IFFB Vision and Mission:

The vision and mission of the International Festival of Fort Bend is to celebrate its
multi-ethnic communities and enable people to enjoy and experience the music, dance,
foods, and arts of different cultures. The Festival will showcase the county's diversity as a
civic asset.

IFFB Founder & 2007 President:  Neeta Sane
About Us
Public Officials IFFB Advisory

HCC Trustee Neeta Sane –
IFFB Founder & 2007 President

County Judge Bob Hebert
Commissioner James Patterson
Commissioner Grady Prestage
State Rep. Charlie Howard
State Rep. Dora Olivo
District Attorney John Healey
Mayor Leonard Scarcella
Mayor Allen Owen
Mayor Jimmy Thompson
Mayor Joe Gurecky
Mayor Hilmar Moore
Councilman Tom Abraham
Councilman Ken Mathew
2007 Festival
Community IFFB Advisors

Danny Nguyen
Innocent Opara
Faye Chin
Anna Laborte
Neni and Gary Kirkman
Auralia Cerney
Joanna Nicolaou
Winn Huynh
Rathna Kumar
Dinesh Shah
Andrea Rinosa
Ramon Pons
Anwar Raza
Sahar Abusada
Robin Mitchell
Vinnika Johnson
Michael Liu
George Chang
Shaukat Mohammed
Janet Aikins


International Festival of Fort Bend
P.O. Box 212 Stafford, Texas 77497

Tel: 832-746-2098 or 832-451-8747    Fax: 281-879-7282

2009 Festival Leadership Team

Nazy Khadivian:  2009 President
Ben Stintsman: Cultural Chair
Nazanin Sarkari:  Cultural Co-chair
Deepak Sane:  Treasurer
Susan Busch: Vendor Chair
Cheryl Olivier: ‘08 President & Facility Chair
Mitra Panchal: Public Relations and Media Chair
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