Our Board Members
Meet Our Board Members
Meet Turning Point Center of Windham County dedicated board members committed to guiding our recovery center’s mission.
Jon Keane
Board President
Town of Residence: Brattleboro, VT
Jon first came to Turning Point in the spring of 2023, about half a year into recovery following the completion of a series of meetings with Brattleboro’s restorative justice group as part of his restitution for an OUI. There he found a wonderful community and supportive, nonjudgmental, and open-hearted space in which people explore how to live skillfully, and Jon has since regularly attended its Saturday afternoon All-Recovery meetings as a participant and co-facilitator. Professionally, he has worked for nearly a decade as a fundraising researcher, first in a university setting for four years, and currently for over five years in a major academic medical center and general hospital, where he also manages prospect portfolios. Jon has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and English from the Commonwealth College at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Geoffrey Kane, MD, MPH he/him
Vice President
Town of Residence: Brattleboro, VT
Geoff is Emeritus Chief of Addiction Services at the Brattleboro Retreat; Founder of Meetinghouse Solutions, LLC; and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Since the 1970s, his career has centered on the treatment and prevention of harmful substance use and addiction. As speaker and writer, Dr. Kane helps professionals and the public better understand scientific and human aspects of substance use disorders, resilience, and recovery. Geoff joined the board in 2018.
Quentin Reynolds, MPH, he/him
Secretary
Town of Residence: Turners Falls, MA
Quentin works for the State of Vermont as a prevention consultant for Windham County. Before this he worked for a number of years as a recovery coach and counselor for an inpatient detox and residential program. There, he primarily worked with veterans. Being on the board of Turning Point is important to him because recovery is not possible without community and Turning Point offers that supportive space.
Eric Bergin, he/him/his
Town of Residence: Albany, NY
Eric is the Controller of the Brattleboro Retreat. He joined the Board of Turning Point in March of 2025. He has over 15 years experience in Healthcare finance. Two close family members of Eric’s have been diagnosed with addiction to alcohol and drugs. Eric also serves on the Board of his local triathlon club where he participates in racing.
JD Donlin, he/him/his
Town of Residence: Peabody, MA
JD joined the board in February 2025. He became aware of the work Turning Point does during a contract assignment at the Brattleboro Retreat last year. He recently retired after a 51 year career in healthcare, the last 40 of which were in Human Resources. During his career, JD held several Human Resources executive positions for prestigious organizations like Tenet Healthcare, Genesis Health Ventures and most recently, Shriners Children’s Hospital.
Samantha Freda, she/her/hers
Town of Residence: Brattleboro, VT
Samantha is a person in long-term recovery who received support from the Turning Point Center in her journey. That experience left a lasting impact and inspired her to give back through service. She joined the Board of Directors at the Turning Point Center of Windham County to help sustain the kinds of peer-based support that shaped her own recovery. Professionally, she works as a Quality Engineer and is the founder of Precision + Flow, a local business offering space and systems organizing services. She brings a systems mindset and personal commitment to recovery work—believing that strong, supportive communities are essential for healing and long-term growth.
Holly Galbraith, she/her/hers
Town of Residence: Brattleboro, VT
Holly is the Director of Nursing Operations at the Brattleboro Retreat.
She has been a board member since May 2023. She has lived experience of opioid, benzo, and ETOH addiction. She also has a family history of addiction with her father passing at age 57 from complications of alcoholism. Holly has now been in recovery since January 2013. Professionally, she has been a psychiatric/substance misuse RN since 2009.
Our 2025 Strategic Plan
In partnership with consultant Greg Hessel, the Board and Co-Executive Directors of Turning Point developed a strategic plan for the 2025 calendar year. The plan seeks to strengthen the board through recruitment and development, stabilize organizational leadership, work towards financial stability, and to continue to develop and strengthen policies. Each of these four broader goals encompass multiple sub-objectives (e.g., Develop a fundraising strategy) for which we have, in turn, identified multiple actionable steps (e.g., determine best constituent data platform, speak to professional fundraisers) and target completion dates. We are happy to observe our efforts paying off in real time as we continue executing over the course of the year, and we are looking forward to building from this foundation to set tangible overarching goals that extend well beyond the current calendar year.
Maintain A Safe Supportive Environment for People in Recovery
A major obstacle to sustaining recovery post-treatment is coming back to the same social environment you had before seeking help.
Turning Point offers a safe, supportive place to continue one’s recovery path and make new connections. To this end, we intend to improve our accessibility to mobility-impaired members of our community and review policies and procedures to address the safety needs of all members of our community, including identity-based harm and conflict resolution work.
Expand Recovery Groups and Meetings
We provide many (always 100% free to the public) evidence-based and population specific recovery groups out of our center as well as out in the community every day of the week.
We also host free recovery-specific wellness activities, like ear acupuncture and group meditation.
In the coming year we intend to expand the diversity of our group offerings to include programs such as Seeking Safety, as well as strengthening our existing meetings through outreach and collaboration.
Improve Access to Individual Recovery Coaching and Outreach
Certified coaches offer one-on-one and family support at our center and out in the community at various outreach sites to help navigate the challenges of the recovery journey with personalized attention.
Our coaches are committed to finding new opportunities to offer offsite coaching services and increase access for underserved populations, especially in rural and remote areas of the county. Additionally, TPWC is developing a Department of Corrections Recovery Coaching program to serve the needs of incarcerated individuals as well as those working with the local Probation & Parole office.
Grow and Nurture Collaborative Partnerships
We know we are stronger together. TPWC has many important relationships all over our community, from having embedded recovery coaches in emergency rooms to collaborating with the police to respond to overdose calls in a peer-centered supportive way and holding recovery groups at various community sites.
This year we look to expand these partnerships and have several collaborative partnerships in development. With a change in leadership, we also aim to nurture the partnerships we have that align so easily with our mission.
Revamp Community Education and Events
We work in partnership with our local Community Substance Use Response team (CSUR) to bring substance use related educational events, training, and resources to the community. We also are proud participants in the One Brattleboro community safety meeting as well as the weekly Situation Table.
Our goals for this year include finding new opportunities to support our community by reducing stigma and raising awareness of the challenges faced by those in recovery, such as our upcoming screening of the film Recovery City at the Latchis Theater.