ASHLEY RENY

Journey House Recovery - Executive Director

Ashley Reny grew up in Maine and after struggling for over 10 years battling substance use disorder, she is now 4 years sober from any mind altering substances. On Ashley’s last day using, she overdosed and almost lost her life. Today she continues to work every day to stay sober and healthy. Ashley is very passionate about helping others who are struggling as well as spending time with her family and two children. She comes to Journey House Recovery with the experience of managing a recovery residence in Portland called Monarch Place.

River Joshua-David Banks

Lewiston Men’s House - Program Manager

Although originally from Massachusetts, River moved to Maine during high school and graduated from the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine in 2001 with a Bachelors of Science in Power Engineering Technology. River worked as a an engineering consultant for several years. River’s journey in recovery took him to become a Certified Intentional Peer Support Specialist (CIPSS), Recovery Coach (RCA), Case Manager (MHRT-C), a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) and a Re-Entry Coach. River also has SMART Recovery, Hearing Voices Network, Alternatives to Suicide and Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) group facilitator certifications. He also works writing resumes, cover letters, and letters of explanation per the Lewiston Career Center curriculum at the REST Center, a local drop-in center.

Annie Berube

Sanford Women’s House - Program Manager

One of 8 children, Annie was born and raised on a farm in rural Maine. After years of hopelessness and despair, she finally found recovery in April of 2019. Today, after living in Journey House Recovery’s South Portland program for six months, Annie is back home in Acton, Maine, reunited with her two beautiful daughters, and is overseeing Journey House Recovery’s six-bed house for women in Sanford. Annie is actively working on her recovery through a twelve step program, and she is passionate about helping others the way so many have helped her. 

Peter Bennett

Chairman of the Board

Peter is a retired lawyer who returned to Maine in 2018 after practicing law in southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts for over forty years. He has served on the Board of Directors of several non-profit organizations, and represented many non-profits as part of his legal practice. One of his principal clients was a New Hampshire non-profit organization which provided housing and supportive services to the homeless and to people suffering from substance use disorder. He believes strongly in the mission of Journey House Recovery and is committed to helping to sustain and improve the services that the organization provides to its residents.

Rob Korobkin

Treasurer

Rob is an entrepreneur, community organizer and person in long term recovery. Rob lives on a dirt road in Windham with his wife Julia and works on a range of recovery and harm reduction services and advocacy efforts throughout Maine. In addition to serving as Journey House Recovery’s Treasurer, Rob is also the landlord for both JHR’s Sanford men’s house and Lewiston men’s house. Rob is also the CEO and founder of Maine Reentry Services, a new company that operates reentry housing for men with substance use disorder who are released from prisons and jails in Maine. For fun, he plays the drums and loves hiking and kayaking.

Alana Bickford, LADC, CCS

Bobby Sheehan

I'm a person in long term recovery. After multiple overdoses, going to jail and prison more times then I can count, and losing my father and brother to overdoses, on June 25, 2017, I walked into the Milestone Detox for my 22nd time as a patient. This time was different. For the first time since I was 14, I was no longer on probation. I did everything I was told. Instead of 90 meetings in 90 days, I did 210. I joined Bridging the Gap and went back to Milestone every Saturday for months. I lived at the Serenity House for 7 months where I became House Mentor and then House Leader. After being in recovery for 8 months, I moved into the sober house behind the Serenity House and was able to get a job at Milestone as a Shelter Attendant. Today, I am the Shift Leader at Milestone. I’m a Peer Support Specialist. I’m in a healthy relationship, and I am in a position to help other men who are in the same shoes as me.

Tom MacElhaney, LADC

Tommy’s Journey into recovery in 2012 was through a low-barrier and affordable recovery program in Portland ME. He has diverse experience working in various modalities for several organizations beginning with a CIPPS certification in 2013, MHRT in 2014, CADC in 2015, and LADC in 2016. Today he’s proud to be a part of a program like Journey House that gives the same affordable, all-inclusive access to recovery he himself was given.