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As Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Patti Steelman has had a front-row seat to the Chamber’s impact—supporting business growth, advocating for a strong economic climate, and helping make Fort Worth one of the best places to do business. On September 11, 2025, Patti celebrates 25 years of dedicated service to the Chamber. In honor of this remarkable milestone, she’s sharing her list of “25 Great Things About the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce" which she cleverly organized them to the alphabet. Enjoy!
Annual Meetings Speakers – Specifically, the George Bush impersonator (IYKYK)
Board of Directors – An amazing group of community leaders
Chairmen – Greatest humans in Fort Worth
Downtown Fort Worth – Love working in this great city
Elected Officials – So many greats but Mayor Parker is an amazing supporter
Foundations – The Chamber’s two foundations (FWC Foundation and FWC Development Foundation) and all the others in town are fantastic
Gems – The member locations we host events at are the best places in town
Heritage Trail Markers – Foundation project that captures Fort Worth History
Impact – We are involved in so many aspects of our city
Journey – Ours is fun and unique because it is constantly changing
Keys – It was a gamechanger going from Keys to Keypads to Fobs for office access
Lease at the Fort Worth Club – A perfect spot for our office and a great partner
Members – Ours are diverse in all ways
Never a dull moment – Which keeps the job interesting
Opinion – 25 years of unqualified opinions (from audits and from Patti)
Pension Plan – Our approach on the Chamber’s and the City’s was outstanding
Quitter – One of my favorite Bill Thornton words used as great employees left (if he liked you)
Recommendations – Just ask me, I have plenty
Staff – So grateful for the friendships over the years
Teamwork – FWC and partners work so well together
Universities – Fort Worth has some great ones (Rah Rah TCU!)
Volunteers – Lucky to know many smart and dedicated people
Weather – The Chamber has been involved in many crazy weather-related stories
Xerox – We went from printing everything to digital thanks to this technology
Young Professionals – They make our community better
Z – Sorry, will have to wait till next year…
Congratulations, Patti! We're so lucky to have you!
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