Shannon Lundin
Program Manager of Addiction and Recovery Services

Shannon is a Charlestown native who has helped many people in the community struggling with substance use disorder by connecting them to the appropriate resources. She holds an Associates Licensure in Social Work and has completed her certification as an Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor. Shannon is a Certified Addictions Recovery Coach and Recovery Coach Supervisor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a Certified Community Health Educator with the Boston Public Health Commission and regularly facilitates Narcan trainings. Shannon serves on the Board of Directors for the North Suffolk Mental Health Association (NSMHA). Shannon will be celebrating 16 years in recovery on May 15, 2020. To hear Shannon’s story, click here.

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Sarah B Coughlin, LICSW, LADC-I
Director

Sarah Coughlin, LICSW, LADC-I is a zealous advocate for addiction and mental health services, criminal justice reform, and health equity. In her role as the Charlestown Coalition Director, she  oversees the work of the multi-sector coalition, building the capacity of the community and addressing its top identified health concerns (substance use, quality education, employment, income equality, housing, violence, trauma, and youth mental health) by working to address the root causes of these public health issues. She is the Board President of the National Association of Social Workers MA Chapter, has a small private practice, and is a state social work expert vendor for the Committee for Public Counsel Services. She previously served as the Coalition's Youth Prevention Director, and before that as the clinical social worker at A1 Boston Police Station. Sarah received her bachelor’s in Social Work from Providence College, her Masters in Social Work from Boston College, and completed a post-graduate clinical certificate program in the relational and multi-contextual treatment of trauma at Simmons College.

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Phenice Zawatsky, LICSW
Family Support Circle Clinician
Phenice oversees the Charlestown Family Support Circle, a program designed to identify and intervene with at-risk youth and their families as well as improve the connection among Charlestown service providers to support local youth and families. Phenice comes to Charlestown Coalition from Youth Villages-Germaine Lawrence Campus in Arlington, where she was a Clinical Supervisor and Family Clinician working with at risk youth, adolescents, young children and their families. She also worked at the Department of Children and Family Services in Los Angeles, CA. Phenice received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Boston and her Masters in Social Work from the University of Southern California.
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Mswati Hanks
Youth Program Coordinator
Mswati is originally from upstate New York and currently lives in Chelsea with his wife and two sons. He has worked with youth in the Boston area for over 10 years. Mswati would describe himself as being driven and a hardworking person who loves mentoring, motivating and inspiring young people. As an African-American male and the parent of two teenage boys, Mswati understands the many challenges youth face who live in an urban environment. Through education, music, poetry, sports, film, theatre, and even the outdoors, Mswati has been able to expose these kids to a world that many of them had no idea existed or was even accessible. He believes that education is the great equalizer when it comes to lifting one out of poverty, or any situation for that matter and that is his main goal at the Coalition, to educate and empower our youth.
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