Sonya Brown-Marshall

Sonya Brown-Marshall is a Business Executive and Commercial Real Estate Practitioner. Presently, she serves as the Chief Executive Officer of a Real Estate Management firm that operates and manages a portfolio of corporations and not-for-profits.

Sonya’s career spans over 30 years and includes achievements in strategic initiatives that involve budgeting and project management, which have culminated into millions of dollars being invested back into well-designed infrastructure and new amenities. She has developed team implementation strategies that remain focused on objectivity and produce clear project plans that are sustainable and have true value.

Sonya has resided in Missouri City for over two decades, and she is dedicated to seeing the city’s continued and successful growth. Having served on and as the chairwoman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, she has had the distinct pleasure of being involved with and approving billions of dollars in plats. Those plats have brought businesses, homes, and infrastructure to the city of Missouri City. She has also served on various advisory committees and task forces.

Community Involvement

  • Member of the American Planning Association
  • Alumna of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
  • Lifetime Member of the Cambridge Entrepreneurs Division
  • Former Member and Chairwoman of the Missouri City Planning and Zoning Commission
  • Former Ex-Officio Member of the Texas Parkway/Cartwright Road Corridor Committee
  • Former Treasurer of the Texas Parkway Alliance
  • Former MCJCF Gala Chairwoman
  • Licensed Texas Realtor
  • Member of the Texas Association of Realtors
  • Member of the Houston Association of Realtors
  • Member of The Houston Black Real Estate Association
  • Member of the NAACP, Missouri City Branch
  • Member of the Missouri City 2017 Comprehensive Planning Committee
  • Corporate Member of the Community Associations Institute

On Nov. 8, 2022, the citizens of Missouri City, TX elected Sonya to serve on City Council as the At-Large Position Number 1 Councilwoman. In December 2024, by a majority vote of her colleagues, Sonya was elected to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. Sonya understands that the city is aging, and she is prepared to forge a path toward the imminent need for redevelopment, continued growth, and support for public safety and business development that will keep the tax rate down.

Sonya’s promise: to use her experience to advocate for citizens and to work cohesively with council in finding balanced solutions.

Sonya is supported by her husband, retired police officer Anthony, and their two sons, Payton and Mathew.

Sonya Brown-Marshall
City Council At-Large Position 1 and Mayor Pro Tem
Missouri City, TX
1522 Texas Pkwy.
Missouri City, TX 77489
O: 281.403.8500
www.missouricitytx.gov/371/At-Large-Position-1-Mayor-Pro-Tem

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