About Us | Officers & Bios

Adam Dixon

P R E S I D E N T

TBD

Kristianne Jaegers, CTP. 

T R E A S U R E R

Kristianne has been with JPMorgan Chase since 2019 and has 17 years experience in corporate treasury roles serving several companies throughout the Kansas City metro. She has held her Certified Treasury Professional accreditation since 2005.  

Kristianne’s professional responsibilities include managing a diverse portfolio of large commercial banking clients across Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa while serving as a treasury services consultant for complex international treasury structures and system integrations. 

Kristianne has earned her Masters in Business Administration with a focus in Corporate Finance from Avila University and Bachelors of Science degrees in Genetics and Biology from the University of Kansas. She has been actively involved with KCAFP since 2004 and has been a member of the Board since 2012. In her personal time, Kristianne spend time with her family including her husband, Kevin, and their two boys. She enjoys going out on adventures and spending time exploring the trails with her favorite horse, Stella.

Adam Brack, CTP

V P , I T & W E B

TBD

Lanie Sedlacek, CTP

V P , M E M B E R S H I P

Lanie has been with UMB Bank since 2008 and has held her Certified Treasury Professional accreditation since 2019. Lanie’s professional responsibilities include managing a portfolio and Treasury Management Service consulting for new and existing commercial clients, including public fund clients around the Kansas City region. 

Lanie is a graduate of Benedictine College with a degree in Mathematics and Business. She has been involved in the KCAFP since 2015, and a Board member since 2022. 

In her personal time, Lanie spends time with her family including her husband, Paul, and their 3 children. Lanie enjoys cheering on KC sports teams and playing golf. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Hilltop Child Development Center in Lawrence, KS. 

Jason Regehr, CTP

AT LARGE BOARD MEMBER

TBD

James P. Gilligan

C O N F E R E N C E

M A N A G E R

James P. Gilligan is Senior Vice President for MFR Securities, Inc., a woman owned securities firm based in New York, where he advises the firm and assists on capital market transactions. Prior to MFR, Jim worked for over 38 years at Evergy, Inc., a public utility holding company based in Kansas City, Missouri, where he retired as Assistant Treasurer in 2020.  At Evergy, Mr. Gilligan had responsibility for all the cash management and corporate finance functions, including debt and equity financings, rating agencies, investments, cash forecasting, bank relationships, payments and disbursements. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of Missouri with a BS of Business Administration and also an MBA in Finance. 

Mr. Gilligan holds the professional designations of Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and Certified Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis Professional (FPAC). He is active in the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), having previously served 8 years as a member of its Board of Directors, Chair of the Government Relations Committee, associate editor of the Essentials of Treasury Management (the textbook for the CTP credential,) and chair of the AFP PAC Board of Trustees. He has testified twice before Congress on the subject of money market reform. He is also a director and past president of the Kansas City AFP, a retired member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Kansas City Better Business Bureau and a former Regional Director of the National Association of Credit Management. Mr. Gilligan holds the SIE, Series 7, Series 24 and Series 63 securities licenses issued by FINRA 

Rafael Andrade, CTP

AT LARGE BOARD MEMBER

TBD

Kelli Buenano, CTP

AT LARGE BOARD MEMBER

TBD