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Board & Staff

Executive Director:

  • Kenneth A. Vick

    Kenneth Vick
    MA, CRADC, MARS, CRPR, TTS, LAC
    Executive Director of Benilde Hall.
    Certified drug and alcohol counselor and an advanced certified peer specialist.
    MA in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in ethics.
    BA in Psychology
    Executive board member (secretary) and Chair of the education committee for the Missouri Credentialing Board. Representing the northwest region of Missouri.
    Providing well over 100 hours of training each year for current and future professionals in the substance use disorder field.
    Teach medication awareness recovery specialist (MARS) classes, Ethics, and certified peer specialist (CPS) for the Missouri Credentialing Board.
    Previously the Program manager for Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Recovery KC program, and Director of Treatment Services with Dismas House of Kansas City.
    A person in long-term recovery. Over 21 years in recovery.

Our Staff

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    Erin Lackner - Benilde Hall Clinical Director

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    Tonya Gundersen - Director of Operations

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    Derek Clark - Benilde Services Supervisor

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    Kara Walters - Executive Assistant

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    Hannah Bradley - Program Manager

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    Danny Hill - Senior Counselor

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    Mariah Wright - Counselor/Case Manager

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    Larry Elliott - Counselor

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    Jenna Strickland - Mental Health Coordinator

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    Samantha Giltner - Intake Coordinator/Front Desk

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    Aaron Aranda - Van Driver

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    Ryan Templeton - Monitor

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    Kris Rice - Monitor

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    William Dougherty - Monitor

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    Safe Haven Staff

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    Kulea Evans - Safe Haven Clinical Director

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    Kathey Williams Jewell - RN

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    Nicole Dykes - Case Manager

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    Chris Hudson - Monitor

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    Jacqueline Simpson - Monitor

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    Shawana Knox- Monitor

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    Chasity Jones - Monitor

Founders:

  • Dolores E. Kobets 1918-1990
  • Godfrey S. Kobets 1918-1996

Board of Directors:

  • Board Chairman

    Jeff Zande

  • Vice Chair

    Stacy Johnson-Cosby

  • Treasurer

    Bob Koester

  • Recording Secretary

    Dr. Ken Grasing

  • Gary Bachman
  • Mark Mullinix
  • Ken Pegue
  • Bob Johnson
  • Chief Karl Oakman
  • Daniel Millspaugh, MD

In Memory of:

  • Linus P. Benoit

    1944-2006

  • Sister Mary Frances Kobets

    1943-2018

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