Duty, Honor, Courage, Leadership, Integrity, Character
Ferrel “FC” Bonner’s career spans well over 40 years of military service, civil service, political, and grassroots advocacy experience. He is a Husband, Father, Grandfather, U.S. Army Veteran (Retired), Combat Veteran, Civil Servant, and Community Servant Leader.
His professional career also includes: Office of the Secretary and Under Secretary, Headquarters Department of Veterans Affairs Washington, DC; Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Service Representative Houston, Texas; U.S. Department of Justice Contractor (USDOJ); Texas Division of Emergency Management; Certified Cyber Security Practitioner; Facility Information Security Officer (FISO); and Information Assurance Officer (IASO).
Ferrel is a Military Retiree with 20 years of honorable service with a specialty as a Military Intelligence Analyst in support of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) mission in defense of the Unites States. He is a Gulf War Veteran whose career began in the U.S. Army where he specialized in the following areas: Military Intelligence; U.S. Special Operations AIRBORNE; PATRIOT Missile Defense; Security Management; Emergency Operations Center (EOC); Tactical Communications; Personnel Management; and executing quality control programs for the Department of Defense (DoD) and other Federal agencies.
Ferrel is a 21 year resident of Fort Bend County. He is a Husband, Father, U.S. Army Veteran (Retired), Alpha man, Combat Veteran, Grandfather of two, avid fisherman, proven committed Community Leader, and small business owner.
Ferrel received a Bachelor’s Political Science (Local Government), Fayetteville State University and a Masters of Public Administration (MPA Public Policy), Texas Southern University.
After military retirement and returning to Fort Bend County and Harris County area, he continued his commitment to civil service and community service through:
• Commissioner, Fort Bend County Emergency Services District No.7 (ESD 7)
• Board Member, Fort Bend Seniors Meals On Wheels (FBSMW)
• Chair, Fort Bend County Elections Office's, Signature Verification Committee (SVC)
• Founder, Universally Made (Making A Difference Everyday)
· Life Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
· Life Member, Disabled Veterans of America (DAV)
· Member, American Legion (ALG)
• Texas State Democratic Party, State Democratic Executive Committeeman (TDP SDEC) where he served as both Vice Chair Finance and Member of the Legislative Committees
• Secretary, Fort Bend County Democratic Party
• Precinct Chair, Fort Bend County Democratic Party
• Board Member, Exchange Club of Fort Bend County
• Board Member, Advocates of Healthy Minds (AOHM)
• Vice Chair, Fort Bend County Historical Commission
• Served on the Subcommittee on Sugar Land 95 Project, FBISD Facilities Steering Committee, and FBISD Capacity Audit Committee
• Graduate, Fort Bend County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Forum Class 2022
• Graduate, Fort Bend Independent School District Board Leadership Academy
• Volunteer, Fort Bend County Meals on Wheels
• Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Jewels Military Affairs Committee (JMAC)
• Life Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. & Member of the 2010 “Haitian Delegation” Haiti Earthquake
• Board Member, HOA
• Member, FBISD PTO
• Member, 100 Black Men of the Houston Metropolitan Area Chapter
• Graduate, United Way’s Project Blueprint, Class XXV
• Member, Houston Area Urban League (HAUL)
• Member, Missouri City and Houston Branch NAACP
• Houston’s Freedmans Town Preservation (Bethel Park Project)
• Coordinated East Fort Bend County's Winter Storm Uri Food/Water Drive
• Various Hurricane Food/Clothing Drives (Katrina, Harvey, Ike)
• POD Coordinator for Hurricane Ike victims
• Volunteer MENtor; Houston’s Real Men Read
• Youth Coach YMCA Basketball
• Youth Coach for Missouri City’s Girls Softball Team
• Community Emergency Response Team Member (CERT)
• City of Houston Census Education and Awareness
• Voter Registration Education
• Volunteer Service of the Emergency Aid Resource Center For The Homeless, Inc. (S.E.A.R.C.H.)
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