KCAIA was founded by Kansas City builders who wanted a serious, generous community for the people putting AI to work.
Shawn leads the association's vision and partnerships across the Kansas City metro. He spends his time connecting builders, operators, and institutions — and making sure the community stays grounded in responsible, practical AI.
KANSAS CITY · MO
Founder of Advastar Group, David brings the operator's lens to KCAIA. He helps members turn AI ambitions into delivered work — focused on outcomes, governance, and the discipline that keeps deployments safe.
FOUNDER · ADVASTAR GROUP
Jimmy runs the association's training programs. He designs the Claude Code and Claude Co-work curricula and leads the monthly coaching — translating frontier tools into skills teams can actually use.
CLAUDE CODE · CO-WORK
We emphasize responsible AI, build with both frontier and open-source technologies, and partner with Kansas City institutions to grow the region's capacity to lead.