10 Evergy IT leaders
A vice president of information technology, senior directors over IT infrastructure, application systems and OT infrastructure, and directors of enterprise applications, application systems, IT planning, OT IT operations and customer systems make up this list of Evergy IT leaders. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Evergy from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Amanda Fugate
LinkedInExperience: Director, Enterprise Applications and Analytics · Evergy
Amanda Fugate has been Director, Enterprise Applications and Analytics at Evergy since April 2019, based in Kansas City, Missouri. Amanda Fugate was Sr. Director of Enterprise Applications at DST Systems from 2018 to 2019, Officer of Enterprise Applications at DST Systems from 2014 to 2017 and IT Application Analyst Manager there from 1998 to 2011.
Calvin Girard
LinkedInExperience: Director IT Planning and Operations I Chief of Staff to CTO · Evergy
Calvin Girard has been Director IT Planning and Operations I Chief of Staff to CTO at Evergy since April 2022, based in the Kansas City area. At Evergy, Calvin Girard was also Manager Human Resources Business Partner from 2019 to 2022 and Senior Manager of Integration Success from 2018 to 2019, and lists strategy, governance and transformation in the profile headline.
Debra Grunst
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Information Technology · Evergy
Debra Grunst has been Vice President Information Technology at Evergy since May 2018, based in Lawrence, Kansas. Debra Grunst was Vice President, Information Technology at Westar Energy from 2015 to 2018, and the listing places the Evergy role in the engineering and technical department at president or vice president level.
Gary Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director, Security and Infrastructure · Evergy
Gary Johnson was Sr Director, Security and Infrastructure at Evergy from May 2018 to July 2026 and has been Director of Managed Services Operations at ALLO Fiber since July 2026. Gary Johnson was also Sr. Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure at KCP&L: Kansas City Power & Light from 2015 to 2018 and Vice President, Security at Cerner Corporation from 2005 to 2016.
Gwen Rutledge
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director Application Systems · Evergy
Gwen Rutledge has been Sr. Director Application Systems at Evergy since December 2024, based in Kansas City, Missouri. At Evergy, Gwen Rutledge was also Director Application Systems from 2023 to 2024, Senior Manager Application Systems from 2022 to 2023 and Manager Application Systems from 2019 to 2022, and was Director Software Engineering at SS&C Technologies in 2019.
Jaime Mesias
LinkedInExperience: Director of Application Systems · Evergy
Jaime Mesias has been Director of Application Systems at Evergy since September 2023, based in Lees Summit, Missouri. Jaime Mesias was Senior Manager Application Systems at Evergy from 2022 to 2023, Supervisor of Enterprise Integrations at KCP&L: Kansas City Power & Light from 2013 to 2022 and Enterprise Architect there from 2012 to 2013.
Joshua Roper
LinkedInExperience: Director, OT IT Operations · Evergy
Joshua Roper has been Director, OT IT Operations at Evergy since December 2025, based in Overland Park, Kansas, and also holds Director, Generation EAM Program there, a role listed since February 2020. Joshua Roper was Director, FERC & NERC Compliance at Evergy from 2018 to 2020 and Director, NERC Implementation & Operations at KCP&L: Kansas City Power & Light from 2015 to 2018.
Kenny Luebbert
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - OT Infrastructure · Evergy
Kenny Luebbert has been Senior Director - OT Infrastructure at Evergy since April 2025, based in Kansas City, Missouri. At Evergy, Kenny Luebbert was also Senior Director - Generation Engineering from 2023 to 2025, Director - Generation Engineering from 2022 to 2023 and Director - Operations Support from 2020 to 2022, and describes a background spanning engineering, operational technologies and cyber security.
Mandy Graves
LinkedInExperience: Director Customer Systems Support & Delivery · Evergy
Mandy Graves has been Director Customer Systems Support & Delivery at Evergy since August 2024, based in the Kansas City area. Mandy Graves was Sr Manager CIS Support at Evergy from 2021 to 2024 and Manager CIS Support Team at KCP&L: Kansas City Power & Light, a role listed from 1999 to 2022.
Randy D.
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director, IT Infrastructure & Operations · Evergy
Randy D. has been Sr Director, IT Infrastructure & Operations at Evergy since April 2025, based in the Kansas City area, with a headline covering IT and OT infrastructure, data center and networks. Randy D. was Director, IT Infrastructure at Evergy from 2018 to 2025, Sr Manager, IT Infrastructure at KCP&L: Kansas City Power & Light from 2017 to 2018 and Chief Technology Officer at City of Lee's Summit from 2001 to 2013.
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