KANSAS CITY, MO — Garney Construction announces the promotion of Meggan Krase to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Jeff Lacy is leaving the CFO position and Krase is replacing that leadership. After graduating from the University of Kansas with a degree in accounting, Krase went to work for Grant Thornton where she obtained her CPA license. She spent five years there as a Staff Auditor and Audit Senior before joining Garney Construction in 2006. Krase was promoted to Controller in 2012, where she assisted Jeff Lacy, former Vice President of Finance and CFO. She was then named Director - Corporate Controller in 2014 and Vice President in 2018.

Garney also announces the promotion of Kipp Connell to Director of Information Technology (IT). After serving as Garney’s IT Manager for the last five years, Kipp’s promotion creates the new role of Director of IT. In this role, Kipp will continue to oversee Garney’s IT team as well as maintain the backend security. Kipp has facilitated improvements in the behind-the-scenes systems that support and protect Garney’s employee-owners. Kipp joined Garney in 2015 after working in IT for the Lawrence, Kansas, Police Department for 11 years. He attended Washburn University and holds degrees in information technology and business administration.