Melissa holds a Bachelorโs Degree in Criminal Justice and a Masterโs Degree in Communications with a concentration in Public Relations. She has worked in the psychiatric/behavioral healthcare field since 1996. She began her career with leading community mental health center, The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester (NH), spending ten years serving in various capacities. She continued counseling for the highly regarded WestBridge treatment program, ultimately serving on the WestBridge leadership team as Customer Relations Coordinator managing the Admissions and Marketing team. She worked with Boston-based, Ellenhorn, as the Director of Community Relations and, most recently, with Cornerstones of Maine.
Melissa is thrilled to bring her diversified background and purpose-driven energy to the exciting, innovative Global Exchange Conference, a new division of High Watch Recovery. In tandem with her experience and enthusiasm, Melissa carries with her the steadfast goal of helping professionals and consumers further their knowledge base and networks in order to access support and strengthen resolve. The Global Exchange provides just this offering educational events that are content and esteemed-speaker-rich, heavily attended, and intentionally located to encourage self-care and play.
If you need to find her, she is either listening to music, going to live shows, at the beach, at Fenway Park or spoiling her rescue Great Pyrenees, Hoyt. Melissa was born and raised in New Hampshire and currently resides on the seacoast of NH.
Personal Mission Statement
To live a life of honesty and integrity, while continuing to be of service in the behavioral health industry by providing guidance, resources and/or advocacy whenever possible.
Communicating with clarity, compassion and a high standard of ethics is paramount within this mission.
Favorite quote
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others;
For beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness;
And for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never aloneโ
– Audrey Hepburn
