Kelly E. Joseph, M.S., is a senior program manager I for AHP, and the deputy project director for Access to Recovery (ATR), a Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) program that provides services to people in recovery from substance use disorder. Ms. Joseph works closely with state agencies, nonprofit organizations, higher education institutions, and private sector organizations involved with supporting the project, and builds relationships and capacity across sectors to work towards a recovery-oriented system of care within ATR service areas and statewide. Ms. Joseph oversees ATR’s career services including strategic expansion efforts, recruitment and onboarding of new providers, monitoring and planning career service budgets, and managing quality and operational improvements. She onboards, trains, and manages project staff, contributes towards strategic planning, and leads special projects.
 
Ms. Joseph previously worked in local public health, managing teams, contracts, and grants for a variety of population health projects involving substance use prevention and recovery, healthy aging, food security, and health equity. Ms. Joseph has led cross-municipal, multi-sector coalitions and has experience with the public health approach and Strategic Prevention Framework—assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating policy, systems, and environmental change strategies. She is skilled in project management, partnership development, training, facilitation, and grant writing. Ms. Joseph holds a master’s degree in criminal justice from Northeastern University.
 

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