Luncheons – Fairfax Industrial Association

FIA has 9 luncheons per year. These luncheons typically fall on the second Thursday of the month except July and December where we do not have a luncheon and October where we have the Fairfax Festival instead of a luncheon.

Luncheons are usually held at a business in the Fairfax District. We have a variety of speakers and topics. In 2017, our speakers included Greg Kindle – President of Wyandotte Economic Development Council, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, KC Legend, Johnny Rowlands – Storm Chasing, Wyandotte County Appraiser Kathy Briney, Diane O’Byrne – The 4 Languages of Business, Esther George – President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Mike Tabman – Retired FBI Agent – Business Risk in the E-World, Joe Reardon – former Mayor and current President CEO of the Kansas City Chamber, WyCo/KCK County Administrator Doug Bach.

Attendance averages 80 at each luncheon.

May, 2018 Luncheon
May, 2018 Luncheon
April Luncheon: L to R: Allan Bush (Alpha-Omega GeoTech) Mike Dale (Environmental Works) Steve Fitzgerald (Environmental Works)
April luncheon: L-R: Mayor David Alvey with FIA Board Members: Marty Quinn, Steve Dailey, Paul Nobrega, Joe Vaught
April luncheon: L-R: Tony Andresen (Bouvard Insurance), Ed Downey (Capital Electric), Vince Migliazzo (Mark One Electric)
April luncheon: Nicole Abrahamson (Belger Cartage) and Mike Martin (Capital Electric)
February 2018: Loralee Stevens Basehor-Linwood High School and Rebecca James, ABOVO.
Feb., 2018: Joe Vaught - The Vaught Group, Dan and Lori Desko - B25 Bomber History Project and luncheon speaker.
Julie Robertson - YOH, Paul Nobrega - Central Solutions, Diane Smith - Citizens Bank, Richard Weast - ABOVO and Joe Vaught - The Vaught Group (left to right).
February 2018: FIA President, John Latenser of Neff Packaging, running the February luncheon.
The luncheons serve as a great way to network as well as learn about updates and opportunities in the Fairfax District.
February 2018: Paul Nobrega of Central Solutions, host and sponsor for the February luncheon.
February 2018: Dan Desko, B25 Bomber History Project at February luncheon.
The luncheons serve as a great way to network as well as learn about updates and opportunities in the Fairfax District.