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Leading Waco Women was created to celebrate, empower and develop female leaders in the Greater Waco area. The Fall Summit Luncheon will be held on October 28, 2025. Leading Waco Women Fall Summit ticketholders will enjoy a keynote presentation, lunch, a panel discussion with our Leadership Award Finalists, and the presentation of the Leading Waco Women Leadership Award.

Our keynote speaker will be Gabe Madison, President and CEO of Bonton Farms in Dallas.


Gabrielle “Gabe” Madison is the President and CEO of Bonton Farms, a South Dallas farm turned 
community resource that is disrupting inequitable systems to change lives. In her role, Gabe 
provides strategic oversight and direction to the organization’s rapidly expanding operations, 
development, human resources, community partnerships, and programming. Under her leadership, Bonton Farms is growing by leaps and bounds, including the groundbreakings of three firsts in the Bonton Community: a Wellness Center providing medical, dental, counseling, and financial services, a Resource Center offering entrepreneurial skills and training, and a FARMacy in which community 
members will receive food prescriptions to combat illness and disease. In addition, Bonton Farms is 
preparing to break ground for Bonton Gardens, a 36-unit residential complex!

Prior to her current role at Bonton Farms, Gabe served as the organization’s Board Chair. She 
brings more than two decades of corporate leadership experience to Bonton Farms, having most 
previously served as Director of Community Relations for international software development giant 
Thomson Reuters for more than seven years, and having served as the brand’s HR Manager for nearly four years prior to that. Throughout her career, Gabe has demonstrated expertise in social 
responsibility and inclusion, revenue growth, talent acquisition, human resources, training, and 
development.

A passionate advocate for the North Texas nonprofit community, Gabe currently serves on the Dallas 
Regional Chamber Board of Directors, Baylor Alumni Board of Advocates, and is the Vice Chair on the Board of Directors for Trusted World. She has volunteered her time with the American Heart 
Association in various capacities over the last decade, including the Southwest Region’s Board of Directors, been a member of Dallas ISD’s P-TECH Impact Board, and was the first Black Board Chair of the Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce where she was tasked with identifying the organization’s next president while continuing to propel the Chamber forward.

Gabe has been recognized for her outstanding work and service to others through several awards and honors, including being named one of D CEO’s “Most Powerful Business Leaders” in 2019, membership in Dallas Regional Chamber’s Leadership Class of 2019, Dallas Business Journal’s 2017 class of 40Under 40, D CEO’s Dallas 500, and the Baylor University’s 2024 Alumni Pro Texana Medal of Service.