Phone (785) 832-3400
Email malghafry@lawrenceks.gov
City Manager
Majed Al-Ghafry previously served as the City Manager for the City of DeSoto, Texas. He has served in a variety of local government positions, including Assistant City Manager/Chief Economic Development Officer with the City of Dallas, Texas, from 2022-2024, and the city's Assistant City Manager-Infrastructure from 2017-2022. Other local government posts included service as Assistant City Manager for the City of El Cajon, California, from 2013-2017; Director of Public Works with the City of San Antonio, Texas, from 2008-2013; Director of Public Works with the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 2007-2008; and Public Works Director/City Engineer with the City of Lemon Grove, California, from 2004-2007.
Majed holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, is a Registered Texas Civil Engineer, a Registered California Traffic Engineer, a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer, and is a Credentialed Manager (ICMA-CM) with the International City/County Management Association.
Email ctoomay@lawrenceks.gov
Assistant City Manager
Casey Toomay oversees the departments of Equity & Inclusion, Finance, Human Resources, and Information Technology, along with the Lawrence Police Department and Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical. She also serves as the LGBTQ+ Liaison in the City Manager's Office.
Casey holds dual degrees, with a Master of Public Administration and Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas. She began her public administration career with the City of Lawrence, serving as an intern in the City Attorney's Office. After briefly serving as Assistant to the City Manager in Rye, New York, she returned to the City of Lawrence, serving in several other positions before becoming an Assistant City Manager in 2014.
Email bmcguire@lawrenceks.gov
Brandon McGuire oversees the departments of Municipal Services & Operations, Parks & Recreation, Planning & Development Services, and Sustainability, along with Lawrence Parking & Transit.
He began serving the City of Lawrence as Assistant to the City Manager on May 27, 2014. Previously, he worked as a Budget and Management Analyst for Sedgwick County and a City Management Fellow with the City of Wichita.
Brandon was born in Lawrence and graduated from Lawrence High School. He holds a bachelor's degree in music performance and a Master of Public Administration degree, both from Wichita State University.