Meet our Leadership Team

KVC Missouri’s leadership team brings decades of experience and a commitment transforming child welfare, mental health services, and family wellbeing statewide. In addition to the program and service leaders below, our administrative support comes from KVC Health Systems’ Shared Services teams. Visit www.kvc.org/leadership to learn about our leaders in areas like finance, human resources, marketing, and technology.

KVC Missouri Leadership


Lindsey Stephenson, LSCSW

President
James Roberson KVC Missouri

James M. Roberson, LMSW

Senior Vice President
Sara Loftis, Senior Vice President, KVC Missouri

Sara Loftis

Senior Vice President

Kelly English

Vice President of Clinical Services

Mike Golden, Ed.D.

Vice President of Education

Elke Hansen

Vice President of Residential Treatment

Christy Howard, M.S.

Vice President of Community Based Services

Community-Based Services Leadership


Brett Bailey

Director of Meramec Adventure Ranch

Jessica Elliott, LMSW

Director of Community Based Services - Western Region

Amanda Everson, LMSW

Child Placing Agency Director

Holly Hunt, MS

Director of Community-Based Services - Springfield

Cammie Ruble

Director of Community-Based Services - St. James

Beth Stonefield

Director of Community-Based Services - St. Louis

Michael Turner, M.Ed.

Director of Community-Based Services - Southeast Region

Michelle Ackermann, LMSW

Associate Director of Community-Based Services - Southwest Region

Kaitlin Caldwell

Associate Director of Community Based Services- Columbia

Dawn Curl

Associate Director of Community Based Services- St. James

Arti Dautenhan

Associate Director of Community-Based Services - St. James

Rachel Hayter, LCSW, MSW

Associate Director of Community Based Services- Springfield 

Anthony (Tony) Ketchem

Associate Director of Community-Based Services - Southeast Region

Antoinette Liggins, MSW

Associate Director of Community-Based Services - St. Louis

Tamara Moore, MA, PLPC

Director of Child Placing

Kassey Odneal

Associate Director of Meramec Adventure Ranch
Aquila

Aquila Rives

Associate Director of Community Based Services - Eastern Region

Education Leadership


Dr. Pamela Dawson

Director of Special Education/Statewide Curriculum Specialist- KVC Academy Lebanon

JT Hartley, MA

Director of Special Education/ Principal- KVC Academy Cameron

Erika Rackers

Director of Special Education/Principal- KVC Academy Columbia & Boonville

Kaysi Rinks, MA

Director of Special Education/Principal- KVC Academy Edgewood

Lindsey Russell, MS, EdS

KVC Academy Niles School Director

Tina Wheeler, MAT

Director of Special Education/ Principal- KVC Academy St. James

Maggie Aubuchon

Associate Director of Special Education- KVC Academy Edgewood

Children's Residential Treatment Leadership


Cheryl Costabile, MA, LCPC, LPC

Senior Clinical Director & Director of Niles Residential Treatment Niles/Kansas City

Briann Daugherty

Director of Residential Treatment Services

Scott Dunn, MSW, LCSW

Clinical Director - Springfield

Jasmine Rebuck, LCSW

Clinical Director - Columbia

Christina Todd, MSN, RN

Director of Nursing

Anne Tucker, LPC

Director of Residential Treatment - Springfield

Crista Chronister, MS,CC

Associate Director of Residential Treatment Services- St. James

Alex Mendez

Associate Director of Operations

Robbie Packinowski, MA

Associate Director of Clinical Services- St. Louis

Ed Stewart

Associate Director of Program Services - KVC Niles

Statewide Directors


Dr. Michelle DeNault

Medical Director

Gabriella Harms

Director of Compliance

James Kohler

Director of Performance Improvement

Chris Noll, LWSW

Director of Admissions and Contact Center

Dr. Chelease Parks

Director of Operations

Lisa Paulette

Associate Director of Programs

Leslie Wiss, LPC

Senior Director of Trauma-Informed Services