Julie Sayers was elected to serve as a Ward 4 council member in 2019.

Julie and her husband Scott have lived in Lenexa since 2014 with their two dogs, Pete and Lucy.

Julie grew up in Topeka, KS and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design from the University of Kansas. She practiced for seven years with Ellerbe Becket / AECOM working on collegiate and professional sports facilities, which provided her with a foundation for large scale project management, multi-disciplinary coordination and construction administration.

In 2011, Julie made a transition in the industry by joining encompas, the local Haworth furniture dealer. As a senior project manager Julie has shifted her focus to design and execution of commercial office space and has further developed her expertise in ergonomics and workplace culture.

In her role in the design community, she has served as President of the Mid America Chapter of the International Interior Design Association, and as President of the Center for Architecture and Design Kansas City.

Julie is the first elected official with the City of Lenexa to join the Leadership of Climate Action KC: a group of policy makers from Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri, along with their partners in the private and nonprofit sectors, who are working to enact and foster proactive strategies, systems and structures within the Metro KC region that will draw down greenhouse gases, improve climate resilience and generate corresponding economic, social, health, and quality of life benefits.