Link House, Inc.

Director of Development Krystle (Kelly) Brown has worked to advance fundraising and development programs over the past sixteen years in the areas of family homelessness, at-risk youth education scholarships, and addiction services. Krystle has worked to give marginalized communities access to care, support, and respect by helping to amplify their voices and connect effective programming with proactive funding partners. She loves to connect with the local community to explore opportunities for collaboration.

Brown received her Master of Arts in Communication from Suffolk University and her Bachelor of Science degrees in Social Sciences and Marketing Management from Daniel Webster College. She lives locally with her husband and two young daughters, who are her greatest joys.

Christine Turner oversees all aspects of Link House’s residential and outpatient treatment programs, bringing more than 25 years of experience leading human service organizations to this role.

Prior to joining Link House Inc., Turner held leadership positions at Lowell House Inc. where she served as the Clinical Director for women’s treatment services and was instrumental in procuring grant funding for the development and oversight of specialized addiction treatment programming for women. During her time at Lowell House she also served as Director of the Sheehan Women’s Program, Senior Director of Residential Programs, and interim CEO. Turner was also the Director of DPH funded Community and Residential Substance Abuse Services at The Psychological Center in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

A Licensed Alcohol Drug Abuse Counselor and Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor, Turner is also board certified by The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and is a Master Addictions Counselor with the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Bedford College (part of the Cambridge University Institute of Colleges, UK) and her graduate degree in Community Counseling Psychology from Springfield College, Massachusetts.