



Maryanne Frangules
Former MOAR executive director
Our Accomplishments
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Supporting the establishment of an adolescent treatment facility in Western MA
which led to building a continuum for youth and young adults. -
31 years of Recovery Month Celebrations with national attention.
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Received a SAMHSA Award in 2011.
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21 Years of Celebrating Alcohol Awareness Month.
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Expanding availability of Recovery Action Meetings to East Boston, South Boston, Somerville, Brockton, Natick, Marlborough, Framingham, Walpole, New Bedford, Worcester,
Springfield, and Holyoke. -
Policymaker and Public Education to support services for families and individuals.
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Collaboration with Community and Statewide Coalitions to Create Public Awareness.
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25 awards for Community Contributions.
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Received Joel Hernandez Advocacy Award from Faces and Voices of Recovery at America Honors Recovery Celebration 2012.
Meet the Team

Noel Sierra
MOAR Regional Coordinator Southeastern Massachusetts
I'm a person in long term recovery and grateful to be the Southeast Regional Coordinator for MOAR. A quote that I live by is: "Nothing changes if nothing changes." - Arriba La Raza

Julie Bunch
MOAR Northeast MA Regional Coordinator
I am a woman in long-term recovery, who is the MOAR Regional Coordinator for Boston and Northeast. I am inspired to replace the discrimination of addiction with the value of living in recovery.

Darrell Wright
MOAR Recovery Coach
I am an individual in recovery who has not used any mind or mood altering substances since 2010. I love the work I do of freely offering to others what was so freely giving to me.

Keri McCallum
MOAR Facilitator
Keri is a women and mother in long term recovery that grew up in central Massachusetts. After her own struggles with substance use disorder led to the removal of her first born, she worked extremely hard to reunify with her daughter and was successful.

Stephanie Carlson
MOAR A.R.E.A.S. Facilitator
Stephanie Carlson is an AREAS co-facilitator in New Bedford. She has life experience in addiction and now helps individuals seeking or are in recovery.
Board Members

Father Joe White
MOAR Board Vice President
Catholic Archdiocese Recovery Support Director. He is, also, the parish priest for St Joseph’s Church in Boston. Father Joe is well known for his dedication to ministering to those in recovery.

Joe Kelleher
MOAR Board Treasurer
Long history of dedication to recovery community and supportive associations. Currently works at Gavin Foundation in a financial administrative capacity

Trudy Avery
MOAR Board Member
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. it does." As the mother of a son in recovery, I want to continue to make that difference.

Emily Graef
MOAR Board Member