WHERE YOUNG MEN'S FUTURES TAKE FLIGHT
Staff
Kevin Thompson, M.Ed.
Director of Eagle Summit
Kevin Thompson, a lifelong resident of the St. Louis metropolitan area, comes to Eagle Summit with 17 years of experience with emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth and their families. He began his career as a youth care worker and has held progressively responsible positions at residential treatment centers including crisis intervention specialist, therapist, program consultant, and director. In addition, he has experience in community mental health centers, having worked with the mentally ill and those who are chemically dependent.
Angie Fusco, M.Ed.
Marketing Director
Angie is a native of St. Louis. She graduated from the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga with a BS degree in Education and obtained her Master’s in Education from Middle Tennessee State University.
Angie began her work in the residential treatment industry as a Recreation Therapist with the Hospital Corporation of America in Chattanooga. She then became a Counselor with Three Springs at the Paint Rock Valley Program in 1992. Angie served many roles in her 13 years with Three Springs and led programs in three different locations. Her many roles with Three Springs included Counselor, Counselor Supervisor, Assistant Administrator, Special Projects Manager, Program Administrator, and Director of Organizational Development.
Angie has one child. Her passions include spending time with her daughter and working with young people, from working with the kids that we serve to coaching youth soccer. She is also a big “sports fanatic” and avid outdoors person, enjoying such activities as hiking, canoeing, gardening, hunting, and fishing.
Angie is excited to be a part of the team at Eagle Summit where she can help adolescent males and their families.
Anita Kiessling-Caver, MSW, LCSW, QSAP QMHP
Clinical Consultant, Regional Vice President
Ms. Kiessling-Caver brings seventeen years of experience in mental health treatment services to Eagle Summit. She holds a Master’s of Social Work degree, completing a specialized program with an emphasis on children and families in 1993. She is extensively trained in the Gorski model of Brief Strategic Therapy, Child-Centered Play Therapy, PTSD treatment in adults and children, as well as treatment of domestic violence offenders. Prior to coming to Eagle Summit, Ms. Kiessling-Caver served as Counseling and Addictions Treatment Coordinator for University Behavioral Health, University of Missouri Healthcare. Anita is licensed in the state of Missouri as a Clinical Social Worker. Her training in the use of Dialectical Behavioral Training (DBT) and her extensive knowledge of and experience in this field offers an invaluable asset to the Eagle Summit campus. Anita and her husband, Jerome, have two children: a daughter in college and a son who is a senior in high school. In her spare time, Anita enjoys attending her son’s sporting events, gardening, antiquing, shopping, and spa days with her daughter. Anita is excited to be involved in program development for Eagle Summit and looks forward to working with the young men and their families at the program.
Robert Giegling, MA, LPC
Executive Vice President of Programs
Robert Giegling was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. He received a BA in Psychology (1985) from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, LA, and a MA in Counseling & Guidance (1989) from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Robert began his professional career as a case manager at a small agency in Kansas City, KS, working with newly released juvenile delinquents. From there, he moved to St. Louis and accepted a position as a case manager working for the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), working with Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) youth.