Our Staff

This family-owned and operated business prides itself in high quality pre-owned vehicles. At Lewis Auto Plaza our success has been achieved because everyone has one goal in mind: Help our customer find the right car at a fair price. All of us are friendly, fun, and courteous. We look forward to making you a member of our extended family.

Our family consists of:

John Fischer - Sales Manager

John is a lifelong member of the Topeka community. He has been in the car business for over 22 years both in sales, wholesale buying and management. He specializes in high quality, well reconditioned vehicles. His uniqueness is that he believes that people should be treated with respect and his goal is to gain customers for life.


Maggie Mahood - Sales Consultant

Maggie has been in the car business for five years. She came to Lewis Auto Plaza from The University of Kansas where she was an assistant basketball coach and director of basketball operations for thirteen years. "Maggie's strength is that when you deal with her it's usually fun!" says John. "She's very personable and tries to take the stress out of buying a car."


Troy Heinen - Sales Consultant

Troy is a Meriden native and has lived in this area his entire life. He has been around the car business since he was a little boy. "Troy's strength is that he works well with people and doesn't pressure people into the sale," John says. Because of this Troy has a lot of repeat customers who enjoy working with him.


Bob Brehm - Sales Consultant

The self described "ole grey haired guy", Bob is a retired farmer from Pratt. He moved to Topeka to be closer to his family. The car business is something Bob has dabbled in for several years as he had a small lot in his home town. "Bob's style is low key, low pressure. His goal is to meet the customer's needs," says Fischer.


Gary Jon Prough - Sales Consultant

Gary grew up in southwest Kansas. Later, he moved to Manhattan to attend Kansas State University. Gary entered the car business in 1988 and has had the opportunity to learn and excel in all arenas of the car business. Many of his customers describe him as "easy to work with, laid-back with a great attitude.