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Commissioner Grady Prestage 2022 SUPER TRAILBLAZER
Board of Regents for the Lamar University System, the Texas County and District Retirement System, and is a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum. While in office, Commissioner Prestage has initiated the development of the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority, the Fort Bend County Parks and Recreation Department, and modernized the County Health Department. During his tenure in office, the Commissioner has been involved in the development of numerous county facilities including parks, community centers, libraries, annex buildings, and major mobility projects. He is also responsible for building three publicly owned and privately operated Boys and Girls Clubs. Commissioner Prestage represents Fort Bend County Precinct 2, which includes portions of Houston, Missouri City, Stafford, Arcola, Thompsons, Fairchild, Sugar Land, Rosenberg and Needville. Commissioner Prestage is married to Fheryl Johnson Prestage and has one son, Dustin and one daughter, Erin. Grady Prestage Commissioner Precinct 2 Fort Bend County 303 Texas Parkway, Suite 213 Missouri City, TX 77489 Grady.Prestage@fortbendcountytx.gov 281-403-8000 www.fortbendcountytx.gov
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rady Prestage has established an impressive record of public service in Fort Bend County. His taking office as the Precinct 2 County Commissioner in 1990 marked the first time that an African American has served on the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court since the 1880’s Reconstruction period. Commissioner Prestage received his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1980 and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Prior to taking office he worked as
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a Civil Engineer for a variety of oil and gas companies, consulting engineering firms and later as a partner in a marketing consulting and real estate development firm. Commissioner Prestage is the President of the Texas Organization of Black County Commissioners, a former member of the Board of Directors of (NACO) the National Association of Counties, (TAC) the Texas Association of Counties, (NOBCO); the National Organization of Black County Officials, the Alliance for I-69 Texas, Central Houston Student Housing Inc., the Houston Area Water Corporation, the City of Houston Planning Commission, the
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