Emily Barnes is a ‘Community Prevention Specialist’ on our Prevention Team here at Beacon. She has worked here for six years and is very enthusiastic about her role on the prevention team and the work she does to help the youth of our communities. In Emily’s own words, she reports that anyone that knows me [...]
As I wind down my tenure as CEO at Beacon Mental Health, I’ve taken a few moments to reflect on all that’s happened in the last 11.5 years. I started at Beacon Mental Health, formerly Tri-County, in early January 2014. At that time, we had less than 100 staff on payroll and our annual budget [...]
Mark McAuliffe is an active member of Beacon Mental Health’s Foundation Board. Mark owns a company called The McAuliffe Group, which is focused on leadership development, business consulting, and personal transformation. They work with business owners, executives, and organizations to clarify vision, create strategic growth, and build high-performance cultures rooted in character and service. Mark [...]
About a month ago, I announced to the Beacon Board of Directors that I will be retiring later in 2025. I reached one of those significant milestone ages that start with a 6 and my wife is already retired, so it is time to make this next life transition and spend more time with family [...]
Amy Heithoff-Dominguez is a Master’s prepared Registered Nurse who advocates for those who struggle with health and mental health concerns. Originally from Nebraska, her first job as an intensive care nurse brought her to Kansas City 40 years ago. Her husband is Andres Dominguez, an Impact Strategist at the Health Forward Foundation. Amy is the [...]
About a year ago, Beacon was notified that one of the tenants in the building would be leaving. This opened an opportunity for Beacon to expand and create a new all-inclusive therapy space for our clients. About 4 months ago, construction began on suite 2100, and last week, the beautiful new space opened to staff [...]
Brince Rogers is the HIM (Health Information Management) Manager/Privacy Officer here at Beacon Mental Health. He has worked here at Beacon for almost 9 years (in May), and he started out as Data Entry Clerk. Get to know Brince below. What do you like to do in your free time? Art (sketch, paint, sculpt), weightlifting, [...]
Beacon is unique in that we have a web of providers that assist us in reaching as many clients as possible. Help us celebrate our outstanding “Contractors of the Year”. Karen Steele and Larry Lauvetz work tirelessly to help Beacon be successful in our goal to help our clients and community. The nomination for Larry [...]
Samantha House-Benjamin is an accomplished lawyer who wanted to get involved with an organization that helps people in our community. When she was approached to join the board of the Beacon Mental Health Foundation, she agreed quickly, and has distinguished herself as an active member, serving as Secretary this year. A Northland resident since she [...]
As I have often described, the staff at Beacon Mental Health is a dedicated, talented group of well-trained people who help local citizens in need every day. It is an honor to work with them, and they deserve all the praise we can give them. Today, I want to shine a special light on a [...]
