Business and Leaders Luncheons
The Government Affairs Council holds monthly forums on topics pertinent to the business community and government relations. Luncheons are on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. View our Events Calendar for upcoming luncheon details.
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2022 Business & Leaders Events in the Gresham Area
Topic: World Class Water Polo Olympic Sized Pool - Update
Guest Speakers: Andrew Jackman, Director, Mt. Hood Community College Aquatics Center
Topic: Small Business Ombudsman... An Advocate, Voice, and Problem Solver
Guest Speakers: Trevor Leahy, Secretary of State's Small Business Ombudsman
Topic: Multnomah County Sheriff Candidate Forum hosted by the Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center.
Guest Speakers: Multnomah County Sheriff candidates Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell, and Derrick Peterson
Topic: MHCC Business Department: The Future for Local Business Workforce:
A panel discussion from the Business Department of MHCC
Guest Speakers: Andy Wong, MBA, MA Instructor, Business, Anna Johnson, MBA, MS Instructor, Business, and Kristin Lima, Ed.D., MBA Dean, Applied Technologies, Business and Information Systems
Topic: New Leader in town. Where is the city headed? How will it get done?
Guest Speaker: Gresham City Manager - Nina Vetter
2021 Business & Leaders Events in the Gresham Area
Topic: Gresham Public Safety Update
Guest Speakers: Chief of Police Travis Gullberg, and Tommy Walker, President, Gresham Police Officers Association
Topic: The Current State of Affairs in Gresham Oregon
Guest Speakers: Gresham Mayor Travis Stovall
Topic: In a Traffic Jam? How will Toll Roads Help?
Guest Speakers from Oregon Department of Transportation Include: Brendan Finn, Director, Urban Mobility Office; Lucinda Broussard, Toll Program Director; and Megan Channell, Project Director, I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project
Topic: Oregon Legislative Session Wrap Up
Guest Speaker: Senator Chris Gorsek (D), District 25, Troutdale; Representative Anna Williams (D), District 52, Hood River; and Representative Zach Hudson (D), District 49, which includes Troutdale, Fairview, Wood Village, Gresham and Portland.
Topic: Play Ball! Bringing Major League Baseball to Gresham, Oregon
Guest Speaker: Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, President and Founder of Sports Management Worldwide
Topic: Gresham Station: Has the Future or Vision Changed?
Guest Speaker: Jay Fetherston, SVP, Retail North of Harsch Investment Properties
Topic: Tap into the Power of Women in Business
Guest Speaker: Bobbie Stewart, Women's Business Center & Education Manager, Mercy Corps Northwest
Topic: Metro's Regional Priorities Update
Guest Speaker: Lynn Peterson, Council President, Metro
Topic: The Future...or not...of Natural Gas in Oregon
Speakers: Nina Carlson, Government/Public Affairs Manager, NW Natural Gas, and Kevin Duel, Sale Engineer, NW Natural Gas
Topic: ABC's at the Local Level
Guest Speaker: Dr. A. Katrise Perera, Superintendent, Gresham Barlow School District and Jordan Ely, CFO, Gresham-Barlow School District
Topic: Start 2021 with a Diamond Speaker
Speakers: Adam O'Grady, General Manager of Element Six
If you have a topic or speaker you would like to see included in the monthly Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce Business and Leaders Forum, please share. We are always looking for new and insightful speakers and topics to share with the Gresham Area. Contact us today!