NVRH welcomes two substance misuse prevention staffers

The Substance Misuse Prevention Department at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital has hired Desiree Kepper as substance misuse prevention specialist and Susanne Lesnik-Emas as prevention coalition coordinator.

Kepper, a graduate of Lyndon State College, will support the work of the Northeast Prevention Coalition, a group that works to prevent substance use, misuse and abuse in Northeast Kingdom communities. She will also facilitate the coalition's tobacco subcommittee.