COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH FUND

KANSAS CITY

Community Mental Health Fund

Our Mission

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

Board and Committees

Board of Trustees

Community Mental Health Fund

Jacquelyn C. Moore Chair – Mid-America Regional Council
Alice Kitchen, LCSW, MPA Secretary – Kansas City Health Commission
Dacia L. Moore, MA, LPC Treasurer – GateWay of Hope
Marsha Campbell – Former Missouri Representative
Rochelle L. Harris, Ph.D.– Children’s Mercy Hospital
Joy J. Payne – Consumer Advocate
Gary Thompson, MD – Midtown Family Medicine
Sandra E. Jiles, MPA
Traci Pettis Johnson
Desarae G. Harrah, J.D.
Karla Williams
Kirby A. Randolph, Ph.D.

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
Gino Taylor – Truman Medical Center Behavioral Health
Dr. Gary Thompson – Trustee
Jose Torres – Culture Journey LLC
Libet Ojeda – Culture Journey LLC
Jacquelyn C. Moore – Mid-America Regional Council
Dacia Moore
Sandra E. Jiles
RaeShaun Williams
Traci Pettis Johnson
Kirby A. Randolph

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
Gary Thompson – Co-Chair
Alice Kitchen
Dacia Moore
Marsha Campbell
Sandra Jiles

Finance and Internal Committee

Community Mental Health Fund

Dacia Moore – Co-Chair
Jacqui Moore

Value-Based Payment AD HOC Committee

Community Mental Health Fund

Gary Thompson
Marsha Campbell
Dacia Moore
Sandra Jiles
Jacqui Moore
Kirby Randolph
Karla Williams

Supporting equitable and quality mental health care in Jackson County, Missouri.

PEOPLE

AGENCIES

CONTACT

1627 Main Street, Suite 500
Kansas City Missouri, 64108
816-842-7055