Date: October 24,2024
Panelists:
- Texas State Representative Brooks Landgraf
- City of Midland Mayor Lori Blong
- Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett
- ECISD Board of Trustees & UTPB Faculty Christopher Stanley
- UTPB Student Body President Chidubem Njoku
Moderator:
UTPB Chief of Staff and VP of Marketing and Communications Tatum Hubbard
The inaugural Public Service Leadership Forum hosted by the Shepperd Leadership Institute, in collaboration with the Career Services department, brought together community leaders and elected officials from the Permian Basin to reflect on and discuss the theme of leadership. Topics included effectively managing conflict and diverse opinions, proficiently leading change, representing and leading others, and lessons learned as well as other important initiatives.
