Our Mission is to support a network of quality mental health services for persons with mental illness that are equitably accessible and responsive to the varied and unique needs of Jackson County residents.
About Us
The Community Mental Health Fund makes grants to 501(c)(3) mental healthcare organizations. We are a public fund and services are audited. Care must meet standards set by the Board of Trustees and the State of Missouri. We also support multi-agency initiatives, including cultural competence and trauma-informed care. Services assist our community’s most vulnerable citizens. Abused children, battered women, and homeless families are among those we serve.
Our Team
Meet the dedicated staff of the Jackson County, Missouri Community Mental Health Fund.
Bruce Eddy, PhD.
Executive Director
Theresa Reyes-Cummings, MPA, GPC
Deputy Director
Susan E. Jones, LCSW
Senior Program Liaison
Rochelle DePriest, LCSW, LMSW, MPA
Program Liaison
Taryn M. Lichty
Office Administrator/Data Analyst
Jennifer Clark
Finance Administrator
(photo forthcoming)
Board and Committees
Board of Trustees
Community Mental Health Fund
Jacquelyn C. Moore Chair
Alice Kitchen, LCSW, MPA – Kansas City Health Commission
Dacia L. Moore, MA, LPC – GateWay of Hope
Marsha Campbell – Former Missouri Representative
Rochelle L. Harris, Ph.D. Secretary – Children’s Mercy Hospital
Joy J. Payne – Consumer Advocate
Gary Thompson, MD – Midtown Family Medicine
Sandra E. Jiles, MPA
Desarae G. Harrah, J.D.
Karla Williams –Treasurer
Kirby A. Randolph, Ph.D.
Officers
Community Mental Health Fund
Chair - Jacquelyn (Jacqui) Moore
Vice Chair - Sandra Jiles
Treasurer - Karla Williams
Secretary - Rochelle Harris
Executive Committee
Community Mental Health Fund
Jacquelyn C. Moore
Rochelle L. Harris, Ph.D.
Sandra E. Jiles
Karla Williams
Cultural Competency Advisory Council (CCAC)
Community Mental Health Fund
Theresa Cummings – Staff
Rochelle DePriest – Staff
Dr. Bruce Eddy – Staff
Kristina Jones – Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA)
Susan Jones – Staff
Fausto Mora – Consultant, Mattie Rhodes Center
Dr. Gino Taylor – The Family Conservancy
Dr. Gary Thompson – Trustee
Jose Torres – Culture Journey LLC
Libet Ojeda – Culture Journey LLC
Jacquelyn C. Moore – Trustee
Sandra E. Jiles – Trustee
RaeShaun Williams
Dr. Kirby A. Randolph – Trustee
Athena Horton - University Health Behavioral Health
Karyn Finn - Cornerstones of Care
Taryn Lichty - Staff
Jennifer Clark - Staff
Accountability and Compliance Committee
Community Mental Health Fund
Rochelle Harris –Chairperson
Joy Payne – Co-Chair
Marsha Campbell
Alt: Alice Kitchen
Appropriations Committee
Community Mental Health Fund
Marsha Campbell –Chairperson
Alice Kitchen – Co-Chair
Joy Payne
Rochelle Harris
Sandra Jiles
CC: Jacqui Moore
Education and Planning Committee
Community Mental Health Fund
Jacqui Moore – Co-Chair
Dr. Gary Thompson – Co-Chair
Dacia Moore
Marsha Campbell
Sandra Jiles
Finance and Internal Committee
Community Mental Health Fund
Karla Williams – Treasurer
Dacia Moore – Co-Chair
Jacqui Moore
Value-Based Payment AD HOC Committee
Community Mental Health Fund
Dr. Gary Thompson
Marsha Campbell
Dacia Moore
Sandra Jiles
Jacqui Moore
Dr. Kirby Randolph
Karla Williams
Supporting equitable and quality mental health care in Jackson County, Missouri.