About

Mystic Valley Public Health Coalition

Mission

The Mystic Valley Public Health Coalition works to build the collective responsibility of creating and sustaining environments where communities can thrive in supportive and healthy spaces.

Vision

We envision a collective Mystic Valley community that not only promotes and protects one another, but prevents negative health occurrences.

MVPHC Directors

Christopher Webb

Director of Public Health, Malden Health Department
Malden City Hall, 110 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148

781-397-7049

Erin Hull

Public Health Agent, Stoneham Health Department
Stoneham Town Hall, 35 Central Street, Stoneham, MA 02180

781-279-2621

Mary Ann O’Connor

Director of Public Health, Medford Health Department
Medford City Hall, 85 George P. Hassett Dr. Medford, MA 02155

781-393-2560

Adeokunbo "Ade" Solarin

Director of Public Health, Reading Health Department

16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA 01867

(781)-942-6653

Anthony Chui

Health Director, Melrose & Wakefield Health Department

Melrose City Hall, 562 Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176

781-979-4133

Wakefield Town Hall, 1 Lafayette Street, Wakefield, MA 01880

781-246-6375

Jen Murphy

Director of Public Health, Winchester Health Department

71 Mt Vernon St # 13,

Winchester, MA 01890

(781) 721-7121

Regional Staff

Melanie Dineen- Grant Coordinator, Mystic Valley Health Excellence Grant
Elizabeth Parsons – MA Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator, Medford

Hayes Hart-Thompson- Health Communications Specialist

Maureen Buzby – Regional Tobacco Control Coordinator, Melrose

Community Coalition Partners

Penny Funaiole (Medford), Elizabeth Valett & Carol O'Loughlin (Stoneham), Erica McNamara & Krystal Mellonakos-Gray (Reading), Catherine Dhingra and Kara Showers (Wakefield), Dot Butler (Winchester), Emily Hatchouel (Melrose)

Our Partners

Mayors, Town Administrators; Schools; Chiefs of Police and Fire; District Attorney Marian Ryan; Senator Jason Lewis; Representatives Paul Brodeur, Christine Barber, Michael Day, Paul Donato, Kate Lipper-Garabedian; Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian; Action, Armstrong and Cataldo Ambulance; TuftMedicine MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lahey Health, Winchester Hospital, and Cambridge Health Alliance; South Bay Community Services; Middlesex Recovery; Community Substance Abuse in Woburn; Health Innovations; AIDS Action Committee; Institute for Health and Recovery; MOAR; MassT

Malden

Paul Hammersley - Addiction Recovery Resource Specialist, Health Department
Peter Finn - Human Services Coordinator, Health Department

Medford

Penelope Funaiole – Office of Prevention and Outreach Manager
Alysia LaGambina – Community Social Worker, Council on Aging
Marnie - Portal to Hope, Police Department
Taylor Metta - Eliot JDP Clinician, Police Department

Melrose

Rachel Cordella - Council on Aging

Toni Corcoran – Jail Diversion Clinician, Police Department

Emily Hatchouel - Public Health Specialist

Stoneham

Toni Corcoran – Jail Diversion Clinician, Police Department

Tracey Ascolillo - Recovery Coach, Police Department

Wakefield

Jennifer Wacowski - JDP Clinician, Police Department
Tracey Ascolillo - Recovery Coach, Police Department
Catherine Dhingra – Wake Up Wakefield, Health Department

Winchester

Dot Butler - Community Health Program Manager, Health Department
Kristin Romaine - Mental Health and Wellness Social Worker

Reading

Erica McNamara - Director of Reading Coalition for Prevention & Support, Police Department
Krystal Mellonakos-Gray - Outreach Coordinator

Serving the Communities of Malden, Medford, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Winchester, and Wakefield