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Achieve Fort Bend County

ACHIEVE Fort Bend County is a county wide initiative committed to dropout prevention and recovery.

About Achieve Fort Bend County

ACHIEVE Fort Bend County is a diverse group of business, community and education leaders throughout the county whose focus is to provide an interconnected system of sources to reduce dropout rates and provide opportunities for those citizens without high school diplomas.

 

We are passionate about sharing knowledge throughout Fort Bend County by:

 

 
Identifying programs and services to ensure students have an equal opportunity to succeed at school and in adult life.
 
 
Providing a clearinghouse of resources available to students, parents, educators and community at large.
 
 
Centralizing communication of news and events affecting our area youth.
 

 

2011 Board of Directors


Dr. Betty Baitland, Vice-President
Educational Consultant, Former FBISD Superintendent

 

Christopher Breaux, CPA, Treasurer
Principal, Governmental Relations, Null Lairson, P.C.

 

Kathleen Crissman
Program Director, Literacy Council of Fort Bend County

 

Rhett Gray
Administrator, Student Support Services, Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

 

Lance Hindt
Superintendent, Stafford Municipal School District

 

Dr. Mary Jackson, Secretary
Director, Special Programs, Fort Bend Independent School District

 

Laura Lyons-Hicks
Executive Director, Elementary Education, Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

 

Regina Morales
Director, Economic Development, City of Sugar Land

 

The Honorable James Patterson
Fort Bend County Commissioner, Precinct 4

 

John Robson
Chief Operating Officer, Fort Bend Regional Council

 

Arlene Rolsen
Coldwell Banker United, Realtors

 

Linda Schoonmaker
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

 

Lucia Street, President
Nonprofit Consultant

 

Pat Toland
Texas Retired Teacher’s Association

 

Theresa Young

Connelly-Baker-Wotring LLP