Kansas City, MO – July 22, 2025 – Beacon Mental Health today announced that Tom Petrizzo, Chief Executive Officer, will be retiring, effective August 22, 2025, and Kristin Feeback, Ph.D. will succeed him as CEO. Tom Petrizzo "Tom has been an exceptional leader for Beacon Mental Health for over eleven years," said Troy [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This is the last newsletter of 2024, a time to reflect on the year as a whole, and to put current events into a longer perspective. Of course, the topic of the moment is the refusal of the Platte County Commission to move forward with the Children’s Services Fund for the youth of a county [...]
They say that if you want to get something accomplished, you should ask a busy person because they know how to get things done. As a Vice President of Human Resources for both the Argosy Casino & Hotel and the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway, Nickie Smith is a very busy person, with over 1,000 [...]
Spread joy this holiday season! We're raising funds to ensure the children and families in our care experience a season filled with warmth and cheer. With your support, we can provide holiday meals and special wishlist gifts to brighten their holidays. Every gift, big or small, helps bring joy to the kids we serve. Join [...]
Beacon's 2024 Consumer of the Year award went to Michelle Ellinger, in recognition of her contributions to our community. She was chosen for many reasons, including her fine work at our "Lunch Box" program, where she oversees the store and trains the volunteer staff. Her nomination said: "She teaches job skills and is very patient, [...]
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.
As a proud resident of Platte County, I am looking forward to voting in favor of the Platte County Children’s Services Fund ballot initiative on Tuesday of next week. Platte County has long been a pro-family community, with outstanding schools and safe, friendly neighborhoods. The Platte County Children’s Services Fund (called the Platte County Question [...]
