Kansas Mental Health Center Association Names New Director Kyle Kessler

Circle Connections: New Talent Officials at the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas announced today that Kyle Kessler will take over as the organization's executive director, effective Dec. 9. Kessler, 43, is a veteran social services manager. He will replace Mike Hammond, who announced his resignation in August. Hammond has taken a position as a regional vice president for Cenpatico Behavioral Health, which is a subsidiary of Centene Corp. Centene is one the three managed-care companies under contract with the state of Kansas to operate its Medicaid program. Kessler currently is executive vice president for public . . .