Executive Director
Mary “Peaches” Cunningham
Guided by her mother and late father, Mary Margaret Tutera Cunningham (known as Peaches) is the daughter of the renowned founders of Tutera Senior Living and Health Care, Lucille and Dominic Tutera. As Executive Director at Mission Chateau she leads from her heart and relies upon her years in the senior living industry. She has a background in banking and adult-care administration and received her Bachelor of Arts from William Woods University.
She was a Vice President with Central Bank and specialized in bookkeeping and customer service. Peaches then changed career directions when her family opened The Atriums, a luxury senior living community in Overland Park, Kansas. She served as Executive Director at the community and at Carnegie Village in Belton before joining Mission Chateau in 2018. In 1996, Peaches found herself a happy mother of a son, John David, who had received a diagnosis of autism. She shifted gears and utilized her background in care to co-found The Farmer’s House in 2006 in Weston, Missouri where she serves as Vice President. The not-for-profit working farm supports the lives of youth and adults with developmental disabilities.
She was a Vice President with Central Bank and specialized in bookkeeping and customer service. Peaches then changed career directions when her family opened The Atriums, a luxury senior living community in Overland Park, Kansas. She served as Executive Director at the community and at Carnegie Village in Belton before joining Mission Chateau in 2018. In 1996, Peaches found herself a happy mother of a son, John David, who had received a diagnosis of autism. She shifted gears and utilized her background in care to co-found The Farmer’s House in 2006 in Weston, Missouri where she serves as Vice President. The not-for-profit working farm supports the lives of youth and adults with developmental disabilities.
