Beacon Mental Health Names Incoming CEO

Beacon Mental Health has announced CEO Tom Petrizzo will retire and Dr. Kristin Feeback will succeed him. Photo credit: Shutterstock (soo hee kim).

Posted July 23, 2025

Kansas City-based Beacon Mental Health will be gaining a new chief executive as the company’s current CEO, Tom Petrizzo, plans to retire in late August.

Petrizzo will retire, effective August 22, and Dr. Kristin Feeback will succeed him as CEO, according to a Tuesday release.

“I am confident she [Feeback] will provide the vital leadership and vision necessary to continue the strong community mission of Beacon Mental Health as it moves forward to meet the mental health needs of people in the Northland,” Petrizzo said in the release.

With over 23 years of experience as a distinguished operational and clinical leader in behavioral health, Feeback comes from previously serving as president and CEO of CommCARE and Alternatives EAP for over 4.5 years.

She was also the owner and practitioner for Heartland Healthcare Consultants, Inc., for nearly 16 years and the Superintendent for Osawatomie State Hospital for 2 years before that, according to her LinkedIn profile. Feeback also served in several positions at the University of Kansas Medical Center’s Family Medicine division, Americare, Larned State Hospital and Community Living Opportunities.

“I am incredibly honored and humbled to join Beacon Mental Health as its next CEO,” she said. “This organization has a long-standing reputation for compassionate, community-centered care, and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to lead and serve alongside such a dedicated team.”

Beacon Mental Health — formerly Tri-County Mental Health Services — was founded in 1973. Beacon has over 210 employees and has an annual budget of over $28 million. The nonprofit behavioral health organization operates in the Clay, Platte, and Ray Counties and serves more than 9,000 individuals of all ages through evidence-based, trauma-informed care.