Executive Leadership Team

City management works with an executive leadership team to implement governing body policies across all city departments.

The executive leadership team includes the city manager’s staff and all department directors. This includes:

Phone

913-895-6000

City Manager’s Office

City Manager

Lori Curtis Luther

913-895-6101
lori.luther@opkansas.org

Deputy City Manager

Kristy Stallings

913-895-6152
kristy.stallings@opkansas.org

Assistant City Manager

Kate Gunja

913-895-6110
kate.gunja@opkansas.org

Assistant City Manager

Chelsee Newkirk

913-895-6106
chelsee.newkirk@opkansas.org

Emergency Management Coordinator

Kyle Burns

913-895-8308
kyle.burns@opkansas.org

Communications and Media Relations Manager

Meg Ralph

913-895-6160
meg.ralph@opkansas.org

Management Analyst

Kaitlyn Mura

913-895-6102
kaitlyn.mura@opkansas.org

Department Directors

Finance, Budget + Administration

Gena McDonald

Director of Finance and Budget
913-895-6158
gena.mcdonald@opkansas.org

Fire

Alan Long

Interim Fire Chief
913-895-8451
alan.long@opkansas.org

Human Resources

Thomas Bledsoe

Chief Human Resources Officer
913-895-6121
thomas.bledsoe@opkansas.org

Information Technology

Tony Sage

Chief Information Officer
913-895-6061
tony.sage@opkansas.org

Law

Tammy Owens

City Attorney
913-895-6087
tammy.owens@opkansas.org

Municipal Court

Jaime Murphy

Acting Court Administrator
913-327-6745
jaime.murphy@opkansas.org

Parks + Recreation

Jermel Stevenson

Director of Parks and Recreation
913-895-6351
jermel.stevenson@opkansas.org

Planning + Development Services

Jack Messer

Director
913-895-6191
jack.messer@opkansas.org

Police

Frank Donchez

Chief
913-327-6935
frank.donchez@opkansas.org

Public Works

Lorraine Basalo

Director/City Engineer
913-895-6023
lorraine.basalo@opkansas.org