Our Team.
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Kirsten Wears lives in Bridgton with her husband, Brad, and their dog, Bruno. Together Brad and Kirsten have 7 children. Kirsten enjoys reading, riding her bike, being on the water, walking, hiking, cooking and above all else, she loves time with her family.
She has lived in Bridgton for 15 years. In 2009 she took the job as Store Manager for Food City, where she worked for 10 years. It was during this time that she was fortunate to really feel the pulse of this town. There is food insecurity, homelessness, poverty, abuse and neglect of kiddos, unintentional, I am certain. The struggle with substance use disorder is overwhelming in this beautiful little town.
In 2020 when Kirsten was laid off due to COVID, she found herself at a crossroads and decided that now was the time to open a recovery residence for women. She has spent the last 2.5 years learning and developing her plan. She became a certified recovery coach and a coaches coach. She has attended countless seminars and trainings, so that she can be the best version of herself while supporting women on their path to healing and recovery. She has an amazing Board of Directors with lots of knowledge and lived experience.
Charlotte Kelly, a Maine Native, is currently a Private Banker at Key Bank in Bridgton. While she loves helping people with their Financial Wellness, her passions lie in all things outdoors. She is a Registered Maine Guide and spends her free time fishing, hiking and camping with her pup Sinder. She has been volunteering in the Recovery Community for over 15 years and was very excited to join this cause. She is also currently on the Board of Directors for the Greater Bridgton Lakes Chamber of Commerce.
Fredrick Moss' background is in Behavioral Science where I received my degree from The University of New Hampshire in 1974. I worked in a variety of therapeutic placements for over seven years. They included the adult criminally insane, the physically handicapped and emotionally disturbed, as well as adjudicated delinquent youth in an open Residential setting in New Hampshire. From there I transitioned into the business world having moved from New Hampshire to the Newburyport, Massachusetts area to help my father-in-law manage his industrial packaging business. I then worked with a national polyethylene manufacturer with a focus on the US computer industry. Then for almost 40 years I worked for North America’s largest converter of polyolefins. My responsibilities included new market development, management oversight of divisional operations and creating new products for global applications. I was responsible for North American sales and for new global business development. My wife Kris and I live in Stoneham and have two children and four grandchildren.
Fredrick (Rick) Olson is a retired Systems Engineer.
After Rick's adult son died from a fentanyl overdose in 2019, he became acutely aware of how bad the opioid crisis gripping our state and the country is. Rick got involved with Tucker’s House to take some of the love and energy he had for his son and use it to help fight this crisis.
Rick and his wife raised two children in Yarmouth, where they still reside. Rick's daughter and her three grandsons live nearby and are a constant joy for Rick and his wife.
William McKenzie joined the Board of Directors after a decades long career in substance use disorder treatment, education, and management. He holds a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Antioch University and completed a post-graduate fellowship at Castlecraig Hospital in Peeblesshire, Scotland. He provided clinical and management services in a variety of treatment settings as well as being adjunct faculty at Southern Maine Community College in the Behavioral Health program.He has served on a number of other boards, including The Children’s Resource Center, Maine Association of Correctional Counselors, and Maine Association of Substance Abuse Program.
Karen Vaznis
Steve has served as the Executive Director for Enso Recovery since 2017. He also holds credentials as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Certified Clinical Supervisor, and a Certified Intervention Professional. He is also certified in “Deep Memory Processing” regression therapy and is a Reiki Master Teacher.
Steve has been in the field of substance abuse and mental health treatment since the late 1990’s. His experience with in-patient, out-patient, detoxification, long & short term care with multiple demographics have provided him with the necessary tools to work with any population facing the struggles of mental health and addiction. Steve has held positions on several boards of directors for various non-profit organizations.
In his free time, Steve enjoys riding (and customizing) his Harley Davidson. He also enjoys fly-fishing, camping, and hiking the Appalachian Trail. Steve lives in the Sebago Lake Region with his wife, Jennifer and their three children.
Jonathan Sahrbeck was born and raised in Cumberland County. Before being elected Cumberland County District Attorney in 2018, Jonathan had an extensive prosecution career in both Maine and Massachusetts. He has called for more prevention and education to fight the opioid epidemic and substance use disorder, a renewed emphasis on stopping domestic violence, elder and child abuse and human trafficking, while also taking a closer look at new programs to help victims, reduce defendant recidivism, and increase diversion from the criminal justice system.
Jonathan is passionate about working with community partners on addressing mental health issues and substance use disorder, and educating the public about the effects of adverse childhood experiences and trauma. He is also extremely supportive of the recovery community, specifically helping to fund people treatment and reducing stigma.
Kimberly Leighton, MS, CCLS opened Play Warriors, Inc. in 2019, a child life private practice, supporting children and families with psychosocial support and therapeutic play who have been through a difficult life circumstance, diagnosis, trauma, grief, and loss. She was a founding board member at the Lakes Region Substance Awareness Coalition. Her past experience in childhood education includes being an owner/operator of two large childcare centers in Gorham and Portland. She also spent time working as a teacher in public and private school settings and as a family support specialist at Camp Sunshine. She is a graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington (2003) where she majored in early childhood education with a concentration in child life studies. Her internships were conducted at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland, Maine and at the Shriners Hospital in Boston. She graduated with her Master’s in child life therapy from Bank Street College (2022) in NYC.
Kimberly Leighton has lived in Bridgton since 2013, where she also teaches yoga, mindfulness and meditation for children and adults at her new endeavor, Silver Linings.
Mathew Daly
Karen Vaznis