Empowering the next generation of leaders, innovators, scholars, & changemakers from Fort Bend & neighboring communities
Empowering the next generation of leaders, innovators, scholars, & changemakers from Fort Bend & neighboring communities
Your youth & young adult leadership movement is here!
Elevate Fort Bend is elevating the next generation of thinkers, leaders, and changemakers. We offer personal and professional development opportunities, workshops and coaching that elevates mindset, confidence, life skills, and career readiness—giving youth and young adults the tools to rise, lead, and make an impact in their communities and beyond.
✨ Miss Missouri City Pageant Feb. '26
We now have the opportunity to crown a Miss Missouri City and a Missouri City's Teen (a part of the Miss America Organization)
Applications open soon! (ages 14 - 28)
Volunteers, sponsors and in-kind sponsors welcome.
📧 Send inquiries to: missmissouricityorg@gmail.com
✨ Leadership, Career & Self-Development Programs
Programs begin launching in mid-January.
Enrollment & applications open soon. Join our email list to get details
and first-to-know updates.
✨ Community Partnerships & Sponsorship Opportunities -
We welcome collaborations with local organizations, businesses, and community leaders who want to support youth development, education,
& leadership. Opportunities include:
This is the start of something powerful. We’re building leaders.
We’re building confidence. We’re building the future of Fort Bend!
As the founder of Elevate Fort Bend and new Executive Director of the Miss Missouri City Organization, Erica is dedicated to creating meaningful opportunities for students and emerging leaders throughout the community. She is an organizational psychologist, college professor, and executive coach with an extensive career in human resources executive leadership and talent development. Her work centers on helping individuals and organizations strengthen their capacity for effective leadership, personal growth, and long-term success.
With a background that spans higher education, corporate HR, non-profits and executive advisory roles, Erica brings a deep understanding of how people learn, lead, and thrive. Erica's expertise includes creating global leadership development and mentoring programs, organizational behavior, personal development, performance strategy, and career readiness & alignment — all of which form the foundation of Elevate Fort Bend’s mission.
Erica is committed to ensuring that the next generation of leaders have access to mentorship, resources, and experiences that support both personal and professional success. The Elevate Fort Bend Leadership Academy and programs emphasize confidence-building, academic and career preparation and advancement, self-development, service, leadership and empowerment.
Beyond Erica's professional work, she is a proud mother whose dedication to youth development is deeply personal. Her leadership reflects the values of integrity, compassion, and community investment, guiding Elevate Fort Bend as a space youth and young adults can discover their strengths and grow into capable, confident leaders.
Elevation doesn't stop at our youth, for seasoned professionals and individuals seeking deeper personal and executive development, visit www.livetoelevate.com
A local preliminary to Miss America and Miss America's Teen. Providing young women with leadership development, interview & communication training, scholarship opportunities, and platforms for education & community service. Winners represent Missouri City at Miss Texas, in Dallas in June.
Elevate Fort Bend Leadership Academy develops the skills young leaders (ages 14 - 29) need now — confidence, communication, emotional intelligence, leadership, mindset, career clarity, and real-life readiness. Our programs and experiences help teens and young adults build strong character, understand their strengths, manage stress, handle responsibility, and lead themselves and others with poise and purpose in the modern world and beyond.
We offer tiered program cohorts, divided by age group, allowing participants to experience guidance and transformation with peers who share similar
life stages and goals
This track is about learning how to lead yourself first — building a stronger mindset, real confidence, and the ability to think clearly even when things get stressful. You learn to communicate in a way people respect, stay steady under pressure, handle conflict without losing yourself, and walk into any room with presence. It’s about tapping into the leadership you already have, instead of following the crowd, and learning how to use it with intention.
Workshops under this track help you understand yourself better and build the habits that make real life, school, work, and everything in between, easier to navigate. You’ll get clearer on your strengths, learn how to show up with confidence, and develop a personal brand that actually reflects who you are. We focus on real-life skills: setting goals you’ll stick to, managing stress without shutting down, building discipline, and setting boundaries that protect your time and energy.
As you grow, you’ll also start exploring real career paths and the direction you want your future to go. We help you figure out what interests you, what fits your strengths, and what opportunities make sense for your goals. Whether that’s choosing a major, starting a job, landing an internship, or shifting into a new field. Everything is practical, straightforward, and designed to help you make smart decisions about school, career, and your next steps.
This track gives you real ways to get involved, show up for your community, and build the kind of character people notice. You’ll take part in volunteer opportunities, community projects, and events where your reliability, work ethic, and leadership actually matter. It’s hands-on, not hypothetical—everything happens in real settings with real people.
These experiences help you build responsibility, gain visibility, and represent your community with pride. Whether you’re supporting local events, working with partners across Fort Bend, or stepping into roles where you’re seen as a leader, you’ll grow through action. It’s about contributing, connecting, and becoming someone others can count on.