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Board & Staff

Executive Director:

  • CRADC, MARS, CPS, TTS
    BA in Psychology from Thomas Edison State University.
    Certified drug and alcohol counselor and a certified peer specialist.
    Board member for the Missouri Credentialing board for the north west region.
    Executive committee member for the Kansas City Recovery Coalition.
    Smart Recovery facilitator and tobacco treatment specialist.
    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. Director of Treatment Services with Dismas House of Kansas City.
    A person in long term recovery. 19 years in recovery from a 20-year substance use disorder.

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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    Sylvia Hoover - Office Manager

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    Derek Clark - Benilde Services Supervisor

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    Travis Conner - Case Manager

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    Danny Hill - Senior Counselor

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    Christen Geisler - Counselor

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    Mariah Wright - Counselor

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    Ben Roberts - Counselor

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    John Clark - Counselor

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    Larry Elliott - Counselor

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    Davis Harris - Monitor

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    Ryan Donovan - Monitor

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    Crystal Donovan - Admin Assistant

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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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    Travis Conner - Case Manager

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    Dominic Totta - Monitor

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    Duryan Livingston - Monitor

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    Serina Campos - Monitor

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    Jason Jones - Monitor

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    Brooke Huff - Monitor

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    Chasity Jones - Monitor

Founders:

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

Board of Directors:

  • Board Chairman

    Joan Dickey

  • Treasurer

    Bob Koester

  • Board Members

    Bob Johnson
    Gary Bachman
    Jeff Zande
    Kenneth Pegue
    Karl Oakman

  • Recording Secretary

    Kenneth Grasing

Advisory Board Members:

  • Thomas Kobets
  • Hank Miller
  • Roger Dusing
  • Jason Cooley, KCPD
  • Tobi Michaels
  • Mark Porter
  • Brian Morales

In Memory of:

  • Linus P. Benoit

    1944-2006

  • Sister Mary Frances Kobets

    1943-2018

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