Lowell House transforms into Riverbend as organization rebrands

The field of substance use has been a strong passion of mine, as well as working with young women to help them succeed and show them anything is possible as people did for me. In addition to helping his customers navigate their risk management programs, A.J. Has taken an active role within the community holding board positions on Lowell Rotary, Loading Dock Arts, as well as committee positions on the Merrimack Valley Food Bank, and volunteering with a number of local non-profits. He enjoys spending time with his family, hiking and golf in addition to working and volunteering. She started her career within the Arlington Public School system as a paraprofessional in a special education classroom.

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She served three years as co-chair of SEGL part of the United Way, which raises money for local non-profit organizations so that children of Greater Lowell can enjoy a safe summer of fun, learning, and employment. Beginning in 2012 Pamela transitioned to the External Affairs division to work collaboratively with the VP of External Affairs, Philanthropy and Marketing. The Megan House Foundation operates and manages two “Success Homes” (sober homes) for women 18+ who have completed treatment at Megan’s House or another program for substance use disorder. The Megan House Foundation — which is composed of Megan’s House, a residential treatment home, and Erin’s House, a sober house in Dracut — has overseen close to 315 women since 2015, Director of Programming Mary Beth Murphy said. In her spare time, Martha is a talented interior designer and loves helping family and friends create spaces that reflect their personal needs and budgets.

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Residents prepare to return to the community, independent and substance free. Riverbend, formerly Lowell House, has been providing high-quality, accessible, and affordable addiction services and related support to the Greater Merrimack Valley community since 1971. Our programs cover a broad range of inpatient and outpatient treatment and living options that support recovery across a lifetime. She attended Lowell Public Schools and graduated from UMASS Lowell with a degree in Business Management with the Class of 2004. She is a Commercial Lending Officer, SVP at Enterprise Bank where she has worked to serve the business community for over 20 years.

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1. The program continues to provide critical housing and supportive services to men in early recovery.
2. As a corporator for the Lowell Boys & Girls Club she has co-chaired their Holiday Auction for two years and has served on the golf committee five years.
3. A Lowell Native and current Dracut resident, Catherine Casey is the Assistant Vice President of Financial Wellness at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union.
4. Tanya very much enjoys being in a supportive role and combines her creative problem solving and organization skills with everything-is-possible attitude to support our Executive Director and The Megan House Foundation.
5. When the opportunity came to work for The Megan House Foundation, Tanya knew immediately that this was the job for her.

Outside of work, Tanya is passionate about many things including yoga, interior design, gardening, self-improvement and mental health awareness. Shaun is very active in the community, also serving as a Board member for the Latinx Community Center for Empowerment, as well as organizing and advocating for many community based efforts. He was also a long-time Board Member of the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association. Shaun is currently the Business Services Manager at MassHire Lowell Career Center where he leads a team that provides direct workforce development services to employers in the Greater Lowell region. His team works also works diligently to connect job seekers to good jobs in the region. In 2014, David was instrumental in the effort to have fire fighters carry Narcan in Lowell, which has helped save countless lives and slow down the death rate from opiate overdose.

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Sue started her business career at Price Waterhouse Coopers in their Boston office. From there she joined United Asset Management Corporation last serving as Vice-President. While at UAM, Sue was an officer in their Corporate Development Group and a member their Operations Team. Sue received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business, magna cum laude, from Merrimack College. As a seasoned educator, coach and marketing executive, Ms. Coimbra brings with her an understanding and background of youth in our community. Ms. Coimbra graduated from Bradford College as senior class president, is completing an additional graduate degree in education and teaches fifth grade at the Academy of Notre Dame in Tyngsboro, MA.

In 2002, she Harbor House Review Review began working at a homeless family shelter, and it was there she realized she wanted to pursue a career in mental health. In 2010, Kim graduated from Cambridge College with a Master of Ed all while raising her three amazing sons. She received her LMHC in 2012 and in 2015 became the Clinical Director at The Megan House working with young women who suffer from substance use disorder.

Dennis is also a supporter of many non-profits throughout the Lowell area, volunteering for the Kazanjian Foundation. Locally, Steven serves on the Board of Governors of Lowell General Hospital/Circle Health where he was chairperson of the LGH TeamWalk for Cancer Care for several years. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of The Megan’s House Foundation since 2017 and as its Treasurer since 2019. In 2006 Steven was the first recipient of the annual “Award for Leadership in the Advancement of Telemedicine” by the American Telemedicine Association. In 2011, Steven was elected to the American Telemedicine Association College of Fellows. Before joining Sarah Cannon, she was the Northeast Registry Supervisor for Client Services for Elekta as a Cancer Registry services team member.

To learn more about the rebrand and the renewed vision of the organization please visit The rebrand comes after a year of interviewing staff and community partners and bringing in a third-party agency to help develop the brand. The board voted unanimously to transition to Riverbend at their September board meeting which also welcomed three new Directors to the board. Lowell SpinnersThe Lowell Spinners professional baseball team is the minor league affiliate of the 8-time World Series Champions, the Boston Red Sox.

Louise founded and continues to facilitate the Merrimack Valley’s Coping Today support group to assist families struggling with loss of a loved one due to drug use disorder. She spent 25 years working at local institutions such as Saints Medical Center and the Greater Lowell Cancer Program. In these facilities, she was a cancer registrar, program coordinator, and data manager of clinical trials. She has also held many positions on regional and national Cancer Registrar Boards. Catherine is committed to serving the members of her community and has a passion for giving back. Gorham StreetThis is a great house with a small group of people who really have an incredibly strong “stay sober” attitude.