Mary is a Licensed Registered Nurse and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor and has a Master’s Degree in Human Services; she has 40 years’ experience in substance abuse services and community mental health programs. Mary received her nursing diploma from St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Elmira, NY, her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology/Sociology from New England College in Henniker, NH and her Master’s Degree in Human Service Administration from Springfield College in Springfield, MA.

Mary is co-founder of WestBridge, a non-profit organization that provides private community based and residential treatment for individuals and families who experience co-occurring psychotic and/or affective illness and substance use disorders. She served as CEO from its inception until she retired in 2018. She was President-Elect for NAADAC from 2002-2004, President of NAADAC from 2004-2006 and was Past President of NAADAC from 2006-2010.

Mary has conducted extensive workshops and trainings with primary focus in; Motivational Interviewing; Stages of Change Theory; Integrating treatment of Co-occurring Disorders, Interviewing and Attending Skills, Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder, Developing Evidenced Based Services as well as many other subjects.

Mary contributed to the development of the Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment Practitioners and Clinical Supervisors Workbook and Practice Demonstration Video. Mary has taught at the University of New Hampshire in the Social Work Department.