PROVIDENCE CENTER APPOINTS MARY-ELLEN BENOIT TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PROVIDENCE, RI (June 23, 2009) – The Providence Center, a community-based, outpatient behavioral health organization, announces the appointment of Mary-Ellen Benoit to its Board of Trustees. Benoit serves on the Board’s Patient Care Committee where she advocates for people with mental illness.
Benoit is a published freelance writer, photographer and award-winning quilter. Her volunteer community services include participating in the annual American Cancer Society Walk for Life fundraiser in Franklin, MA and The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation’s Flames of Hope: A Celebration of Life at WaterFire held in Providence, RI.

Benoit holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing and late Victorian literature from the University of Rhode Island. She resides in Lincoln, RI. 

The Providence Center annually serves over 10,000 adults, children and adolescents experiencing mental illness, addiction and emotional problems. Since its establishment in 1969, The Providence Center has been part of Rhode Island’s exemplary behavioral health care system, offering a comprehensive array of treatment and rehabilitation services. For more information call 276-4020.