Get to know Beacon Mental Health’s Director of Nursing and Healthcare Home: Dana Fifer who has worked for Beacon for 3.5 years (June will be 4 years) What do you like to do in your free time? My family is very important to me. I enjoy spending time with them. We spend time going to places [...]
Get to know Beacon Mental Health's Health Information Management (HIM) Specialist, Erika Reyes! How long have you worked at Beacon Mental Health? January 13, 2025 will mark 5 years with Beacon What do you like to do in your free time? I like to take trips with my family, enjoy concerts and other live performances, and [...]
Beacon Mental Health staff and consumers were deeply saddened by the passing of our Medical Director, Dr. Grant Piepergerdes. He served our community as a psychiatrist for more than 25 years, helping thousands of people. His talent, humor and wisdom will be missed by those who knew him.
Get to know Beacon Mental Health's School-Based Therapist in Excelsior Springs, Maddie Stimac! Maddie is married to a KCFD firefighter/paramedic and a mother of two. She is from Kansas City and has worked for nonprofit organizations for the majority of her career. How long have you worked at Beacon Mental Health? 4 years in January 2025 [...]
Get to know Beacon Mental Health's Director of Access and Crisis Services, Caitlyn Violett! How long have you worked at Beacon Mental Health? 14 years What do you like to do in your free time? Spend time with my grandbabies - ages 5 and 2! Are you involved in any local organizations or charities or hobbies? I [...]
Get to know Beacon Mental Health's Youth Prevention Educator, Rebecca Kimmerle! How long have you worked at Beacon Mental Health? 1 year What do you like to do in your free time? We live on a small 37-acre farm. I love to garden and plant flowers. Are you involved in any hobbies? I like to cook [...]
Get to know Autumn Ray, our Integrated Treatment Therapist! How long have you worked at Beacon Mental Health? I started as a Contractor at Skylander in October 2018, and at Beacon Mental Health in February 2022. What do you like to do in your free time? I spend most of my free time with my [...]
Our own Jennifer Wilson and Dawnne Dehne were recently invited to serve as Family Support Provider (FSP) representatives in creating a statewide curriculum for FSPs through the state credentialing board, in partnership with the Missouri Department of Mental Health. FSPs serve as peer specialists to the parents of children with mental health needs. They act [...]
Get to know Jennifer Watts, LCSW, our Clinical Therapy Manager. How long have you worked at Beacon Mental Health? I started as an intern in the Day Program almost 29 years ago. I worked for Beacon for almost six years before leaving. Five years ago, I returned to Beacon as I felt a need to [...]
Get to know Shelley Goode (AKA Shelley Bad), our Front Desk Manager. How long have you worked at Tri-County? 7 years – it feels like it been longer but not in a bad way! What do you like to do in your free time? I like going to my church, outdoor music/festival events, visiting historical [...]
