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WATERVILLE — The HealthReach Governing Board of Directors has a new member and board chair, Connie Coggins, president and CEO of HealthReach Community Health Centers recently announced.
Brenda Stevens is HealthReach’s board chair for 2021, and Ann Nicholson will join the organization’s board.
Nicholson is a resident of Bethel and former special education teacher, having worked with students with disabilities from pre-kindergarten to adulthood. After losing her vision in 1996, she completed a rehabilitation program at Pittsburgh Vision Services to become a rehabilitation teacher, helping students develop independent living skills. In addition, she was a public speaker at schools and for The United Way, promoting education about blindness. She moved to Maine in 2012 with her husband and enjoys opportunities to speak to groups about coping with life changes, blindness and her use of guide dogs.
Stevens retired from the field of education, where she was a teacher, principal and superintendent in western Maine for more than 40 years. She earnedundergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Maine and has been on HealthReach’s Governing Board for two years.
She assumes the role of board chair as John Opperman’s term on the board is complete. In addition, Tom Reeves is retiring after two years on the Board of Directors. Bruce Harrington is 2021 vice chair and Terry Brann is secretary/treasurer.
HealthReach is a private nonprofit with a 45-year history, funded by patient fees, grants and by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It has 11 locations in western and central Maine, including in Bethel, Belgrade, Bingham, Albion (Lovejoy Health Center), Kingfield (Mount Abram Regional Health Center), Madison, Rangeley, Richmond, Pittsfield (Sheepscot Valley Health Center), Strong and Livermore Falls (Western Maine Health Center).
