Business Connection Luncheon

Business Connection Luncheon
Our Business Connection Luncheon series brings together our members and the wider community to address key topics that affect our region and business community. Our program is dedicated to equipping business owners and leaders with the insights, tools, and resources they need to drive our community’s progress and success collaboratively.

Guest Speaker:
Desireé Reed-Francois
VP & Director of Athletics
University of Arizona
Veteran college athletics administrator Desireé Reed-Francois was appointed Vice President and Director of Athletics at the University of Arizona on February 19, 2024, following her three-year term as the Director of Athletics at the University of Missouri. Reed-Francois is Arizona's first-ever fulltime female athletic director and 11th overall in school history. She brought proven business expertise and financial acumen to the Director of Athletics position and was named a NACDA 2023-24 Athletics Director of the Year and a nominee for the 2024 Sports Business Journal AD of the Year. Reed-Francois is an accomplished fundraiser and relationship builder and has transformed two collegiate athletic departments into high-performing, cost-effective operations. She also has deep ties to the University of Arizona, where she earned her juris doctorate from the James E. Rogers College of Law in 1997.