Executive Director New Beginnings

Chris is the Executive Director of the only agency in Maine focused solely on serving runaway and homeless youth, New Beginnings. Chris is the chair of the Maine Homeless Youth Provider Group, a member of the Maine Child Welfare Advisory Panel, a Board Member of the Maine Balance of State CoC and a member of the NN4Y Policy Advisory Committee. Chris has more than 25 years of experience in the field of human services, including as a consultant, trainer, and presenter working with high-risk youth, restorative justice, youth employment, harm reduction, and trauma-informed care.  Before joining New Beginnings he served as the Director of Access and Intake for the Opportunity Alliance and coordinated Preble Street Teen Services for more than nine years where he was instrumental in the design and opening of their Joe Kreisler Teen Shelter in 2012. Chris has a Master’s Degree in Art Therapy from Lesley University.