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 and bake. However, most of my hobbies include being outside, planting and tending our garden and multiple flower beds.

What does a perfect Saturday in Kansas City look like? A quiet, 70-degree sunny afternoon, lounging by our pool, followed by a bonfire.

Tell me about an interesting brush with fame or amazing truth about yourself. I am a member of my hometown’s Punxsutawney Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2001.

Do you have a favorite book or movie and why? I love the movie Goonies, and audio books by James Patterson.